Mentor

Prospero Teaching; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational recruitment agency seeks a Mentor in Southwark to provide support for children facing mental health or behavioural challenges. This flexible part-time position involves creating structured support plans, mentoring sessions, and fostering positive coping strategies to enhance students' emotional well-being.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience working one-to-one with children with mental health or behavioural difficulties.
• Must have, or be willing to undertake, an Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual mentoring sessions to children with mental health or behavioural challenges.
• Help students develop positive coping strategies and improve emotional well-being.
• Work closely with families and professionals to create a structured support plan.

Skills

Mentoring

Coping Strategies

Emotional Well-being

Safeguarding

Education

Counselling or Psychology degree

Job description

Job Title: Mentor
Location: Southwark

Contract Type: Flexible, Part-Time
Start Date: ASAP

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide individual mentoring sessions to children with mental health or behavioural challenges.
• Help students develop positive coping strategies and improve emotional well-being.
• Work closely with families and professionals to create a structured support plan.
• Act as a positive role model, guiding students toward making better life choices.

Requirements:

• Minimum 1 year of experience working one-to-one with children with mental health or behavioural difficulties.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Must have, or be willing to undertake, an Enhanced DBS check.

Desired Qualifications & Experience:

• Counselling or Psychology degree is highly desirable.

If you have a genuine passion for mentoring and guiding young people, apply now and make a difference!

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.