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Learning Mentor
Learning Mentor: Brent Area
Start Date: September 2026
Are you passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of vulnerable children and young people?
We are seeking a compassionate, resilient, and committed Learning Mentor to join an outstanding Brent-based Primary School from September 2026.
This rewarding role involves providing pastoral and emotional support to pupils who have involvement with Children’s Social Care, helping them overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential.
About the Role
As a Learning Mentor, you will work closely with pupils who have open social care cases, providing consistent support to improve attendance, engagement, wellbeing, and educational outcomes. You will:
- Build positive relationships with pupils and their families.
- Collaborate with teachers, safeguarding leads, social workers, and external agencies.
- Ensure each child’s needs are effectively supported.
The role requires someone who can:
- Maintain professional boundaries.
- Demonstrate empathy and resilience.
- Work confidently within safeguarding procedures.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide one-to-one mentoring and pastoral support for pupils with social care involvement.
- Build trusted relationships with children, offering emotional support and helping them develop resilience, confidence, and positive coping strategies.
- Partner with social workers, safeguarding leads, parents/carers, and professionals to support individual care plans.
- Maintain accurate, confidential case files, records, and progress notes.
- Attend multi-agency meetings, Child in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), and Team Around the Child (TAC) meetings when required.
- Monitor attendance, wellbeing, and engagement, identifying and reporting concerns appropriately.
- Support pupils in overcoming barriers to learning and encourage positive behaviour, emotional regulation, and school engagement.
- Contribute to safeguarding and child protection processes, ensuring concerns are escalated promptly.
- Promote a safe, nurturing, and inclusive environment where every child feels valued and supported.
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Requirements
We are looking for:
- A caring, patient, and resilient individual with a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable children.
- Experience working with children or young people in education, social care, youth work, or a similar setting.
- Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and an understanding of supporting children who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences.
- Familiarity with maintaining accurate case records and working confidentially with sensitive information.
- Excellent communication skills for collaboration with social workers, families, and multi-agency professionals.
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage a varied caseload.
- A calm, proactive, and professional approach to supporting children with complex needs.
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Why Apply?
If you are passionate about supporting vulnerable children and helping them thrive both emotionally and academically, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today to be considered for this rewarding opportunity. Interviews and trial days will be taking place over the coming weeks.
Reeson Education
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