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Sports SEN Mentor – Alternative Provision & Specialist Settings Sports SEN Mentor – Full Time
Location: Various SEN & Alternative Provision Schools across Birmingham
Pay: £95 – £120 per day (Based on experience)
Contract: Full-time opportunity, Monday–Friday until end of academic year

Are you sporty and experienced working with children?
Are you passionate about using sport and physical activity to support young people with special educational needs?

Smile Education is proud to be supporting specialist SEN schools and Alternative Provision settings across Birmingham who are seeking energetic and committed Sports SEN Mentors to join their teams.

This is a fantastic opportunity to use sport as a tool to engage, motivate and inspire pupils with additional needs, helping them develop confidence, resilience and positive behaviour through structured physical activity.

The Role

• Deliver engaging sports sessions tailored to pupils with SEN and SEMH needs.
• Use physical activity as a strategy to improve focus, behaviour and emotional regulation.
• Support pupils with Autism, ADHD and additional learning needs.
• Provide 1:1 and small group mentoring through sport-based interventions.
• Encourage teamwork, communication and social development.
• Promote healthy lifestyles and positive routines.
• Work closely with teachers, SENCOs and pastoral teams.
• Support behaviour management using restorative approaches.
• Contribute to EHCP targets linked to physical development and wellbeing.
• Maintain safeguarding, inclusion and pupil wellbeing at all times.

About the Schools & Settings

• Specialist SEN and Alternative Provision environments.
• Small class sizes and strong staff support networks.
• Well-equipped indoor and outdoor sports facilities.
• Leadership teams committed to therapeutic and holistic education.
• Excellent transport links across Birmingham.
• Pupils who thrive on structure, encouragement and positive role models.

Requirements

• Experience working with children or young people (minimum 6 months).
• Background in sports coaching, PE support, youth work or similar.
• Experience supporting SEN, Autism or SEMH (preferred).
• Energetic, resilient and positive role model.
• Strong behaviour management and communication skills.
• Passionate about using sport to make a difference.
• Committed to full-time consistency and reliability.
• Able to provide 2 references covering the past two years (one must comment on work with children).
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willing to obtain one through Smile Education.

Ideal For

• Sports coaches looking to transition into education.
• PE graduates or sports science graduates.
• Youth workers with behaviour experience.
• Teaching Assistants with a passion for sport.

This is more than just a sports role – it’s an opportunity to positively impact young people’s lives by building confidence, discipline and self-belief through physical activity.

Apply now to be considered for this rewarding Sports SEN Mentor role across Birmingham.

We are committed to safeguarding children. All applicants will undergo compliance checks including Prohibited List, Barred List, DBS and qualification verification.

We are committed to safeguarding children. Each applicant will be expected to undertake compliance checks including Prohibited list, Barred list, DBS and Qualifications.