Job description
Tutor & Mentor Required – 16‑Year‑Old Student (SLCN / DLD) – Basingstoke District
Location: Basingstoke district – face‑to‑face only
Hours: 10 hours per week
Duration: Until Summer Holidays 2026
Start: As soon as possible
Role: Tutor and Mentor (1:1)
The Council is seeking an experienced Tutor and Mentor to support a 16‑year‑old learner with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) and a formal diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). Support will take place in person within the Basingstoke district.
About the Student
The pupil has significant difficulties with:
1. Understanding vocabulary and longer or more complex sentences
2. Auditory memory and processing verbal information
3. Using spoken language for prediction, reasoning, inference and structured explanations
4. Developing coherent narratives and expressing ideas
5. Social communication, including developing/maintaining relationships
6. Identifying, communicating and regulating emotions
A Speech & Language Therapy assessment (July 2023) confirms the diagnosis of Developmental Language Disorder, a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition that affects a young person’s ability to understand and use spoken language. The SALT recommendations should be used alongside the EHCP to inform strategies and approaches.
Role Responsibilities
7. Deliver tailored 1:1 tutoring across key learning areas, adapted to the student’s language profile
8. Provide mentoring focused on emotional literacy, communication skills and building confidence
9. Use visual supports, simplified language and structured teaching strategies
10. Break down tasks to support understanding and processing
11. Foster engagement, positive routines and rapport
12. Promote social communication skills and emotional regulation
13. Work collaboratively with the Council and follow EHCP and SALT guidance
Requirements
14. Experience supporting young people with SLCN / DLD
15. Strong understanding of language‑friendly strategies and communication scaffolding
16. Ability to build trust and work patiently with a student who may struggle to cooperate
17. Consistent, reliable and able to work independently
18. Enhanced DBS on the update service (or willingness to obtain one)
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register with Prospero Teaching to fill this vacancy.