Learning Mentor

Hodge Hill Girls’ School is seeking a dedicated and proactive Learning Mentor to provide targeted support for pupils who may be experiencing barriers to learning. You will work closely with students, staff, families, and external agencies to help pupils develop confidence, resilience, and the skills needed to achieve their full potential.

As a valued member of the team, you will play an important role in promoting positive behaviour, supporting pupils’ emotional and social development. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is passionate about helping young people succeed both inside and outside the classroom.

Key Responsibilities

●       Provide one-to-one and small-group mentoring to support pupils’ personal, social, and academic development.

●       Identify and address barriers to learning through targeted intervention and support plans.         ●       Promote positive behaviour, engagement, and regular attendance.

●       Build strong relationships with pupils, acting as a trusted and supportive role model.

●       Work collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff, parents/carers, and external agencies.         ●       Monitor, record, and report on pupil progress and the impact of interventions.

●       Support the implementation of strategies that promote inclusion and wellbeing.

●       Maintain high standards of safeguarding and confidentiality at all times.

The Successful Candidate will Have

●       Experience working with children or young people in a school setting.

●      Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

●       The ability to build positive relationships and inspire confidence in young people.

●       An understanding of the challenges that can affect pupil engagement and achievement.         ●       Good organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied workload.

●      A patient, empathetic, and resilient approach.

In return, we can offer you:

• A caring and happy community that always puts our young people first
• A supportive environment that takes an active interest in your professional development and personal wellbeing.
• A highly supportive Senior Leadership Team
• Access to a wide range of CPD courses  Use of a school laptop
• Access to the local government pension scheme  24 hours access to the Employee Assistance Programme  A strong and supportive Governing Body  Classrooms equipped with projection and interactive capabilities
• A well-equipped staffroom
• Free on-site car parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to Birmingham City Council reward scheme

Located in the heart of the Hodge Hill community, we are a small secondary girl’s school with strong community values. We know and care for every pupil as an individual.  We strive to meet the needs of each member of our school community, celebrating diversity and always striving for equality in our school family and the wider world.

Our ethos encourages mutual respect and support to enable every pupil to make the greatest personal, social, and academic progress during their time with us, preparing them for successful careers and fulfilling lives. A relentless drive for the best academic progress for each individual pupil, sits comfortably alongside the wider curriculum where values education embraces citizenship, pupil voice, charity, and community work.

Here at Hodge Hill Girls' School, we genuinely value and strive to enhance working partnerships with our families, feeder schools and our local community. This partnership is essential in raising standards and achievement, every member of our family has a role to play in raising the aspirations of all our pupils to ensure we really are "Educating Tomorrow's Women Today".

If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

Application packs are available from our school website.

Applications should be submitted to HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk

Safer Recruitment

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable): qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of students.

References

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Short-listed candidates

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Rehabilitation of Offenders

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2000. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community and experience our school at first hand. If you would like to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs N. Panton via email: HR@hodgehgs.bham.sch.uk