Catcliffe Primary School is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Learning Mentor to join our supportive team. This is a full-time position working 7:30am – 3:30pm, supporting pupils across the school who may require additional pastoral support to help them engage positively with learning and school life. The successful candidate will work closely with pupils, families and staff to help remove barriers to learning, promote emotional wellbeing and support positive behaviour. You will provide targeted support for pupils who may need help with confidence, self-regulation and relationships, ensuring that every learner feels safe, valued and able to succeed. Catcliffe Primary School is a welcoming and inclusive school community where we believe in nurturing the whole child. Guided by our ethos of “Growing Together Through Every Season,” we are committed to supporting every learner to flourish academically, socially and emotionally. The role will include supporting pupils at the start of the school day, delivering pastoral interventions, working alongside teachers and leaders to monitor progress, and building positive relationships with families to ensure pupils receive the support they need to thrive. (CPSFS1)

Context
The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.
We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

Why do we exist?

Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future
· Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
· Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
· Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect.

How will we act?

We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;
Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)
Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)
Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)
Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)
Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)
Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)
Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)

What is our strategy?

We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;
· Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools
· Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity
· Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children
· Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation

In return we offer being part of a friendly team who value our staff members and are a hardworking and enthusiastic team with the desire and skills to improve outcomes.

As a school we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.