Role: Pastoral Mentor/Tutor
Location: Face-to-Face, in Home or School, Leeds/Wakefield
Hours: Monday to Friday, Flexible Hours
Contract: Part-Time/Full-Time Options Available – SEPTEMBER START
Key Responsibilities:
1. Provide 1:1 and small group pastoral mentoring and tutoring to students with SEMH (Social, Emotional, and Mental Health) needs.
2. Support students’ emotional well-being, self-esteem, and social development alongside academic progress.
3. Build trusted relationships to help re-engage learners who may be at risk of exclusion or non-attendance.
4. Use tailored, trauma-informed approaches to manage behaviour and create a calm, supportive learning environment.
5. Develop and implement individual support plans in collaboration with teachers, parents/carers, and external professionals.
6. Monitor student progress and adjust support strategies accordingly.
7. Promote positive coping strategies, resilience, and goal setting.
Requirements:
8. Experience working with children or young people with SEMH/SEN needs, in education, care, or youth work settings.
9. Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong, supportive relationships with students.
10. A compassionate, non-judgmental approach with high emotional intelligence.
11. Good understanding of safeguarding, confidentiality, and child protection procedures.
12. Relevant qualifications in education, youth work, psychology, or support work (desirable but not essential).
13. Ability to work independently and flexibly across a range of settings.
Benefits:
14. Flexible working hours to suit your availability.
15. Ongoing CPD opportunities and professional development.
16. Make a meaningful difference to students’ lives and futures.
17. Free access to our Tutor Toolkit development package (34+ courses).
18. Measured against 22 standards of tutoring excellence with ongoing feedback and coaching.
19. Professional tutor quality mark.
20. Funded qualifications including Level 3 Teaching & Learning and Level 5 TEFL.
21. Progression pathway to become a professional freelance tutor.
22. Competitive daily rate.
23. Weekly PAYE pay.
If you’re passionate about supporting young people facing barriers to education and want to help them succeed both emotionally and academically, we’d love to hear from you!
Protected Characteristics:
All offers are conditional upon satisfactory background checks, including a DBS check. All appointments will be made subject to a DBS check. Connex Education Partnership is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate based on age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, religion, culture, marital status or disability. Everyone is assessed on merit alone.
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To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience to or call .