Learning Mentor

Hours: 35 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Start Date: As soon as possible

Calling all Learning Mentors! Join our Passionate Team at Featherby Partnership Schools!

Are you a compassionate and dedicated individual with a passion for making a difference in young minds? Are you enthusiastic about empowering students to reach their full potential and succeed academically and personally? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to become a Learning Mentor at Featherby Partnership schools!

What’s in it for you? 

• Make a Positive Impact: As a Learning Mentor, you will be an instrumental part of our students' educational journey, supporting them to overcome challenges, build confidence, and achieve their goals.
• Nurturing Environment: Join a warm and welcoming school community where collaboration, creativity, and mutual respect thrive.
• Professional Growth: We believe in continuous learning, and you will have access to ongoing training and development opportunities to enhance your skills
• Rewarding Career: Experience the joy of witnessing the progress of your mentees as they flourish under your guidance and care.
• National terms and conditions
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme 
• Early salary access scheme and financial advice 

Key Responsibilities 

As a Learning Mentor at Featherby Partnership schools, your role will be to:

• Plan and deliver 1:1 mentoring/support sessions with identified students on a range of subjects 
• Plan and deliver group sessions/workshops with identified students on a range of subjects 
• Plan and deliver a wide range of extra-curricular activities which promote learning, good behavior, better social skills and well being, including during the lunch hour

 Qualifications and Skills 

Experience: Previous experience in mentoring, coaching, or working with children in an educational setting is essential 

Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with students, teachers, and parents.

Team Player: willing to work closely with colleagues to create a nurturing learning environment.

If you're ready to make a significant impact on the lives of young learners and contribute to a thriving school community, then we want to hear from you!

To find out more please contact Mrs Barraclough on: 01634 231984 (Juniors)

Featherby Junior and Featherby Infant and Nursery School are both part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich, Bexley, Kent and Medway. Our academies transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

Maritime Academy Trust embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills. The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via the TES website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Closing Date: 29th August 2023

Interviews: 6th September 2023

The Trust and its academies are committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks may be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and to share any pertinent information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children with Hiring Managers to be discussed at interview stage.