Learning Mentor Apprentice

Skegness Junior Academy, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 2QX

32 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  31 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  24 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10,860.00 Annually (Actual) Apprentice1

Learning Mentor Apprentice job summary

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an Apprentice Learning Mentor to join our dedicated team at Skegness Junior Academy, starting in September.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about starting a career in education and developing the skills, knowledge, and behaviours required to become a successful Learning Mentor. As an apprentice, you will work closely with experienced staff while completing a nationally recognised Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Standard.

As an Apprentice Learning Mentor, your responsibilities will include:

Supporting teachers with day‑to‑day classroom activities

Providing 1:1 or small‑group support to pupils

Helping to create a positive, inclusive, and engaging learning environment

Assisting with the preparation of learning materials and resources

Developing strong professional relationships with pupils and staff

Reflecting on your own practice as part of your apprenticeship learning

Attending training sessions, completing coursework, and working closely with your training provider and mentor

Throughout the apprenticeship, you will receive dedicated support from school staff and your training provider to ensure you develop the competencies outlined in the apprenticeship standard, including safeguarding, curriculum support, behaviour management, and effective communication.

If you are enthusiastic, committed, and keen to make a positive difference in the lives of our pupils while gaining a recognised qualification, we would love to hear from you!

About Us

Skegness Infant and Junior Academies are part of the Greenwood Academies Trust are active, vibrant and caring schools located on the East Coast. We work in close collaboration with one another and located on the same site, to continually create closer links and improve the life chances of all our children. Our lively learning environments reflect our engaging curriculum that promotes a lifelong love of learning. 

In return we have multiple benefits for our talented and highly valued people:

Alongside nationally agreed terms and conditions, we offer a generous benefits package. Here's a selection of what's on offer to our people in recognition of the huge difference they make to our children, their families and the communities we serve.

• A comprehensive package of benefits via our benefits marketplace

• A free digital wellbeing companion for all colleagues

• A free, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme - confidential & compassionate support when you need it

• Train & qualify as a Mental Health First Aider. We aim to have a qualified Mental Health First Aider in each academy

• Supporting your professional development through CPD, Apprenticeships, Upskilling and Professional Review

• Generous public sector pension schemes for everyone

• Eye tests & Spectacles Discount

• Family friendly policies and time off for dependants

• Dedicated ECT support programme

• Access to savings in childcare costs

• Generous annual leave allocation

• Automatic pay progression

• Free parking on all sites

• Principles on workload & directed time for teaching staff

• Professional Supervision for Academy Leaders

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close and interview this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All posts will be subject to receipt of satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure, medical and reference checks.  All pre-employment checks are in line with "Keeping Children Safe in Education”.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

 

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Skegness Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 316 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Skegness Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/skegness-junior-academy

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