Learning Mentor

Job Title: Inclusion Mentor Employment Status: Permanent Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Term time only plus 5 Salary: Support Staff Grade 4- £23,026- £26,173 Full time equivalent salary: £25,989- £29,540 FTE Required: ASAP Location: Stockingford Academy

About the role

We are seeking to appoint 2 enthusiastic, flexible and highly motivated candidates to support the classroom teachers/SENDCo with their responsibility for the development and education process by providing care and supervision to pupils, including those who have special physical, emotional and educational needs. To support provision for pupils who need help in overcoming barriers to learning.

We are looking for someone who:

Has level 2 for Teaching Assistants or equivalent qualifications and experience Has good literacy and numeracy skills Has recent experience working with Primary Pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties in school. Has SEND experience Embraces the vision “Together we achieve, individually we grow” and devotedly helps all students achieve this All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

How to apply:

All applications must be received electronically via our My New Term page: https://www.ietrust.org/vacancies/ If you have any queries about the post, please email Office Manager: Heather.Parsons@stockingfordacademy.org Closing date: Friday 16th October 2026 Interview date: Wednesday 21st October 2026 We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. The 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. We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates. The role of Inclusion Mentor will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.