Post-16 Learning Mentor

TN United Kingdom; Okehampton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a compassionate Post-16 Learning Mentor to inspire and support students with Educational Health Care Plans. This rewarding role involves guiding young individuals in developing essential life skills through personalized learning experiences in community settings. You'll be instrumental in helping students achieve their goals, fostering their confidence and independence. If you're passionate about making a difference and have experience working with young people, this opportunity offers a fulfilling career path with flexible working arrangements during term time.

Benefits

Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

Permanent job roles

Support during clearance and onboarding

Interview preparation and advice

Statutory employment rights

Qualifications

• Experience working with young people in the UK is essential.
• Knowledge of special educational needs is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support students in developing essential life skills.
• Deliver accredited learning programs based on personalized curriculums.
• Monitor progress and foster students’ confidence and independence.

Skills

Communication Skills

Experience with Young People

Flexibility

SEN Knowledge

Job description

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Are you passionate about empowering young people to develop independence and life skills for a brighter future? Do you want to inspire and support students as they transition into adulthood?

Long-Term Teachers are seeking an enthusiastic Post-16 Learning Mentor to work with students who have Educational Health Care Plans (EHCPs). This rewarding opportunity will allow you to make a meaningful difference by guiding students in real world settings and helping them achieve their goals.

Your role:

As a Post-16 Learning Mentor, you will:

• Support students to develop essential practical life skills tailored to their unique needs
• Deliver engaging, accredited learning programmes based on personalised curriculums
• Monitor progress, celebrate achievements and foster students’ confidence and independence
• Travel with students to community-based locations (e.g libraries, workplaces, leisure centres) to provide meaningful, hands-on learning experiences

What we’re looking for:

We’re seeking a compassionate and motivated individual with:

• Experience: Previous work with young people in the UK (essential)
• SEN knowledge: Experience working with special educational needs is highly desirable
• Flexibility: Willingness to adapt and travel between learning locations
• Communication Skills: Strong ability to connect with and inspire students
• Transport: A valid driver’s licence, access to your own vehicle and business insurance

This role if for 3 days a week. The student you will be working with will start on half days, eventually progressing to full days. The provision can be flexible with the working days, but must fall between Monday to Friday, term time only (9am - 4:30pm).

If you’re ready to embark on a fulfilling career helping young people develop confidence, independence and essential life skills, we want to hear from you!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay