Learning Mentor - Griffin Centre

Ralph Allen School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  10 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Grade 3

Learning Mentor - Griffin Centre job summary

Learning Mentor – Griffin Centre

Grade 3, Point 5 FTE £25,583.00 pa pro rata

30 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8:45am – 3:15pm

Term-time only

Closing Date is 10 July 2026

Interviews to be held TBC

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Learning Mentor/Teaching Assistant to join the Griffin Centre Autism Resource Base team at Ralph Allen School, working alongside a highly skilled Additional Educational Needs team to support students with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) in successfully accessing mainstream education at Ralph Allen School.

Ideally, but not essentially, you will have previous experience working with children, young people or adults with additional learning needs, particularly autism.

The role will involve working closely with class teachers and pastoral staff to support students’ inclusion within the mainstream curriculum and wider school environment, enabling them to participate fully and achieve success. You will also be required to assist with school break and/or lunchtime duties.

Full training will be given.

Our school belongs to the Palladian Academy Trust, which is passionate about providing opportunities for its pupils and staff. This is an exciting time to join the developing trust and to further your own career in education. You will be joining a lively community of schools that offers professional development and a supportive work environment as well as a generous local government pension scheme.

Ralph Allen is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children: the successful applicant must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and will need to undertake an enhanced criminal record check via the DBS. 

 

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 Ralph Allen School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1398 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ralph Allen School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ralph-allen-school-bath

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