Learning mentor : Salary and conditions

Range of typical starting salaries: £14,000 - £17,000.
Range of typical salaries with some experience: £20,000 - £25,000. Learning mentors with management responsibilities can earn up to £27,000.
Salary depends on the recognition by authorities of the professionalism of the role: some equate expertise and salary to that of a new teacher or social worker; others pay a support-role salary.
At present, staff are employed on fixed-term contracts.
Staff are usually contracted for a 35 to 37-hour week (daytime hours), but may work evenings and occasional weekends on extracurricular activities or with parents. In addition, preparation and administrative work is often done in the evening owing to the pressure of seeing clients during the day.
There are currently more women than men in this profession.
Jobs are available throughout the country.
Dress should usually be smart.
The job may be stressful owing to the nature of the problems dealt with, but does not generally disrupt social or home life or require relocation.
Staff are mainly school based and only travel within the school catchment area to see parents.

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Written by AGCAS editors

Date:

January 2011