We are seeking an outgoing, positive and passionate Learning Mentor to provide social, emotional and mental health support to students. The successful candidate will need to hold a mentoring qualification and have experience of supporting students within this role. A knowledge of support strategies and mentoring programmes is vital, and the successful candidate needs an understanding of the importance of developing positive relationships in school. As a Learning Mentor you will be expected to have a caseload of students whom you will support and be able to evaluate the impact of the support, adapting practice as appropriate. You will need to be able to work flexibly and creatively in a variety of ways to support students to overcome their barriers to learning. It is essential that the successful candidate has good literacy and numeracy skills and excellent organisational skills being able to work both independently and as part of a wider team. Start date: To be agreed with successful candidate Responsibilities: To provide learning support to students as directed by the Deputy Head responsible for Social and Education Inclusion, raise attainment, aspirations, attendance and achievement and to work towards reaching school targets, including through supporting students accessing the school's Nurture Room. To identify and help overcome barriers to individual learning both within and outside school. To develop social skills and emotional development, through the development of strategies and mentoring programmes. To provide one to one mentoring sessions for identified students, setting appropriate targets and evaluating practice and progress. To oversee and manage casework for the team in Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 evaluating progress of case work and report to the Deputy Head. To share best practice with the team through mentoring skills. To liaise with outside agencies, where appropriate. To arrange mediation of work between school, home, students, and other agencies including school nurse, social services, education welfare officer etc. To undertake home visits where necessary. To run intervention strategies for individuals/groups of students. To attend relevant training and events. To maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour and to uphold the Nolan Principles. To have responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and to ensure that the Academy's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy along with e-Safety Policies are adhered to. To adhere to the Code of Conduct which is provided annually. All employees are expected to work within the confines of the Data Protection Act and to take appropriate measures to ensure the security and confidentiality of data. To adhere to the Academy's Health and Safety Policy. School Term Time Role: Days/Hours: Monday-Thursday 8.15am-5.00pm / Friday 8.15am-3.45pm 200 days worked per year (190 term time days, plus 5 term time PD Days, plus 5 additional days in negotiation with the Line Manager) Please visit Walsall Academy's website https://walsallacademy.com/job-opportunities/ to view and download details and Walsall Academy's Non-Teaching Application Form. Please send completed application forms for the attention of Mrs Turnbull to applications@walsallacademy.com. Walsall Academy is committed to safeguarding our students and all posts will require enhanced DBS check and standard pre-employment checks. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2025, refers to the role of online searches as part of due diligence within the recruitment process. In response, all short-listed candidates will undergo an online search prior to interview. KCSiE also refers to the safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification, and whether the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide 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. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.