Behaviour Specialist Tutor

Teaching Personnel Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 41,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Home or school-based sessions

Competitive pay

Support from education team

DBS assistance / guidance

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd is seeking an experienced 1:1 Behaviour Specialist Tutor to deliver personalised educational and behavioural support to pupils across Birmingham.

The role is home or school-based, part-time with flexible hours during school time. You will work one-to-one with pupils, applying behaviour management strategies and supporting emotional regulation to enable engagement with learning.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ teaching or relevant educational experience in the UK.
• Experience supporting pupils with behavioural, social, emotional, or additional learning needs.
• Previous 1:1 support experience is highly desirable.
• Enhanced DBS check required, or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised 1:1 tuition and behavioural support based on the pupil’s individual needs.
• Build positive, trusting, and professional relationships with pupils.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation, confidence, engagement, and learning.
• Implement positive behaviour-management and de-escalation strategies.
• Adapt teaching methods and learning resources to suit individual needs.
• Provide a calm, structured, and supportive learning environment.
• Monitor and record pupil progress, behaviour, and engagement.
• Work collaboratively with parents, carers, schools, and other professionals.
• Encourage positive behaviour, independence, and successful engagement with education.

Skills

Behaviour management

1:1 tutoring

Excellent communication

Patience

Independence

Education

UK teaching qualification

Job description

1:1 Behaviour Specialist Tutor – Home or School-Based

Location: Birmingham and surrounding areas
Hours: During school hours
Contract: Part-time / Flexible

We are currently looking for an experienced and dedicated 1:1 Behaviour Specialist Tutor to provide personalised educational and behavioural support to pupils across Birmingham.

The successful candidate will work closely with pupils on a one-to-one basis, either at the pupil’s home or within a school setting, primarily during school hours. This role is ideal for an experienced teacher, tutor, behaviour mentor, or education professional who has a strong understanding of behaviour management, emotional regulation, and supporting pupils with additional needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver personalised 1:1 tuition and behavioural support based on the pupil’s individual needs.
• Build positive, trusting, and professional relationships with pupils.
• Support pupils with emotional regulation, confidence, engagement, and learning.
• Implement positive behaviour-management and de-escalation strategies.
• Adapt teaching methods and learning resources to suit individual needs.
• Provide a calm, structured, and supportive learning environment.
• Monitor and record pupil progress, behaviour, and engagement.
• Work collaboratively with parents, carers, schools, and other professionals.
• Encourage positive behaviour, independence, and successful engagement with education.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years’ teaching or relevant educational experience in the UK.
• Experience supporting pupils with behavioural, social, emotional, or additional learning needs.
• Previous experience providing 1:1 support is highly desirable.
• Relevant teaching, tutoring, behaviour support, or education qualification.
• Good understanding of positive behaviour-management strategies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Patient, reliable, resilient, and confident working with pupils who may present challenging behaviour.
• Ability to work independently and adapt to individual pupil needs.
• Enhanced DBS check required, or willingness to obtain one.
• Right to work in the UK.

What We Offer

• Flexible 1:1 tuition and behaviour-support opportunities.
• Sessions delivered at the pupil’s home or within a school setting.
• Daytime sessions during school hours.
• Competitive rates of pay.
• Ongoing support from our education team.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to pupils’ education, behaviour, confidence, and wellbeing.
• Potential for additional tutoring opportunities depending on availability and location.

If you are an experienced education professional passionate about supporting pupils with behavioural and learning needs, we would love to hear from you.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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