Learning Mentor ( previously a Teaching Assistant)

Manchester City Council; Manchester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Manchester City Council's Manchester Secondary PRU is seeking a committed Learning Mentor to support pupils across our centres, delivering targeted learning interventions and assisting with universal and individual support to help pupils make progress. This permanent, full-time role (Mon–Fri 8.45–3.45) requires a driving licence and GCSEs in English and mathematics.

You will work under the leadership of the headteacher and Senior Leadership Team to raise attainment and promote safe, inclusive

Qualifications

• GCSE grade C or equivalent in English and mathematics.
• Strong ICT skills.
• Positive, flexible and patient.
• Committed to helping every student reach their potential.
• Ability to build good relationships with teachers, students and parents.
• Willingness to learn.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for pupils in a variety of situations.
• Deliver targeted learning interventions.
• Support intervention at universal, targeted groups and individual levels.
• Work with parents, carers and a range of agencies to achieve the best outcomes.

Skills

Positive attitude

Flexibility

Patience

Relationship building

GCSE English & Maths

ICT skills

Education

GCSE English & Maths (Grade C)

Job description

About The Role

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday 8.45 to 3.45 pm
Number of Positions: 1
Applicant Requirements: Driving Licence
Start Date: 2 November 2026
Salary: £22,711 - £24,752 per annum

Manchester Secondary PRU is looking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic individual to undertake the role of Learning Mentor across our centres where you will be required to provide support for pupils in a variety of situations.

There is an emphasis on delivering targeted learning interventions with the ability to support intervention at universal targeted groups and specific individual levels.

MSPRU provides full time education for pupils between 11-16 who are permanently excluded, at risk of permanent exclusion or are otherwise unable to access a mainstream curriculum for a period of time.

Our aim is to match provision closely to the needs of individual children and young people referred to MSPRU by schools, academies or the local authority.

We see the needs of all our pupils as centring on their capacity to learn and make progress and seek to address the barriers to success that they face.

About the Candidate

We have provision in 5 centres across the city and commission further placements with Alternative Providers in a wide variety of settings including The Manchester College.

Many of our pupils are vulnerable and have complex needs. We work with parents, carers and a range of agencies and stakeholders to achieve the best possible outcome for them.

The successful applicant will join our school at an exciting time in our development; and under the direction of the headteacher, and Senior Leadership Team play an important role in driving forward our agenda for excellence.

The person we are looking for will:

• is positive, flexible and patient
• is committed to helping every student to achieve their potential
• can build and maintain good relationships with teachers, students and parents
• has GCSE grade C or equivalent in English and mathematics
• has strong ICT skills
• is committed to promoting equal opportunities and ensuring the safety of all students
• has a willingness to learn

About Us

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. DBS Code of Practice which can be viewed here.

This post is also subject to satisfactory references, proof of right to work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 and other pre-employment checks where applicable.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.