Specialist Learning Mentor (SEMH/AP/PRU Expert)

Storyy; England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An educational support organization in the UK seeks experienced professionals to provide mentoring for students facing challenges like school anxiety and trauma. The role involves delivering emotional support, reconnecting learners with education, and working closely with families and staff. Ideal candidates have experience in Alternative Provision settings and demonstrate patience and emotional intelligence. This position is critical in making an impactful difference in young people's lives with fair pay and a focus on their needs.

Benefits

Fair pay

Consistent work

Qualifications

• Experience working in Alternative Provision, PRUs, or specialist settings.
• Confident supporting students with SEMH, EBSA, SEND, or trauma.
• Able to travel across Berkshire or Wiltshire for in-person sessions.

Responsibilities

• Reconnecting learners with education and supporting their emotional needs.
• Building trusted relationships to provide stable support.
• Collaborating with families and staff for comprehensive student support.

Skills

Emotional intelligence

Ability to support students with SEMH

Confidence in managing classroom dynamics

Experience in Alternative Provision settings

Job description

• Berkshire (Wokingham focus)
• Freelance (Potential for Term-Time Employment)

At Storyy Group, we support young people who’ve been hardest to reach through traditional education. That includes children in care, students in hospital, learners with anxiety or trauma, and young people navigating long absences, disrupted placements, or exclusion.

We’re not here to manage behaviour or push grades above all else. We’re here to rebuild safety, trust and belief in learning, often one relationship at a time.

If you’ve worked with young people others have written off, or helped learners rebuild after trauma or instability, you’ll understand the work we’re here to do.

The Role

We’re looking for experienced professionals to support students who are currently out of school or struggling to reintegrate. These are young people navigating SEMH needs, long-term absence, EBSA, school refusal, or wider life challenges that have interrupted their education.

You’ll deliver consistent, face-to-face mentoring, stabilising, encouraging and helping learners move towards a more demonstrating secure future. Your role is to help them feel safe enough to try again.

What You’ll Be Doing

Reconnecting learners with education You’ll support students facing school anxiety, long absence, and disconnection from learning – helping them feel safe and capable again.

Providing emotional and behavioural support You’ll work with learners who may present with high levels of emotional need or dysregulation, teachingարյ strategies to manage behaviour and build resilience.

Building trusted relationships Many of the young people we work with have experienced breakdowns in trust. You’ll become a steady, calm presence in their lives – someone who listens, believes in them, and helps them move forward.

Working collaboratively You’ll work alongside families, carers and school staff to create joined‑up support that helps students reintegrate, rebuild confidence, and re‑engage with their learning journey.

Who This Role Is For

You could be a great fit if you are:

• An experienced professional who has worked in Alternative Provision, PRUs Rule or specialist settings
• Confident supporting students with SEMH, EBSA, SEND or trauma
• Calm, patient and emotionally intelligent, even in challenging moments
• Able to travel across Berkshire or Wiltshire for in-person sessions

You might be a former teacher, behaviour mentor, SEMH specialist or youth worker – but titles matter less than your experience, your integrity, and your ability 去 be present with young people who need someone lass in their corner.

Why Work With Storyy Group

You’ll make an impact This is work that matters. You’re not just coworking a student – you’re helping change the direction of their life.

Ethical and fair We keep our model lean and ethnic. No inflated agency margins. Just fair pay, consistent work and a focus on the young people who need us most.

Admin‑light We handle logistics, scheduling and paperwork so you can focus on the student in front of ...