Aspire Mentor - Ercall Wood Academy

Learning Community Trust
- Ercall Wood Academy,

Salary Range:
Scale 5 Point 13-17 Actual Salary £24,879 - £26,564

Working hours:
Term time (37 hours) + 5 days

Start date:
October 2026

Contract:
Permanent

Ercall Wood Academy is looking to appoint a candidate who is passionate about the value of education and is committed to making a positive difference to our community.

You would be joining us at an exciting time as we embark upon the next chapter in our pursuit for educational excellence. We require an individual who wants to be a champion and role model for a small cohort of students and help them succeed academically.

We want an individual who works well as part of a large pastoral team and has the drive to make a difference to students through our values of Empower, Respect and Aspire.

This role is ideal for someone seeking a new challenge, wanting to further develop their experience, or a recent graduate looking to start their career within education.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Closing date for applications:
Tuesday 2nd September at 12 noon

Interview:
Week commencing Monday 7th September 2026

For more information and to return completed application forms, please contact Mrs Pauline Roden on:
Tel: or pauline.rodencation

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders working in regulated activity with children, are required to have an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list).

References will be required for all shortlisted candidates, prior to interview and these will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process. In line with the Statutory Guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education an online check will also be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates prior to the interview. Shortlisted candidates will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure declaration, posts that involve working in regulated activity are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, please note it is a criminal offence for individuals on the barred list for children to apply for any post working with children.

For more information, please refer to The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, for information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We are committed to equality and diversity andfollow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance
- Keeping Children Safe in Education.

For more information regarding our school’s commitment to safeguarding, please see our Child Protection & Safeguarding Policy.

Attached documents

Application Pack

Job Description & Person Specification

Application Form

Safeguarding Policy

Principal Welcome Letter