SEND Mentor

£18 - £25 per hour Flexible Hours Community & Home-Based Support

Make a Lasting Difference to a Young Person's Life

Remedy Tutors, part of the Remedy Recruitment Group, are looking for caring, resilient, and dedicated 1:1 SEND Mentors to support children and young people across Dudley.

This role involves providing individual mentoring and emotional support to students who may be unable to access mainstream education due to SEND, SEMH needs, Autism, ADHD, anxiety, EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance), or other barriers to learning. Support is typically delivered within the student's home, helping them build confidence, develop life skills, and re-engage with education.

The Role

• Provide tailored 1:1 mentoring support in the student's home.
• Build positive, trusting relationships with young people.
• Support emotional wellbeing, confidence, resilience, and self-esteem.
• Encourage engagement with learning and positive routines.
• Help students develop social, communication, and independence skills.
• Work towards personalised educational and personal development goals.
• Complete session reports and provide regular feedback on progress.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience working with children or young people with SEND and/or SEMH needs
• Patient, empathetic, and able to build strong professional relationships
• Confident managing challenging behaviours and disengagement from education
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willingness to obtain one)

Experience In

• Autism (ASC)
• ADHD
• SEMH
• Anxiety and EBSA
• Learning Difficulties
• Alternative Provision or Youth Work
• Education, Care or Support Settings

What We Offer

• Flexible working arrangements
• Meaningful and rewarding work
• Dedicated consultant support from Remedy Tutors
• The chance to help vulnerable young people achieve positive outcomes