Learning Mentor

Ralph Allen School, Bath, Somerset, BA2 7AD

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  8 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 July 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: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: TBC

Learning Mentor job summary

Learning Mentor / Teaching Assistant

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

Fixed Term Contract – 1 September 2026 – 31 August 2027

Closing Date is 8 July 2026

Interviews to be held TBC

This is a fantastic opportunity for a Learning Mentor / Teaching Assistant to join our school, working alongside a highly skilled Additional Educational Needs team, supporting our students. This role will inspire, challenge and drive you to develop, alongside professionals, the highest standards of education and care, making a difference to the lives of our young people.

Your role will involve working closely with class teachers to ensure students are able to fully participate in the mainstream classroom curriculum. The work is varied and will include in-class support, small group work and you will be required to assist with school break and/or lunchtime duties.

Ideally (but not essentially) you will have previous experience working with children, young people or adults with specific additional learning needs. Equally as important, however, are the ‘softer’ skills needed to engage, inspire and encourage our young people to achieve their very best.

We welcome applications from those wishing to apply for the maximum number of hours (30) as well as those wishing to apply on reduced hours to fit around other commitments, for example dropping off or picking up children from school. If you would like to apply on this basis and are shortlisted, pleased discuss this at interview.

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: 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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