Outreach Mentor

Role: Outreach Mentor

Location: Totnes

Start Date: January 2025

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Salary: £24,420 - £26,440

A fantastic special educational needs provision we support is seeking to appointment three dedicated, passionate and empathetic outreach mentors to join their close-knit team. Our service provides high quality, individualised and small group learning for up to 50 students aged 11 - 19.

About the school:

The school is part of a network founded by experienced SEN teachers, with several independent schools and alternative provisions nationwide. It offers tailored support to students facing complex social, emotional and behavioural challenges. With a diverse curriculum that integrates academic and vocational pathways, the service provides excellent facilities, including food technology labs, motor and construction workshops and a sports hall.

About the role:

• Deliver tailored educational support to students with additional needs, ensuring they can fully engage with their learning journey

• Work 1:1 or with small groups to promote academic progress and personal development

• Travel to outreach centres and homes to deliver education in a variety of settings, ensuring flexibility and adaptability

• Foster emotional wellbeing and equip students with essential life skills

• Collaborate with teachers, support staff and families to create a holistic approach to student development

About you:

• Must have a genuine passion for making a positive impact on the lives of young people

• Able to remain calm, empathetic and professional, particularly when managing challenging behaviour

• Previous experience working with students with additional needs is highly desirable

• Must be able to drive and have access to your own vehicle (minimum of 2 years driving experience) and have business insurance

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate

• Adaptable, flexible and with a good sense of humour

Working hours: 8:45am - 4:45pm, Monday to Friday, term time only

This is an incredible opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive environment, making a meaningful impact on the lives of young people. If you’re committed to helping students thrive and succeed, we would love 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