SEMH Tutor

Prospero Teaching

📍 Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom

Full-time educational-instruction-and-library

Job Description

Location: Home-based initially, progressing into school-based support
Hours: Up to 15 hours per week (hours initially reduced to allow for relationship building)
Start Date: September 2026

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate tutor to support a Year 8 student with SEMH needs, very high anxiety and EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance).

This role will initially focus on building a trusting relationship and supporting the young person to recognise and manage emotions, before gradually introducing academic learning and supporting a carefully planned transition back into education.

The Role

The successful tutor will:

Build a strong, trusting and consistent relationship with the young person.
Support the young person to identify early signs of anxiety, distress and dysregulation.
Co-create personalised emotional regulation strategies and coping tools.
Adapt sessions daily in response to the young person's emotional presentat...
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