Learning Mentor

Role: Learning Mentor

Location: Teignbridge

Start: September 2025 (sooner if possible)

Contract: Full time and part time opportunities - term time only

Salary: £110 - £120 per day (depending on experience)

Long-Term Teachers are excited to be working in partnership with a progressive, learner-centred education provider to recruit Learning Mentors across Teignbridge. These roles offer a unique and rewarding opportunity to support young people aged 16 - 25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), including those with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).

This is a community based role, designed for individuals who are passionate about empowering young learners through real-life experiences, helping them grow in confidence, independence and essential life skills.

About The Role:

As a Learning Mentor, you’ll work closely with young people across a variety of local settings such as libraries, leisure centres, workplaces and community hubs. Your support will focus not just on academic progress, but also on social development, emotional wellbeing and practical life preparation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver 1:1 and small group mentoring in community-based settings
• Tailor activities to meet individual needs, interested and EHCP outcomes
• Track learner progress and provide regular updates to the wider support team
• Collaborate with tutors, families and professionals to ensure holistic provision
• Promote confidence, resilience and personal growth through experiential learning

Ideal Candidate:

• Experience working with young people is essential (SEND experience preferred)
• Calm, reliable and enthusiastic with a learner-first approach
• Comfortable working independently and flexibly across varied environments
• Creative, adaptable and proactive in supporting diverse needs
• Must hold a full UK driving licence and have access to a vehicle

What You’ll Gain:

• A meaningful role supporting real-world outcomes for young people
• Opportunities for professional development and further training
• A supportive, values-led team committed to person-centred learning
• Flexibility with both full-time and part-time opportunities available
• A chance to make a long-term impact in a rewarding educational role

If you’re passionate about empowering young people with SEND and lead more independent and fulfilling lives, we’d 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