Learning Mentor

Doxey Academy, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16 1EG

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  26 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (Actual)

Learning Mentor job summary

Position: Learning Mentor

Salary: Grade 5 £25,183 - £26,409 pro-rata

Type: Permanent

Hours: 32.5 per week (37hrs a week FTE), term time only plus 5 INSET days.

Closing Date: Midday on Thursday 26th June 2025

Teaching Assistant

Doxey Academy are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Learning Mentor.

This position will involve supporting groups and individuals both inside and outside of the classroom to overcome barriers to learning. You will use a wide range of strategies and engage with external agencies and parents to implement these.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who would like to become an integral part of our friendly team.

We are looking for someone who:

Has a friendly and caring nature.

Enjoys working with children.

Is organised, reliable and hardworking.

Is a team player and is willing to contribute to the life of the school.

We can offer you:

A stimulating working environment with enthusiastic children who enjoy coming to school and have a good attitude to learning.

A warm and welcoming atmosphere.

A great opportunity to develop professionally in a supportive team where everyone is valued.

A commitment to CPD.

Support and guidance from an experienced class teacher.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure Barring Service Check, an online search and two references will be sought.

Interviews to be held on Wednesday 2nd July 2015

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Doxey Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/doxey-primary-and-nursery-school-stafford

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