What are the responsibilities and job description for the Learning Mentor position at Valley Invicta Academies Trust?
Learning Mentor -6 Month Fixed Contract
Type of Position:Learning Mentor
Subject:SEN and Disability
Salary:VIAT 5 (£26,256 - £27,096 pro-rata)
Start Date:ASAP
Closing Date: 08/01/2026 at 12:00
Short Term Contract to July 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and experienced SEND team
on a short term contract
to provide individualised support to key students with SEND to help them to effectively access learning across the curriculum and make progress with personalised SEN Outcomes and provision targets.
If you are passionate about working as part of a dynamic and supportive team to contribute to the implementation of key strategies to support students with SEND, then we would love to hear from you.
This is an opportunity to bring existing skills and expertise to support the ongoing development of practice and support in particular areas of SEND, as well as benefit from further professional development as part of the expert team to support your continued development of effective ways to identify and remove barriers to learning for students with a range of different special educational needs.
We would love to hear from you if you have experience of working effectively to support students with any of the different areas of need listed above and would be very interested in hearing from people with both primary and secondary school experiences.
Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. As part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
A copy of our school's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found attached.
Valley Invicta Academies Trust expects every employee to take responsibility for promoting a culture that values and respects difference. We welcome applications from all diverse and ethnic groups.
If you require access arrangements to complete an application form, please contact the Trust who will support you i.e., large print, coloured forms.
Please send the completed application form to
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Salary : $26,256 - $27,096