Learning Mentor in Cramlington

Are you passionate about supporting young people and helping them overcome barriers to learning? Protocol Education is recruiting a dedicated Learning Mentor to join a successful secondary school in Cramlington, Northumberland. This is an excellent opportunity for individuals considering careers in Teaching, Educational Psychology, Social Work, Youth Work, Counselling or Mental Health Support. The school is committed to helping students develop confidence, resilience and ambition, creating a positive environment where every young person is encouraged to achieve their full potential.

The Role As a Learning Mentor, you will:

• Provide one-to-one and small-group support to students
• Build positive relationships that promote engagement and achievement
• Help pupils overcome academic, social and emotional barriers to learning
• Support students with SEND, Autism (ASC), ADHD and SEMH needs
• Encourage positive behaviour and emotional resilience
• Work closely with teachers, pastoral teams and SEND staff
• Support attendance, wellbeing and personal development initiatives
• Help students develop confidence, independence and self-belief

Every day presents an opportunity to make a genuine difference while developing valuable skills that are highly sought after across education and public services.

Why Become a Learning Mentor?

• Gain practical experience working with young people
• Develop mentoring and behaviour management skills
• Build experience supporting students with additional needs
• Strengthen applications for teacher training and postgraduate study
• Develop safeguarding and pastoral support knowledge
• Access excellent CPD and specialist SEND training
• Work within a supportive school environment
• Long-term opportunities with routes into permanent employment

This thriving secondary school combines strong academic expectations with a genuine commitment to student wellbeing and personal development. Staff work collaboratively to ensure students feel supported, challenged and equipped with the skills needed to succeed both during their education and beyond. The school offers excellent facilities, a broad curriculum and a strong focus on developing well-rounded, ambitious young people.

We're Looking For:

• A genuine passion for supporting young people
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• A patient, resilient and proactive approach
• Excellent relationship-building abilities
• Commitment to helping students achieve their potential
• Previous experience working with young people is beneficial but not essential

Whether you've worked in education, care, coaching, mentoring, youth work, customer service or community support, we'd love to hear from you.

Pay & Benefits:

• £92.63 - £115.00 per day (PAYE only)
• Weekly pay
• No umbrella companies
• FREE access to our CPD Academy
• FREE Thrive training
• Dedicated consultant support
• Long-term and permanent opportunities

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date. Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants. We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service. Full assistance provided.