SEMH Learning Mentor
Specialist SEN Provision
Brent, North West London
£500–£600 per week PAYE
Some young people have learned that classrooms are places where things go wrong. Not because they cannot learn, but because every previous attempt ended in the same way, a warning, a removal, a phone call home. By the time they reach a specialist setting, many have stopped expecting anything different.
What changes that pattern is rarely a programme or a behaviour chart. It is usually one adult who stays calm when everyone else has run out of patience, who can read the five minutes before a meltdown rather than just the meltdown itself, and who is still in the room the next day saying good morning like nothing happened.
A specialist provision in Brent is looking for that person.
The setting
This school supports young people with SEMH needs, many of whom also have Autism or ADHD, and most of whom arrive with a history of exclusion or unsuccessful mainstream placements. Class sizes are small and staffing is generous, with a strong therapeutic ethos running through every part of the day. Staff are well trained and well supported, with regular supervision built into the working week rather than treated as an afterthought.
The role
As a SEMH Learning Mentor, you will support a small group of pupils through the ups and downs of the school day, helping them recognise their own warning signs and return to learning before things escalate. You will work alongside teachers and therapeutic staff to build individual strategies for each pupil, rooted in consistency, predictability and genuine relationship rather than reward charts or sanctions. A significant part of the role is relational, the quiet conversations before registration, the check-ins after a difficult lesson, the steady presence that tells a pupil someone is paying attention.
Success in this role is measured in small, real shifts. A pupil choosing to walk away instead of lashing out. A pupil who finally lets an adult help rather than pushing them away first.
Who this is for
This role suits people with experience in youth work, SEN support, residential care or alternative provision, as well as anyone who naturally reads behaviour as communication rather than defiance. You will need patience that does not run out by lunchtime, a sense of humour that survives a hard morning, and genuine curiosity about why a young person is struggling rather than a focus on simply managing them. It is also a well suited route into SEND teaching, educational psychology or youth mental health work.
What you'll get
Pay sits at £500 to £600 per week, PAYE, paid directly with no umbrella companies involved. The role is full-time and term-time only, with strong potential to move into a permanent position. You will receive ongoing CPD in SEMH and trauma-informed practice, plus a leadership team that genuinely values staff wellbeing and makes time for proper supervision.
Why this role matters
For many of these pupils, school has been a place of repeated failure long before anyone thought to ask why. A mentor who stays consistent, who does not take a bad day personally, and who keeps showing up regardless, can quietly undo years of that pattern. It will not always be easy, but it is work that genuinely changes outcomes.
If this sounds like the role you have been looking for, get in touch today.
Contact Daniel at Parker Smith Inclusion to apply or find out more.
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