Teaching Jobs

Learning Mentor Level 2 (previously Teaching Assistant)

Manchester City Council • UK

Salary

£28k – £28k

Posted

22 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Manchester City Council is hiring a Learning Mentor Level 2 (previously Teaching Assistant) in UK, a full-time teaching role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £28k – £28k. Manchester City Council holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Contract Type: Permanent, Term Time Only (39 weeks) Working Hours: Full Time, Monday to Friday 8.45 am to 3.45 pm Number of Positions: 1 Qualifications Required: 3 GCSE's Applicant Requirements: Driving Licence Start Date: 2 nd November 2026 Salary: Grade 5 FTE £29,064 - £32,061, actual salary £25,001 - £28,200 (dependent on experience and length of service) We have a vacancy at our Mersey Valley site although all our employees can be asked to work at any site across the PRU at the discretion o…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Manchester City Council — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £28k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 15% below the £33,160 median across 969 teaching roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 114 other live teaching roles in UK — browse them
Posted: 22 August 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Teaching roles in secondary and further education are eligible for the Skilled Worker visa, with particularly strong demand for STEM subject specialists, modern foreign language teachers, and SEN support staff. Both state academy trusts and independent schools appear on the Home Office sponsor register and recruit internationally.