SEMH Tutor/Mentor

  • Prospero Teaching
  • Weymouth, Dorset
  • Mar 12, 2026
Seasonal Education

Job Description

We are looking for a patient, trauma- informed tutor to support a Year 11 young person who requires help to re-engage with learning following a permanent exclusion. This is a 1:1 role offering 10 hours per week, with flexible scheduling.

About the Student

- Year 11 learner needing a mentoring-led approach
- Permanently excluded
- History of SEMH needs and challenges with emotional/behavioural regulation
- Previously a Child in Care and has experienced developmental trauma
- Attendance and engagement have historically been low
- Requires a gentle, relationship-based reintroduction to learning
- Slow, steady progression into Maths and English (or Functional Skills) is needed

Role Requirements
We are seeking someone who can:
- Build trust through a nurturing, consistent, and non-judgemental mentoring approach
- Support emotional regulation and encourage positive engagement
- Introduce learning slowly, focusing first on curiosity, confidence, and routine
- Provide personalised academic support in Maths and English / Functional Skills
- Use trauma - informed strategies and understand the impact of early experiences on behaviour and learning


-10 hours per week
- 25- 30 per hour (dependent on experience)
- Sessions delivered in person ( DT4) Within public library or other safe community setting