Young Offender Tutor

“You have no idea what it's like to be me! Why should I listen to you?”

This is the voice of a young person who has been excluded from school, has no aspirations, no education and no qualifications. They're on a slippery slope into crime through exploitation, including use of illegal substances.

That’s where Fresh Start in Education and more specifically, you come in.

We have a 94% success rate in engaging with young people who are disaffected with their education.

With your experience with young people who are hard to reach and disengaged, you will be able to support this young person develop their Functional Skills and ultimately make a difference in their life.

Key information

• You'll be matched to a student & work with them for 2 to 5 days per week
• Placements are 6 to 12 weeks long
• As our students are out of school, you'll be delivering the sessions in locations such as a students homes, residential care homes, local libraries or in the community
• The young people we work with have various special educational needs and/or social, emotional & mental health needs, so an understanding here is key

What's in it for you?

• Earn up to £30 per hour with additional £10 sessional planning & reporting pay
• Travel costs are subsidised and there's a £15 per session resource allowance
• Training & CPD in Safeguarding, Education, Behavioural Management and Assessing
• You can set your availability and how many hours you can work. We just require 2 consistent days per week as a minimum
• Further benefits including shop & gym discounts, length of service awards,
• Unrivalled job satisfaction because you're changing children's lives

What are we looking for?

• At least a year's experience of working with children with barriers to learning, including SEN, SEMH
• A proven track record of delivering secondary or functional skills education
• Understanding of & commitment to safeguarding including knowledge in Child Exploitation
• A resilient personality and knowledge of de-escalation strategies

Call Josephine on 0203 409 6410 (option 7) or for more information.

Once you've applied via our short, one-page form, we'll give you a call for an interview if you have been shortlisted.

Due to the nature of the work and our commitment to safer recruitment, you will undergo a thorough background check and will require an enhanced DBS and the Right to Work and remain in the UK. You're required to fully disclose spent, unspent and protected convictions, cautions, reprimands and warnings.