Job Title: Specialist EOTIS Tutor and Mentor (GCSE Maths and English)

Location: Basildon (Community-based, e.g., local library)

Start Date: 1st September 2026

Hours: 6 hours per week (3 hours per day, 2 days a week, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

About The Role

We are seeking an energetic, patient, and highly engaging tutor-mentor to deliver a tailored Education Otherwise Than In School (EOTIS) package for a Year 10 male student in the Basildon area.

The student has diagnoses of ASD, ADHD, and significant anxiety. He struggles with language processing, sustaining attention, and traditional academic pressure. This role is as much about mentoring and building a trusting relationship as it is about academic delivery.

You will meet the student in a quiet community setting (such as a local library) to deliver low-stress, highly supportive GCSE Maths and English tuition.

Key Responsibilities

• Relationship-First Mentoring: Act as a positive male role model. Use shared interests - particularly football and gaming - to build rapport, build self-esteem, and ease the student's academic anxiety.
• Deliver Core Academics: Teach GCSE-level English and Maths, adapting your pace to accommodate language processing difficulties and shorter attention spans.
• Utilise EdTech (CENTURY): Integrate the CENTURY AI learning platform into your sessions. You will run low-stakes baseline assessments to identify knowledge gaps without testing anxiety, and use bite-sized nuggets (10-15 minute lessons) to manage his ADHD.
• Manage Anxiety and Rigidity: Provide clear, gentle transitions and warning signs before changing tasks. Never force learning; focus on de-escalation, active listening, and offering breaks when the student feels overwhelmed.
• Manage the Environment: Assess and select study spaces within the community venue that are quiet and free from sensory triggers (like loud noises and heavy foot traffic).