Inclusion: Alternative Provision Learning Mentor, Brighton

Patcham High School, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 8PB

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  7 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  1 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time (Can be done as a job share): Working hours: 37 hours per week 8am-4pm Monday-Thursday / 8am-3.30pm Friday Term time only, paid for 47.36 weeks per year.
• Contract type: Fixed term - Ends 31/08/2027
• Pay scale: LGA Pay Scale 5, Point 13-17 £29,064-£31.022pa full time equivalent. Actual pro rata salary £26,470.59 per annum - Pay Award Pending from April 2026
• Additional allowances:

  The opportunity to increase your salary by working additional hours due to modified timetables

What skills and experience we're looking for

A fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, positive and forward-thinking individual to make a real difference to the life chances of young people.

We are looking for 2 dynamic, child centred applicants for this key position within in our Inclusion Team.

• As a Learning Mentor in our Bridge and KS3 Alternative Provision, you will be working at our on-site alternative provision hubs, supporting and enabling students with behavioural needs to reach their full potential.

What the school offers its staff

Located on the outskirts of Brighton, Patcham High is vibrant, proud and successful. We have an unshakeable faith in the power of education and want the very best for all our students. The school is values driven and inclusion sits at the centre of all that we do. We do not turn our back on any child.

In joining Patcham High, you will find a creative and supportive culture within a school that is hugely aspirational. We place great importance on positive relationships, teamwork and a can do attitude. We believe that we are at the cutting edge and, with exciting challenges ahead, this is a fantastic time to join the school.

We offer a generous pension scheme, staff discounts available through the school, travel to work and cycle to work schemes, gym membership, CPD opportunities and more.

We welcome applications from individuals who are determined to make a difference.

To apply please complete the application form in full which can be downloaded form from the school’s website https://www.patchamhigh.brighton-hove.sch.uk/join-us/work-with-us/current-vacancies and email to the Headteacher’s PA, Elise Holmes eholmes@patchamhigh.org.uk If you have any questions or would like to arrange a visit please contact Elise, either by email or by telephone (01273 543484).

Patcham High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to have a staff body that matches the social and cultural diversity of our student intake. We are open to flexible working.

We reserve the right to interview on application should a suitable candidate become available and we have the right to withdraw this advert prior to the closing date.

The closing date for applications: Tuesday 7th July at 12 noon.

Interviews – soon after closing date

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Salary Scale for this role: LGA Scale 5 Point 13-17 (£29,064-£31,022 FTE), Actual Salary £26,470.59 per annum.

Working hours: 37 hours per week 8am-4pm Monday-Thursday / 8am-3.30pm Friday

Term time only, paid for 47.36 weeks per year.

There is the opportunity to increase your salary by working additional hours due to modified timetables.

Contract: Fixed Term until 31st August 2027

Commitment to safeguarding

Patcham High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

.Alternative Provision Learning Mentor Job Description Person Spec 07 26.pdf - 205 KB (opens in new tab)

..Safeguarding Statement Job Adverts 05 26.pdf - 144 KB (opens in new tab)

About Patcham High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1099 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Patcham High School website
• Email address: eholmes@patchamhigh.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/patcham-high-school

Located on the outskirts of Brighton, Patcham High is vibrant, proud and successful. We have an unshakeable faith in the power of high quality teaching and want the very best for all our students.

Arranging a visit to Patcham High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email eholmes@patchamhigh.org.uk.

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