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🌟 We’re Hiring: Mentor / Tutor Flexible Hours | Alternative Provision 🌟
Location: Supermarine, Swindon – SN3 4BZ (and outreach locations)
Salary: Competitive, Full-Time Equivalent (FTE), dependent on experience and role
Hours: Highly flexible (primarily term time)
About Stride360
Stride360 delivers tailored mentoring, behaviour support, and educational provision for children and young people who require an alternative to mainstream education. Our work spans schools, the community, and our Alternative Provision site at Supermarine, Swindon. We support young people with SEMH needs, ADHD, ASD, and behavioural challenges to re-engage with learning and develop positive life skills.
We are expanding our team and are seeking Mentors and/or Tutors who are confident, resilient, and experienced in working with challenging behaviour within dynamic, fast-paced environments.
The Role
The role may include a combination of mentoring and educational support, depending on your skills and experience:
1. Delivering 1:1 and small-group mentoring sessions
2. Providing educational tutoring or learning support (where appropriate)
3. Supporting young people with emotional regulation, behaviour, and engagement
4. Working across our Alternative Provision site, schools, and community settings
5. Building consistent, trusted relationships with young people who may present with complex needs
6. Adapting sessions in response to behaviour, mood, and individual presentation
7. Maintaining clear boundaries, routines, and high expectations
Essential Requirements
8. Experience working with children or young people who display challenging behaviour
9. Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, non-linear environment
10. A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (essential due to location and outreach work)
11. Strong communication skills and emotional resilience
12. A flexible, proactive, and reliable approach
13. Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
Desirable (but not essential)
14. Background in mentoring, tutoring, teaching, youth work, care, or alternative provision
15. Experience supporting SEMH, ADHD, ASD, or trauma-informed practice
16. Subject knowledge or tutoring experience in core or functional skills
What We Offer
17. Highly flexible working hours to suit your availability
18. Opportunities to mentor, tutor, or combine both roles
19. A supportive and values-led team culture
20. Ongoing training, supervision, and professional development
21. The opportunity to grow with an expanding Alternative Provision
Safer Recruitment
Stride360 is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All roles are subject to:
22. An enhanced DBS check
23. Satisfactory references
24. Right to work checks
How to Apply
Please complete the Stride360 'Fast Apply' Application Form included with this advert.
Safeguarding Statement
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.