Learning Mentor

Join this team to support young people facing barriers to education. You'll deliver engaging one-to-one and small group learning, both on-site and in the community, focusing on life skills, wellbeing, and progression. Working in a supportive team, you'll help create a safe, inclusive environment and guide learners towards positive futures in education, training, or employment.

General Role Responsibilities

• Consistently uphold and promote the company's EPIC ARC values and ethos in all aspects of work.
• Work collaboratively as an effective member of the Really NEET team, building and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, parents/carers, learners, and external professionals.
• Follow and uphold safeguarding procedures in line with the company's Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy at all times.
• Deliver high-quality, on-site youth work that supports young people in overcoming complex and multiple barriers to education.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of a safe, supportive environment in which young people feel confident to approach any member of staff with concerns or issues.
• Carry out learner pick-ups and drop-offs when required, ensuring appropriate business insurance cover is in place and that vehicle tax and MOT requirements are met and maintained.
• Accurately record all relevant information using company systems, including safeguarding records on CPOMS and learner information on HUBmis.
• Comply with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and promote safe working practices at all times.

Role Specific Responsibilities

• Work with learners on-site in group settings and on a one-to-one basis, as well as off-site in learners' homes or within the community where required.
• Plan and deliver bespoke workshops covering life skills, careers education, and wellbeing.
• Plan and deliver one-to-one or two-to-one sessions tailored to individual learner needs, as required.
• Deliver and implement effective teaching and learning strategies to raise learners' standards, progress, and attainment.
• Deliver high-quality lessons that include appropriate differentiation and extension activities to meet individual learners' needs and abilities.
• Provide inclusive support to all young people, including learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
• Assess learners' work, monitor progress and attainment, and contribute to quality assurance processes.
• Complete the Really NEET Teaching and Learning CPD programme and embed learning into professional practice.
• Develop high-quality, engaging teaching materials that promote active participation and learning.
• In collaboration with the SEN Coordinator, prepare, implement, monitor, and review Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
• Create differentiated and accessible learning resources to ensure all learners can fully access the curriculum.
• Work in line with Ofsted Outstanding and Good criteria, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning.
• Work with learners aged 16-24, from Pre-Entry level through to Level 2.
• Assess and mark learners' work, providing high-quality written and verbal feedback to support progress.
• Support learner engagement by participating in Really NEET activities and events where required.
• Carry out learner pick-ups and drop-offs using a personal vehicle, as required.
• Ensure outcomes outlined in learners' Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) are met and that progression routes align with EHCP recommendations.
• Identify and secure work experience, employment, and onward progression opportunities for learners, liaising closely with the SEND Lead throughout the process.
• Support and promote positive transition and progression pathways for young people.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant SEND strategies appropriate to the current cohort of learners.
• Contribute to educational reports and SEN documentation when requested by the SEN Coordinator.

Don't wait, apply today and be part of an inspiring educational environment that transforms lives! We have multiple jobs across this region currently so even if this one isn't quite right for you, we'd love to hear from you regardless. If you are interested in this position, then please apply via the link. Alternatively, you can contact Izzy White to discuss the role in further detail.

If this vacancy is not of interest to you at this time, but you happen to know someone who might be suitable and interested, then please kindly pass these details on to them.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.