Learning Mentor
Kinson Academy, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH11 9DG13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01st December 2025 or ASAP
Closing date
7 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £15,951.00 - £17,293.00 Annually (Actual) FTE - £27,694 - £30,024
Learning Mentor job summary
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, skilled and experienced Learning Mentor to supervise and support our pupils.
The successful candidate will be educated to a high standard or HLTA, have recent whole class teaching experience or proven impact upon children’s progress. You will be willing to engage in continuing your professional development. Candidates should also be passionate and ambitious with a drive and commitment to working with children. You will have a dynamic, exceptional and creative approach to improving the teaching and learning in a way that benefits all children.
This role will include supporting our teaching staff to deliver on a daily basis a broad and balanced curriculum for our young people. Flexibility is key and positive behaviour management is also an important part of the role.
What we have to Offer:
A visible and approachable senior leadership team and an enthusiastic and committed team of teachers and support staff.
A strong support network both within the school and across Authentic Education Trust.
All staff are part of a professional learning community in which evidence-informed CPD is designed to meet individual needs.
Strong potential for career progression.
A culture that respects work-life balance and an ongoing commitment to wellbeing with a dedicated Wellbeing Champion.
An Employee Assistance Programme including in the moment support and counselling sessions with an external provider.
AET Staff benefits include free eye testing for DSE users through Specsavers, free will writing through Dunham McCarthy Solicitors and reduced-price corporate gym membership through BH Live.
A competitive pension through Teachers’ Pensions or The Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff.
Should you wish to arrange a visit or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Samantha Langlois, HR Academy Lead at samantha.langlois@ka.weareauthentic.education.
Authentic Education Trust (AET) comprises schools from all sectors: mainstream (primary and secondary) and special. AET secures outstanding achievement and improved life chances of all our pupils. All our Academies have high expectations as the focus of their work. We are strongly committed to supporting colleagues in developing their careers further and offering excellent CPD opportunities.
Please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as AET reserves the right to close applications early.
Please note we DO NOT accept applications by CV and are unable to offer Visa Sponsorship.
Authentic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks and an online search.
High Expectations lead to High Achievers
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Kinson Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 169 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kinson Academy website
School location
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