SEND Academic Mentor (Primary)

Elementa Support Services; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

An education support service is seeking a part-time Academic Mentor to support various learners in Exeter. The role requires a teaching qualification with experience in the primary age range and flexibility to assist KS3 learners. The position is for 15 hours per week during term time only, with competitive pay and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Weekly pay

Training and support

Dedicated candidate manager support

Qualifications

• Experience with the UK National Curriculum is essential.
• Candidates must have a teaching qualification ideally with QTS.
• Experience working with learners in a primary and likely KS3 age range.

Responsibilities

• Support primary and KS3 aged learners in a positive educational setting.
• Assist learners with social, emotional, and mental health needs.
• Work within core business hours of the Exeter site.

Skills

teaching qualification

primary age range experience

willingness to teach KS3

SEND experience

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Overview

SEND Academic Mentor (Primary) Type: fixed-term contract (term time only) Details: Part-time, 15 hours per week across 5 days (10:00am - 1:00pm, Monday to Friday) Location Exeter Dates: November 2025 - 22/07/2026 (initially) Pay: £20 - £25 per hour

Our client is an Alternative Education Provision service serving primary, secondary-aged and post-16 learners across multiple sites, with their main headquarters based in Weston Super Mare. The learners supported have EHCPs relating mainly to Autism, SEMH and trauma. The provision operates a revolving-door model where students stay up to 18 weeks, either full-time or part-time, before returning to mainstream education or moving to a special school. Elmtree Learning Partnership has supported learners at other sites since 2022 (url removed).

We are recruiting additional staff for the Exeter site, based in the Stoke Hill area of Exeter. The Exeter site currently supports between approximately 16 and 50 learners across onsite, outreach, and home-based learning.

The Exeter site core business hours are 8:30am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday. A full day is 6 hours within the core hours. Learning is delivered on a term-time basis. Across the service, all learning packages are individual to the learner; hours for this role are as specified, and we welcome applications from candidates with appropriate skills and experience.

For the Academic Mentor role we are seeking applicants who have a teaching qualification, ideally holding QTS, with experience of the UK National Curriculum. Experience should include Primary and likely KS3.

Essential criteria

• teaching qualification
• primary age range experience
• willingness to teach KS3 aged learners (working below their age group level)
• available for the full contracted hours for the duration of the contract
• previous relevant SEND experience

We are growing the existing great team, so if you enjoy supporting young learners and helping them develop in a positive setting, this is the role for you.

Elementa candidate commitments

• Weekly pay with no waiting for monthly payroll cut-off dates; Elementa pays one week in lieu.
• PAYE contract unless a candidate specifically requests otherwise; all candidates are paid via PAYE with traditional employer:employee protections.
• Training and support including Safeguarding, Behaviour, Team Teach, SEND, Makaton and Thrive.
• Regular welfare contact and support from a dedicated candidate manager.
• Fair pay policy; candidates are paid to scale. Any variation will be documented in advance.
• Additional services to support staff, including access to network partners for tax returns, accounting, legal and more.

This role is not suitable for applicants who are not based within the UK, require employer sponsorship for UK right to work, or lack UK schools experience.

How to apply

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Please apply with your full up-to-date CV. All applicants will be promptly replied to.