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SEN Learning Support Mentor: Cambridge and Surrounding Areas
Are you a compassionate, resilient individual looking to make a meaningful difference for pupils with special educational needs? Whether you are seeking the complete freedom and flexibility of day-to-day supply cover, or looking for the stability and routine of a long-term classroom placement, we have rewarding opportunities tailored directly to your availability.
We are currently partnering with a welcoming network of Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools, specialist provisions, and alternative academies in and around Cambridge. We are experiencing high demand for adaptable, empathetic Learning Support Mentors to support children and young people with a range of complex needs—including Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC), Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), and speech and language communication needs.
Whether you are an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant, a psychology graduate looking for hands-on experience, or someone with a background in care, youth work, or sports coaching, we can help you find your ideal role.
Choose Your Ideal Way Of Working
Day-to-Day Cover
- Enjoy total control over your schedule.
- Choose the days you want to work to fit around family life, studies, or personal projects.
- It is a fantastic way to gain broad experience across different specialist provisions and age groups with complete flexibility.
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Long-Term Opportunities
- If you prefer consistency, we offer fixed-term placements spanning a term or a full academic year.
- This allows you to build strong, trusting bonds with specific pupils, support their ongoing developmental goals, and become a valued part of a school community.
Key Responsibilities
- Classroom and Academic Support: Collaborate with lecturing staff and assessors to support students across various learning environments. Assist with note-taking, reading out materials, word processing, defining language, using enabling technologies, and adapting class resources (e.g., modifying carrier language or enlarging text).
- Promoting Independence: Empower students to achieve their personalised EHCP targets and champion learning support, inclusion, and student independence.
- Out-of-Classroom Support: Provide support outside formal lessons—including during break times, lunches, pre-arranged college trips, and off-campus study program delivery.
- Therapy and Wellbeing Support: Help deliver therapy interventions (such as Speech and Language Therapy or Physiotherapy) under the guidance of appropriate professionals. Assist colleagues in identifying student support or safeguarding needs.
- Record Keeping and Reviews: Maintain daily records on Pro-Monitor reflecting support given, track attendance, contribute to annual review meetings, and participate in team focus sessions.
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What We Look For
- Previous experience supporting individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN), complex health needs, or challenging behaviour (in education, residential care, youth work, or support settings).
- A patient, calm, and empathetic nature with strong communication and active listening skills.
- The resilience and confidence to handle emotionally challenging or complex situations professionally.
- Training in physical intervention/de-escalation (e.g., Team-Teach) is advantageous, though not essential.
- A valid Enhanced DBS check registered on the Update Service (or a willingness to complete one).
Benefits Of Working With Us
- Competitive rates of pay, processed weekly and reflective of your role and experience level.
- A dedicated local consultant with deep knowledge of the SEN and specialist education sector in Cambridge.
- Complete flexibility to set and update your availability on your terms.
- Exposure to top specialist schools, which frequently leads to direct, permanent job offers.
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