Start date: 6 January 2025 Hours per week: 36.5, Term time only Marlborough Primary School Marlborough Road Birmingham B10 9NY Telephone number: 0121 464 7933 Contact email: p.stoodleymps.bham.sch.uk Contract type: Permanent Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young learners? Do you possess excellent communication skills and a strong dedication to improving attendance and behaviour in a school setting? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you Marlborough Primary School, a leading primary school located in the heart of the community, is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Learning Mentor Officer. This role is integral to our school's mission of providing a supportive and nurturing environment for our students. Role Overview: As the Learning Mentor you will play a pivotal role in supporting and guiding our students towards achieving their full potential. Your responsibilities will encompass promoting regular attendance, providing mentoring support to children, managing the office member of staff who will support with the administration tasks, and assisting with behaviour management. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will contribute to creating an inclusive and nurturing environment that fosters academic progress and personal development. Key Responsibilities: implement strategies to improve attendance rates and reduce persistent absenteeism build strong relationships with students, parents, and carers to understand and address attendance issues effectively provide one-on-one mentoring support to identified students, helping them overcome obstacles and develop key life skills collaborate with teachers and SLT to devise and implement targeted interventions for students facing challenges monitor and track attendance data, ensuring accurate records are maintained and reporting any concerns to relevant stakeholders assist with office support tasks, including administrative duties, record-keeping, and producing reports contribute to the school's behaviour management policy, promoting positive behaviour and resolving conflicts when necessary organize and deliver workshops or training sessions for parents, focusing on the importance of regular attendance and parental engagement Safeguarding: At Marlborough Primary School, the safety and wellbeing of our students is paramount. You will be expected to uphold our robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring the welfare of all children under your care. Supporting the SLT to manage all safeguarding concerns and escalate them to external agencies if needed. Requirements: a genuine passion for supporting and mentoring children excellent communication and interpersonal skills an understanding of the importance of regular attendance and its impact on student achievement strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks effectively experience in behaviour management and implementing positive strategies familiarity with safeguarding policies and procedures Joining Marlborough Primary School means becoming part of a dedicated team that is committed to providing the best possible education and support for our students. In return for your hard work and dedication, we offer a competitive salary at Grade 3, along with opportunities for professional development and career progression. To Apply: If you are an enthusiastic and dedicated professional seeking to make a real difference in the lives of young learners, we would love to hear from you. Marlborough Primary School is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified individuals. Marlborough Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role. How to Apply Please apply online This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions. Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. 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. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.