Role: Learning Mentor
Location: Plymouth
Contract: Full time, permanent
Working Hours: 37.5 hours a week, term time only
Start: September 2025
Salary: £100 - £120 per day
Are you passionate about supporting young people with additional needs to thrive and succeed? Do you want to make a real impact in a dynamic educational environment? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Long-Term Teachers is working in partnership with a highly respected independent college to recruit an experienced and compassionate Learning Mentor based in Plymouth. This is a full time, term-time only position.
The Role:
As a Learning Mentor, you’ll play a pivotal role in empowering learners aged 16 - 25 who have Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). You’ll work across various community-based learning environments, including libraries, work placements and leisure facilities, to support personal and educational development. Every day will bring variety as you guide students towards greater independence, employability and lifelong learning.
Key Responsibilities:
- One-to-one and group mentoring of learners with a wide range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
- Supporting the delivery of person-centred learning in local community settings
- Assisting students in achieving accredited outcomes
- Encouraging independence and promoting social inclusion
- Facilitating access to work experience placements and vocational training
- Implementing Positive Behaviour Support strategies
- Using or being open to training in communication methods such as Makaton or Proloquo2Go
About You:
We’re looking for caring, motivated individuals with:
- Prior experience working with young people or adults with complex learning needs and/or behaviours that challenge
- A patient, empathetic approach to communication and learning
- Strong teamwork and adaptability skills
- A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel within the community (preferred)
Training is provided and ongoing professional development is encouraged, making this a great opportunity for anyone looking to build a long-term career in SEND education.
What’s In It For You?
Joining this college means becoming part of a supportive and inclusive learning environment. As part of the team, you’ll benefit from:
- Fully funded training and nationally recognised qualifications
- Generous employee benefits, including a cycle-to-work scheme, Blue Light Care eligibility and retail discounts
- Access to occupational health, counselling and wellbeing services
- Two paid wellbeing days per year
- Career progression opportunities in the specialist education sector
- A workplace that actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion
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