Do you have experience teaching, particularly in SEN? Are you passionate about creating opportunities for young people with learning disabilities? Do you want a role where your teaching directly changes lives? If so, this could be the perfect role for you.
We have an exciting opportunity for a creative and passionate Tutor to join our Supported Internship programme based at one of our DFN Projects at Unilever, Kingston.
This is a full-time role where you’ll be part of a supportive, friendly team dedicated to helping young people with a learning disability, learning difficulty and/or autism take their first steps into the world of work and support them towards achieving an accredited Maths and English qualification.
About the programme
Our Supported Internship programme follows the DFN Project SEARCH model, delivered in partnership with Unilever. This means learners gain real-world experience in roles such as in retail, cleaning and hospitality, while also developing essential skills for employment.
For more information about DFN Project search, please visit (url removed)>
As a Tutor, you’ll:
Teach stepping stone Functional Skills English and Maths up to Level 2.
Deliver engaging, outside-the-box lessons in employability and workplace skills.
Work closely with colleagues to job coach learners directly in their placements.
Help young people secure paid employment by combining classroom learning with workplace experience. This role is not just about teaching — it’s about preparing young people for independence, confidence, and future success.
What we’re looking for (essential skills and experience):
Experience of supporting SEND people in a learning environment.
A background in teaching or training, ideally with SEN learners.
Experience of delivering against targets and working with diverse groups.
Good classroom management, planning, and time management skills.
A-C / 9–4 in English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent).
Minimum Level 3 Award in Education (or equivalent) and willingness to work towards Level 5 (DTLLS, PGCE, CertEd).
Knowledge of safe working practices.
Experience of delivering and assessing Functional Skills English and Maths up to Level 2. All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage. Please have your certificates ready to be emailed across if you are contacted for an interview.
This vacancy closes on Tuesday 14th July, with interviews to be held on soon after.
If you would like to find out more about the role, please contact Sam Johnson ((url removed))
Here at Mencap we operate a blind recruitment process for a lot of our roles, please ensure you apply with a full application and covering statement.
JOB ID: 36400
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
About Mencap
Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full. We campaign for a fairer society. We work with families and partners to build inclusive communities. And we deliver the services people need to live their lives.
Everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for
Salary description
£33824.00 - £33824.00 per year