Learning Mentor

Learning Mentor

Location: Bristol and South Gloucestershire

Start date: September 2025 (dependent on completion of satisfactory reference and DBS checks)

Contract: Permanent (Term time only- term times as stipulated by Bristol City Council) (Option for all year round).

Working Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Range: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) (pro-rata for term-time only)

LPW mission

LPW deliver play opportunities, education, training, and routes into work to children and young people to make communities safe and inclusive, with quality opportunities and choices for all.

LPW delivers services where the biggest differences to people and communities can be made. We focus our efforts where they are most needed in the West of England and where we can make the most impact.

LPW values

• Inclusive: We celebrate and embrace diversity and ensure everyone is seen, heard and valued.
• Collaborative: We work in partnerships alongside children, young people, families, communities and other professionals to achieve success.
• Innovative: We are bold and creative in our approach to inspire confidence, independence and free-thinking.
• Compassionate: We are trauma-informed – offering safe, emotionally available spaces for children and young people to learn and thrive.
• Brave: We foster strength and perseverance, even in the face of challenges and diversity.

Job Purpose

• To engage Children & young people (CYP) from a range of different communities in learning.
• Work with partners, managers, other colleagues and CYP to shape direct delivery across the organisation.
• Address both equality and access issues in education, and disengagement in the traditional classroom setting, by creating low-stress, supportive, and playful learning environments for young people who have experienced disadvantage.
• To reframe learning so that it is meaningful for each individual that you work with.

In this role, your primary areas of responsibility will be:

• Creating trauma informed learning environments for students with multiples ACEs.
• Designing creative learning sessions for the students, responding to their interests and aspirations.
• Assessing a student’s level of progress within subject/skills and identifying areas for improvement such as working through problem questions that the student did not answer correctly.
• Providing mock examinations or tests to prepare students for real exams, where relevant.
• Providing support for students during their examinations, where relevant.
• Communicating with parents/guardians about trouble areas or any issues that require attention.
• Keeping up to date on the current curriculum and latest teaching trends.
• Maintaining an excellent knowledge of the subjects/skills/areas being taught.
• Any other duties that may be required from time to time.

What you will bring to this role:

• Requires a university degree relevant to the subject being taught.
• Hold a full category B manual licence.

Awareness, knowledge and understanding of:

• Equality and access issues young people may have faced in mainstream educational settings.
• Issues faced by students at risk of permanent exclusion.
• Bristol’s diverse communities.
• The effect of social and economic disadvantage on CYP.
• Issues that affect vulnerable CYP.
• Best practice in safeguarding CYP from harm.
• Other support agencies within Bristol and multi-agency processes of support for CYP.
• Best practice in promoting inclusion, diversity, and equality of opportunity.
• Adapting learning for young people with neurodivergent learning needs. Havenuanced understanding of what meaningful learning can look like for different students.Experience of:
• Working within a similar role either paid or voluntary.
• Using a variety of information technology.
• Engaging and communicating effectively with a wide range of CYP on a 1:1 basis and in groups to secure positive outcomes.
• Working with partners, with families and within communities to secure outcomes for CYP.
• Safeguarding CYP from harm.
• Promoting equality of opportunity and challenging discrimination.

The skills and ability to:

• Support young people to develop skills to aid self-regulation.
• Contribute to team targets and evaluate outcomes.
• Effectively deal with challenging and confrontational situations.
• Engage and communicate effectively with CYP, parents, carers, teachers, managers, and other professionals.
• Problem-solve, innovate, plan, organise, overcome barriers, and implement solutions effectively.
• Be flexible in approach to working locations, enabling travel around Bristol.
• Be culturally competent and able to challenge inequality.
• Work effectively with CYP from a diverse range of backgrounds.
• Work effectively – independently, in a team situation and on own initiative.
• Plan and schedule sessions and activities which motivate students to engage in learning.
• Supervise students and be a role model.

Your attitude means you will have:

• Commitment to LPW vision and values.
• Commitment to developing own learning, knowledge, and skills.
• Ability to work flexibly at times that CYP need support, including occasional evening and weekend work.
• Willing to travel across Bristol and Surrounding counties throughout the working day and week.
• Willingness to respond positively and effectively to change.
• Ability to champion and promote equality of opportunity, discrimination, and stereotypical behaviours.

Reporting into: Service Lead, Service Manager

Accountable for: This role has no direct reports.

With LPW you will get an opportunity to work for a community interest company that has a social mission at its core driving everything we do. In addition, we have an attractive range of benefits, such as 26 days annual leave (plus a 3-day seasonal shut down at Christmas), 4% employer’s contribution to our pension scheme, travel loans, childcare vouchers (where applicable), contribution to eye tests/wear and a cycle to work scheme. LPW is a Living Wage, and Disability Confident employer.

To apply please complete the recruitment application form that can be found on our website at www.lpw.org.uk explaining your motivation for applying for the post, and send this to [email protected]. Please note that any CVs received without an accompanying recruitment application form will not be considered for interview

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person