Learning Support Mentor - Steyning Grammar School

Job Details

Learning Support Mentor

BET Grade 3A-E £25,186-£26,246 FTE (Actual salary £17,011-£17,726) based on 28.75 hours a week (term time only, including inset days)

Flexible hours considered for the right candidate.

Are you an outstanding Learning Support Practitioner looking for an exciting new opportunity?

We are looking for individuals to join our friendly, supportive team working primarily with our SEND students, helping them to access the national curriculum as well as wider school activities. This is a rewarding role helping young people to achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will occasionally be required to work with students with complex needs for which full training will be provided. This position is for you if you are:

Do you have?

• A flexible attitude to react to different situations throughout the school day and the ability to use your own initiative within the learning environment.
• Experience of working calmly under pressure
• The ability to communicate effectively with anyone, especially young people, and work effectively both on your own and within a team
• Maths and English GCSE Grade 4 or above (or equivalent).

We offer:

• Rewarding work in a highly motivated team of colleagues
• Local Government (Defined Benefit) Pension Scheme
• Free access to an Employee Assistance programme, Retail and other discounts, Cycle to Work scheme
• The benefit of being part of a multi-academy trust offering the support of experienced colleagues across our schools and greater opportunities for career progression

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Maggie Martin, SENCo at [email protected]

Further Information

Steyning Grammar School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

Steyning Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We welcome people of all faiths and those that are committed to these values. We recognise that we have under-represented groups within our workforce. As part of our commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity we are actively encouraging applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBT+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions and those with a lived experience of poverty as well as any other under-represented group in our workforce.

Appointments will be made subject to pre-employment checks, receipt of satisfactory references enhanced DBS check including online/social media checks. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people.

How to Apply

Early applicants are welcome and we reserve the right to interview and appoint should a suitable applicant apply before the closing date.

To apply please visit our School Vacancy Page https://www.sgs.uk.net/about/vacancies/

Please download an application form and send this to[email protected]

Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Monday 7th September 2026

Interviews will be held on: Tuesday 15th September 2026

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to contact us on 01903 814555.

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the 'Apply online' button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.​

The reference number for this role is SCHO02919.