Learning Mentor

Ralph Allen School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  29 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: Actual £17384 (FTE£25,583)

Learning Mentor job summary

Learning Mentor

Grade 3 SCP 5 FTE £ 25,583

Actual Salary £17,384

30 hours per week, Monday - Friday

Term time only plus one Trust Development Day and one school INSET day.

Fixed Term until 31st August 2027

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Interview Date: TBC

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Learning Mentor to join our specialist provision, TRAAC, working alongside a skilled and supportive Additional Educational Needs team.

Ideally you will have experience working with children or young people with additional educational, social, emotional or behavioural needs. The role involves supporting students within lessons and through small group interventions to help them access learning, build confidence and develop emotional resilience.

You will work closely with the TRAAC Manager and teaching staff to provide tailored support for pupils with a range of complex needs, including SEMH. The successful candidate will also support emotional wellbeing through interventions such as ELSA training and sessions.

We are looking for someone who is patient, positive, able to build strong relationships with young people and committed to inclusive education. Full training will be provided.

Our school is part of the Palladian Academy Trust, which is committed to providing excellent opportunities for pupils and staff. We offer a supportive working environment, professional development opportunities and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

The Palladian Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A satisfactory enhanced DBS check is required for this post prior to commencement.

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: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1382 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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