We are seeking a caring and patient Senior Learning Mentor with excellent communication and interpersonal skills to join our successful academy and play a vital role in supporting academic progress, emotional wellbeing and social development.  
 
Our new Senior Learning Mentor will deliver targeted interventions for disadvantaged students to build resilience and remove barriers to learning. With Emotional Literacy Support Assistant (‘ELSA’) training (or a willingness to undertake this), they will have a strong understanding of adolescent wellbeing and emotional development gained from prior experience supporting young people in pastoral care, behaviour support or safeguarding.  

We are seeking an experienced professional who can: 

You will be working Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm (36 hours per week), term time plus INSET days (39 weeks per year). Please see the Job Description for more information about this role.  

Why Marshalls Park Academy? 

Marshalls Park Academy is a vibrant, over-subscribed, mixed secondary school of 11-16 year olds. Situated in Romford, in the London Borough of Havering, we currently have 1200 students on roll. Having rapidly expanded, we now accept 240 spaces into our Year 7 cohort. The school has an excellent reputation within the local community, which is enhanced every year with our ever-improving academic performance and widening student achievements. 
 

We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school (2020), which “pupils are proud to attend” with “a strong sense of community”. Our staff are well-supported and enjoy working at the school; they “appreciate leaders’ support to reduce their workload and promote their well-being.” 

Why SWECET? 
At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.  
 

We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide. 
 

Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique – the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, Nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence. 
 

We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues. 
 

If you have energy and passion in abundance and would relish the opportunity to be part of our team, we look forward to hearing from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email recruitment@swecet.org. 

If interested in this vacancy please submit your application for the position as soon as possible, as we may close the advertisement early.