Learning Mentor

Are you interested in Learning mentor roles in the Southend-on-sea ? Morgan Hunt are pleased to announce that we are working with several Colleges and Sixth forms across the county and together we are seeking to appoint a Learning mentor- apply today!

As a Learning mentor, you'll support, motivate and guide pupils, including gifted and talented learners, to help them overcome barriers that are preventing them from achieving their full potential. You'll work closely with teachers and other staff to identify the needs of learners who require help and plan how to support them.

Barriers to learning can include:

• abuse
• challenging behaviour
• emotional issues
• lack of confidence
• mental ill health
• persistent absence and truancy
• punctuality.

Key responsibilities

• support learners who are underperforming in their subjects, either on a one-to-one basis outside the classroom or within lessons
• draw up agreed action plans with learners, outlining the aims of the mentoring, and monitor their progress
• manage your own professional development through undertaking relevant training and sharing best practice with other Learning mentors
• inspire and motivate learners and help to promote positive behaviour
• manage your own professional development through undertaking relevant training and sharing best practice with other Learning mentors

Skills & experience

• GCSEs or equivalent in Maths and English
• Experience with working within an educational environment providing academic or personal care support
• Experience with providing/willingness to provide personal care support to individuals with high needs (i.e. peg feeding, toileting, changing etc.)
• Available to interview immediately
• Right to Work & Enhanced Adult/Child DBS dated within the last 3 months or on the update service

If you are interested in working in the Learning mentor role in the Southend-on-sea area, please apply to this advert with a CV today and a consultant will contact you!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.