Learning Support Mentor

What skills and experience we're looking for

Full time (Monday to Friday)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable young people? At Horizons Academy, our Learning Support Mentors play a crucial role in helping pupils with a wide range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and additional learning difficulties overcome barriers and achieve positive outcomes.

We are looking for caring, resilient and highly motivated individuals who can build positive relationships quickly and effectively with young people. Using a trauma-informed and relational approach, you will support pupils to feel safe, understood and ready to engage in learning. Excellent interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to communicate effectively with pupils, families, colleagues and external professionals.

As a Learning Support Mentor, you will work closely with teaching staff to provide tailored support that promotes academic progress, emotional wellbeing and personal development. You will help pupils develop strategies to regulate their emotions, build resilience and make positive choices, while maintaining high expectations and consistently promoting excellent standards of behaviour.

This rewarding role offers the opportunity to make a lasting difference to the lives of young people by helping them develop the confidence, independence and skills they need to succeed. If you are committed to supporting vulnerable pupils, believe in the power of positive relationships, and can combine empathy with clear boundaries and high expectations, we would love to hear from you.

Join Horizons Academy and help transform the futures of young people every day.

What the school offers its staff

About Us

Welcome to Horizons Academy Bexley, where every decision that we make is made with the best interests of the child in mind and focused on ensuring that all of our children and young people have the best possible experience whilst attending the school.

We do this by creating a positive learning environment, where each pupil feels safe and happy to contribute to the wider school community. We ensure that all pupils that attend Horizons Academy receive support to achieve their goals, whether that be towards positive outcomes at the end of Key Stage 4 and successful transition into Year 12 or an opportunity to be re-integrated back into a mainstream or specialist setting.

About the Trust

London South East Academies Trust is a growing and ambitious Multi-Academy Trust, currently comprising mainstream, special and alternative provision academies, alongside an outreach service and a music hub. Our schools are located across Bromley, Bexley, Sussex, Lambeth and Surrey, serving a wide range of communities and educational contexts.

Across the Trust, our schools share a strong commitment to raising attainment, encouraging aspiration and supporting social mobility for every pupil, throughout their educational journey and beyond. We take a holistic but personalised approach to education, recognising that children thrive when their individual strengths, needs and circumstances are properly understood and supported. This enables pupils to flourish and achieve their full potential, whatever their starting point.

We believe that great schools are built by great people. As a Trust, we invest in our staff through strong professional development and leadership opportunities, clear expectations and supportive structures. We actively encourage collaboration and the sharing of best practice across schools, supported by high-quality, cost-effective central services that allow leaders and teachers to focus on what matters most: improving outcomes for pupils.

London South East Academies Trust sits within the Elevare Civic Education Group, which also includes a multi-campus further and higher education college, London South East Colleges and a charitable foundation, Elevare Education Foundation. This unique structure provides meaningful progression pathways for pupils and families, as well as broad development and career opportunities for staff across the wider Group.

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