12 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    27 June 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    13 June 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Other support roles

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Full time.

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

Support Staff Pay Scale SO1, points 23-25, £33,366 - £35,235 FTE; £29,351 - £30,996 pro rata

What skills and experience we're looking for

The role of the Learning Mentor is to engage vulnerable or challenging pupils in their learning through provision of high quality early intervention that impacts positively on pupil welfare, attendance, progress and behaviour, and to provide support to the Principal. The successful candidate will be attached to a specific year group and work with the inclusion officer to remove barriers to learning, enhance attendance and engagement and work hard to secure the best outcomes for our students.

What you will offer

The successful candidate would need to be able to work well as part of a team and be confident working one to one with pupils.


What the school offers its staff

You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:

  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

  • A strong commitment to professional development

  • We strive to be a family friendly employer

  • Employee counselling service

  • Cycle to work scheme

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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About Ipswich Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1044 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01473 356250

"Good" co-educational Secondary school - ages 11-16

Arranging a visit to Ipswich Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@paradigmtrust.org.

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