1-1 SEN Teacher

Horizon Care and Education; Stafford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A recognized educational provider in Stafford is seeking a compassionate and dependable peripatetic teacher to support students aged 8-25 outside traditional school environments. The role involves delivering one-on-one education in various community settings while fostering strong educational relationships. Ideal candidates will hold QTS or QTLS qualifications and have a passion for working with students with special educational needs. Competitive pay, occupational sick pay, and numerous benefits available, including a Christmas bonus and training opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive pay rates

Occupational sick pay

Christmas bonus

Blue Light Card

Colleague referral scheme

Financial wellbeing service

Life Assurance

Tastecard discounts

Career progression opportunities

Tailored induction programme

Therapeutic training support

Access to free online courses

Employee assistance programme

High quality CPD opportunities

Free eye checks

Community and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dependable teacher able to inspire students.
• Experience in building and maintaining educational relationships.
• Must be a car owner/driver for travel to students' locations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver 1-1 education to students in community settings.
• Attend meetings and training sessions.
• Assist in covering lessons at the school when required.

Skills

QTS or QTLS Qualifications

Proven teaching and learning experience

Up-to-date safeguarding and child protection knowledge

Energy and passion for engaging lessons

Experience with SEN/SEMH in a 1-1 or small group setting

Education

QTS or QTLS Qualifications

Job description

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Due to continued growth and expansion, Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a peripatetic teacher to join our fantastic Alternative Learning Pathway team at Draycott Moor School, stoke.

Horizon Alternative Learning Pathway (HALP) aims to support and engage young people for whom learning in a school environment is not appropriate. We deliver short to medium term, personalised learning programmes nationally - a combination of direct home tutoring, mentoring and online learning for pupils from ages 8-25.

You will be based at our Draycott Moor School and will form part of the team at this school. As a peripatetic teacher you will visit children to deliver the 1-1 education in the community. You will be expected to attend meetings and training at the school and at times may be asked to cover lessons/support in school if needed.

You will be working in a variety of non-school settings where you will be building and maintaining excellent educational relationships with the students. Your focus will be the individual learning needs of the student who has struggled in a school environment. Due to the nature of the role you will need to be a car owner/driver.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team.

Minimum Requirements:

• QTS or QTLS Qualifications
• Have proven teaching and learning experience.
• Have up to date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience.

The Ideal Candidate Should:

• Have the energy, passion, and drive to create exciting and engaging lessons for our students
• Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills
• Ideally have experience and a passion for working with students with SEN/SEMH in a 1-1 or small group setting

Why Work for Us?

• Competitive pay rates
• Occupational sick pay
• Christmas bonus
• Blue Light Card
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards earn up to £2500 per referral!
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
• Employee assistance programme free, confidential support via Bupa.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.
• High quality CPD opportunities.
• Free eye checks.
• Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We re in this together.

To start your journey with Horizon, apply now!

Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of its employees and the people we support, and recognises the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff. We are committed to attract and retain talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.

Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme. During your application process, you will be asked to complete an application form which will be used through your recruitment assessment and onboarding journey. Please outline any reasonable adjustments that can be made to support your application and assessment process.

We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs. We promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment.

Please note we will not interview for this role without a fully completed application pack.

Closing date for this role is 5th January. Please note we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date stated if we receive a high volume of applications.