Learning Mentor

Teaching Personnel; Wareham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Specialist training

Career progression

CPD & development

Job summary

Teaching Personnel in Wareham is recruiting for a Learning Mentor to support pupils with emotional, behavioural and pastoral needs. This role focuses on building trust, resilience and positive coping strategies, helping learners access education with calm, consistent guidance.

You will work alongside teachers, therapists and safeguarding staff, delivering mentoring, behaviour support and attendance encouragement.

Qualifications

• SEND experience
• SEMH experience
• Behaviour support experience
• Youth work or mentoring experience
• Residential care experience
• A calm and resilient personality
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong professional boundaries
• A genuine passion for transforming lives

Responsibilities

• Supporting emotional regulation
• Promoting positive behaviour strategies
• Providing mentoring and encouragement
• De-escalating challenging situations
• Building self-esteem and confidence
• Helping pupils re-engage in education
• Developing positive relationships with learners
• Working alongside teachers, therapists and safeguarding staff
• Encouraging attendance, engagement and participation
• Supporting individual wellbeing plans

Skills

Emotional regulation

Behaviour support

Mentoring

Interpersonal skills

Relationship-building

Pastoral support

Job description

Are you experienced in supporting children or young people who need additional emotional, behavioural and pastoral support to succeed in education?

Do you thrive on building trust, developing confidence and helping learners overcome barriers that may be preventing them from achieving their full potential?

Teaching Personnel is currently recruiting for a Learning Mentor to join a specialist provision in the Wareham area. This is an immediate start vacancy and would suit an experienced Teaching Assistant, Behaviour Mentor, Youth Worker, Care Practitioner or SEND Support Worker looking for a highly rewarding role.

This position differs from a traditional classroom support role. Whilst learning support forms part of the job, the primary focus is helping students manage emotions, build resilience, develop positive coping strategies and successfully access education.

We are seeking someone who can confidently hit the ground running and establish positive relationships from day one.

The learners require high levels of pastoral guidance and benefit from having a calm, consistent and encouraging adult around them throughout the school day.

• Supporting emotional regulation
• Promoting positive behaviour strategies
• Providing mentoring and encouragement
• De-escalating challenging situations
• Building self-esteem and confidence
• Helping pupils re-engage in education
• Developing positive relationships with learners
• Working alongside teachers, therapists and safeguarding staff
• Encouraging attendance, engagement and participation
• Supporting individual wellbeing plans

No two days will ever be the same.

• SEND experience
• SEMH experience
• Behaviour support experience
• Youth work or mentoring experience
• Residential care experience
• A calm and resilient personality
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong professional boundaries
• A genuine passion for transforming lives

Immediate start available

Full-time opportunity

Ongoing specialist training

Supportive leadership team

Opportunity to develop your career

Rewarding and meaningful work

Potential long-term progression opportunities

As the UK's leading education recruitment specialist, we provide:

• Dedicated consultant support
• Free CPD and professional development
• Access to specialist SEND opportunities
• Long-term career guidance
• Competitive weekly pay

If you're looking for a role where relationship-building is just as important as educational support, we'd love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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