Teaching Assistant; Student Support Mentor

Teaching Assistant (Student Support Mentor)

Full or Part time, term time only plus 5 teacher training days

Grade 3 £ 25,185 - £26,403 (Full time equivalent) pro rata to hours worked ( £18,901 - £19,815 actual salary based on 32 hours per week)

Start date negotiable

Are you motivated by knowing the things you do well will make a difference to young people? If so, we could have just the job for you!

• liaise with the cohort’s teachers, tutors, parents, carers in a key worker role; attending meetings, overseeing student progress and acting as a reporting link to staff at all levels as appropriate;
• key worker to an identified year group, inspiring and enthusing a number of students to achieve their termly targets;
• provide assistance to classroom teachers with timetabled intervention/support in a classroom setting and providing teaching cover on occasion;
• support our vulnerable students as well as our most able, encouraging them to become independent learners;
• observe a wide range of lessons across all subjects and years;
• provide specialist support utilising your skills;

Experience as a Teaching Assistant is desirable. The role is suitable for an experienced Teaching Assistant or someone looking to enter teaching, as the position would offer school-based experience prior to applying for a PGCE or School Direct opportunity.

• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to the on-site gym and swimming pool
• Free parking
• Employee discount scheme
• Commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition initiatives through our wellbeing committee and people strategy

Closing date: 9pm Sunday 22 February 2026

Interview date: w/c 2 March 2026

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance.