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Location: Alice Street, Bradford, BD8 7RT

Do you believe in the transformative power of education?

Join our mission to inspire and empower young people, making a lasting impact on their lives.

At Pivot we believe learners deserve better. We are a specialist independent provision with sites in Kirklees, Wakefield, Bradford and Leeds. In our academies we teach and support learners from Key Stages 1 – 5 who have been excluded from school or those with an EHCP who require a specialist placement. Every day our teams do incredible work, making a huge difference to the lives of complex and challenging learners.

We are currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate Learning Mentor to join our new Pivot 6 provision in Bradford.

Our Pivot 6 provision offers specialist support for KS3 & 4 learners who have been permanently excluded from mainstream school. Our aim in Pivot 6 is to support learners academically and socially to prepare them for transition back into mainstream school.

What you will do:

Support learners with a range of social, emotional and academic needs.

Provide one-to-one and group support to help learners engage with education and overcome barriers to learning.

Assist teachers in managing the learning environment, deliver targeted interventions, and develop personalised strategies that enable learners to attend, participate and succeed in their education.

Act as a key worker, supporting learners’ attendance, engagement and achievement through coaching, target setting and regular reviews.

Build strong, positive relationships with learners, families and external professionals,

Working at Pivot will give you a real chance to change the lives of our learners and we truly believe you will find working here a rewarding experience.

We offer:

A supportive and forward-thinking school culture

Ongoing professional development and support for relevant qualifications

Focus on wellbeing for all & access to employee assistance programmes

Flexible working arrangements and early finish Fridays
We offer:

A supportive and forward-thinking school culture

Ongoing professional development and support for relevant qualifications

Focus on wellbeing for all & access to employee assistance programmes

Flexible working arrangements and early finish Fridays

Further additional benefits, including blue light card entitlement, eye-test reimbursement, financial wellbeing service, work mobile phone and death in service benefit

Closing Date: 21 September 2026

We do encourage you to submit your application form as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date for a vacancy.

We are committed to safeguarding our young people and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and appropriate referencing.

During the shortlisting process, Pivot will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of its due diligence.

£23,348.66 to £26,821.46 per year, pro rata

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