Drama Mentor

Location: Dover

Salary Scale: £120 - £200 per day, depending on experience

Start Date: October 2026

End Date: Ongoing

Contract Type: Long Term, Full-time

Are you passionate about Drama and keen to use your creativity to help young people grow in confidence?

GSL Education Kent are currently recruiting a Drama Mentor to join a supportive secondary school in Dover. This is an excellent opportunity for a Drama graduate, performing arts professional or experienced education practitioner who enjoys working with young people and wants to use their creative skills to support pupils both academically and personally.

As a Drama Mentor
, you will work with pupils through engaging creative activities, helping them develop confidence, communication and collaboration skills. You will encourage participation, support positive behaviour and create opportunities for pupils to express themselves in a safe and purposeful environment.

This well-established secondary school provides an inclusive and supportive environment where pupils are encouraged to develop their confidence, independence and wider skills. The school values positive relationships and provides a structured setting in which young people can engage positively with their education.

The successful Drama Mentor will provide targeted support to pupils through Drama and Performing Arts activities, helping them develop communication, teamwork and self-expression. You may work with individuals or small groups, adapting activities to suit different needs and levels of confidence.

We are looking for a Drama Mentor who is enthusiastic, approachable and able to use creative approaches to engage young people who may benefit from additional encouragement and support.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a degree, qualification or strong professional background in Drama, Performing Arts or a related subject
• Be confident using creative activities to engage and motivate young people
• Build positive relationships with pupils and encourage their participation
• Support pupils to develop communication, confidence and teamwork skills
• Be patient, adaptable and able to respond to different individual needs
• Demonstrate strong communication and behaviour management skills
• Ideally have previous experience working with young people in an educational, mentoring or youth setting

Experience in schools, youth work, tutoring, mentoring, theatre or Performing Arts would be advantageous, although applications from enthusiastic graduates with strong Drama backgrounds are welcome.

Please be advised that this role requires a strong knowledge and understanding of safeguarding and child protection and that successful applicants must satisfy all background safer recruitment checks including providing an enhanced DBS on the update service, or completing an application for a new check.

We also offer, via our partner, access to accredited Education-relevant CPD courses.

In addition to that, GSL Education is currently offering £100 for the successful referral of either Teachers or Teaching Assistants (Ts & Cs apply).

For more information or to register your interest in the Drama Mentor