Learning Skills Mentor Gap Student

Croydon - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Fixed-Term Contract - Up to one academic year from September 2026

Full-Time Term-Time only

Salary: up to 31199 gross per annum equivalent to 24959 gross per annum pro rata

Whitgift is one of Britains leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years with approximately 1500 pupils and over one hundred boarding or flexi-boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London Surrey and the south coast.

We are seeking to appoint a Learning Skills Mentor Gap Student to join our Learning Support Department. This role is particularly suited to a Gap Year applicant and involves supporting groups of students across a variety of subjects up to IGCSE level with the potential for some A Level support. We have a particular need for support in maths and sciences. The successful candidate will help plan and deliver additional workshops to support the curriculum working closely with subject teachers to reinforce learning strategies. Other responsibilities include mentoring small groups assessing and reporting on student progress and providing general administrative support within the Department.

Applicants should be educated to a minimum of A Level / IB. Experience working with children aged 1018 is advantageous. You should have strong written and verbal communication skills be organised adaptable able to prioritise effectively and confident working both independently and as part of a team. Good administrative and ICT skills (Excel and Word) are preferred.

In return we offer a generous salary and benefits package including a money purchase pension scheme (with Life Assurance) access to an Employee Discount Club membership of a healthcare plan discounted school fees for permanent posts within the Foundation and a supportive working environment with opportunities for training and development.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

For queries please telephone Mrs Kirstie Richardson Head of Learning Support onor e-mail .

To apply please visit For any queries please telephone or email the Human Resources Department at

We invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a daily basis and interviews may take place at any time. This vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if sufficient applications are received so early submission is encouraged.

Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers the Disclosure & Barring Service and appropriate online searches of publicly available information.

All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the schools safeguarding ethos.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions even those that are spent unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.

The Company

For more than 400 years Whitgift has been transforming boys lives through education.

Whitgift 2025 was created as a result of the input and imagination of staff and students and the next few years will represent an exciting time of evolution for the school both in terms of our site development plan and the educational partnerships we are embarking on.

Whitgift Life

Our Benefits

Pension scheme

Employee discount club

Discounted school fees

Health cash plan

Maternity pay

Season ticket loan

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Fixed-Term Contract - Up to one academic year from September 2026Full-Time Term-Time only Salary: up to 31199 gross per annum equivalent to 24959 gross per annum pro rataWhitgift is one of Britains leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years with approximately ...