Education SEN Mentor in Aylesbury

Looking for a meaningful career where no two days are the same? Welcome to No Limits at MacIntyre. At MacIntyre, we don’t just offer jobs – we offer opportunities to change lives. If you've ever imagined working in education but outside the confines of a traditional classroom, this could be your perfect next step. No Limits is our innovative education programme for young people aged 16+ with learning disabilities and/or autism. Together, we explore real‑world learning – in the community, in work placements, and through personalised support that adapts to each young person’s interests and needs.

This role is term‑time only (39 weeks per year), 3 days a week, 9am to 4.36pm on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. In this role, you’ll support young people on their journey to independence. You’ll help them build confidence, develop essential life skills, and discover their own unique path into adulthood.

You might be supporting someone like Harriet: Harriet found the classroom overwhelming. With social anxiety and a speech impediment, she often felt unheard and unsupported. When Harriet joined No Limits, we worked closely with her to understand her communication style, introduce assistive technology, and empower her to make choices in her day‑to‑day life. Now, she’s confidently ordering her own food in cafés and is thriving at college with support from the MacIntyre team.

What we’re looking for:

• We’re not looking for formal teaching experience – we’ll provide full training.
• What really matters is who you are: Are you warm, energetic and curious about people? Can you see potential where others see challenge? Do you believe in listening first, then acting with empathy and creativity?

If yes, you’re already speaking our language. You’ll need a full UK manual or automatic driving licence, as travel is an essential part of the role.

Why join us?

• A role with real variety – every day brings something new.
• The chance to work 1:1 or in small groups with young people in their own communities.
• Ongoing training and development in a supportive, values‑led organisation.
• The opportunity to be part of a team that puts relationships and respect at the heart of everything we do.

This is more than a job. It’s a chance to be someone who makes a difference, helping young people grow in confidence, build independence, and feel proud of who they are. If you're ready to start a career where you matter as much as the people you support, we’d love to hear from you. MacIntyre – Empowering people to live a life that makes sense to them.

About you

Experience is not essential. For us, underlying ability and attitude are just as important as background and experience. If you have not worked in the field of education before, please don’t be put off. We can provide all of the specialist training you need, but we can’t train you to have initiative, to be friendly and patient, and those are essential qualities for this work. You must be a driver with a UK manual or automatic driving licence and have your own transport, willing and able to travel across the area, supporting young people from their own homes. Reasonable mileage is reimbursed. GCSEs (or equivalent) minimum C grade in English and Mathematics are essential.

Some more things you need to know:

• Most of your work will be during term‑time but there is up to three weeks’ training and development commitment during academic holidays.
• Some young people require assistance with personal care or medication.

About us

MacIntyre is a national charity which supports over 1,200 people with a learning disability and/or autism. We were founded in 1966 by the visionary parent of a child with disabilities and have been growing steadily ever since. We celebrate and develop everyone’s unique gifts, talents and contributions. No Limits is our further education division, providing bespoke education programmes to children and young people for whom more traditional learning environments are not appropriate.

Training and Development

At MacIntyre we fully support your training and development. We know it can be daunting to start a new job, and not everyone learns the same way, so throughout your probation we will provide you with a mixture of eLearning, face‑to‑face training and mentoring support whilst on the job. This includes supporting you to complete the Level 3 Award in Education and Training. But it doesn’t stop there – throughout your career with us you will have access to our own dedicated in‑house Learning and Development team, Quality Specialists and HR Teams. These teams, along with your manager, will provide you with opportunities to learn and develop professionally as well as enabling and supporting you to achieve professional qualifications and career progression opportunities – all free of charge.

Pay and Rewards

We provide a range of benefits to reward and thank our staff which includes:

• 5.6 weeks’ annual leave including statutory public holidays.
• Workplace Pension scheme – MacIntyre will contribute 3% of your salary to all eligible employees.
• MacIntyre Staff Savings Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) to support your health and wellbeing.
• Health Cash Plan which provides money back on core health treatments such as optical, dental, physiotherapy, chiropody (at reduced cost).
• MacIntyre Sick Pay (qualifying period).
• Life assurance scheme offering valuable benefits to your dependents.
• MacIntyre Rewards Scheme which recognises and rewards staff.
• MacIntyre Perks which offers up to 6% discount off leading retailers including Tesco, Curry/PC World, Costa and many more.
• Access to the Blue Light Card which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for emergency and social care staff.
• Enhanced DBS Certificate (cost paid by MacIntyre).

How to apply

If this job sounds like the right fit for you, click on the Apply button on the MacIntyre website, complete some brief details and upload your CV. Please note: we reserve the right to close this advert early if we have received a sufficient number of applications, so don’t delay, apply today.

Safer Recruitment and Diversity statement

MacIntyre safeguards and promotes the welfare of the children, young people and adults we support. Therefore we work with successful candidates to complete appropriate checks prior to joining. MacIntyre is committed to promoting equality, encouraging diversity and embracing inclusion among our workforce. We want our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and the people we support.