PDA Tutor

Prospero Teaching; Stanford-le-Hope; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Prospero Teaching is seeking an experienced Tutor to support a student with PDA for 15 hours per week after 12:30pm across Mon, Wed, Thu and Fri. You will tailor activities to the pupil's pace and interests in a calm, flexible setting.

You will build trust, track progress and work with parents and other professionals as needed to promote confidence, independence and a positive experience of education.

Qualifications

• Experience with PDA, autism, ADHD, anxiety, or other needs.
• Flexible, patient and non-judgemental approach.
• Tutoring or SEN support experience.
• Reliable and consistent with excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one tutoring and educational support.
• Adapt lessons to individual needs and interests.
• Build trust and positive relationship with student.
• Monitor and communicate progress with parents/carers.
• Create a calm, safe, positive learning environment.
• Work with parents and professionals where appropriate.

Skills

One-to-one tutoring

SEN support

PDA profile experience

Communication skills

Empathy

Job description

The successful Tutor will support the student for 15 hours per week across Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with sessions taking place after 12:30pm.

You will work at the student's pace, adapting learning activities to their individual needs, interests and engagement levels. Building trust and creating a positive relationship will be central to the role.

Key responsibilities

• Providing one-to-one tutoring and educational support.
• Supporting a student with a PDA profile using a flexible and low-demand approach.
• Building a positive and trusting relationship with the student.
• Adapting lessons and activities to suit the student's individual needs.
• Using creative approaches to encourage engagement with learning.
• Supporting confidence, emotional regulation and independence.
• Working collaboratively with parents/carers and other professionals where appropriate.
• Monitoring and communicating progress.
• Creating a calm, safe and positive learning environment.

About you

The ideal candidate will:

• Have previous experience working with children or young people with PDA, autism, ADHD, anxiety or other additional needs.
• Understand the importance of flexibility when supporting a young person with a PDA profile.
• Be patient, calm, empathetic and non-judgemental.
• Be able to adapt their approach and think creatively.
• Have experience in tutoring, teaching, SEN support or a similar role.
• Be reliable and consistent.
• Have excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Be committed to helping the student develop confidence, independence and a positive experience of education.
• Experience supporting a young person with a PDA profile would be highly desirable.

Hours

• Monday - after 12:30pm
• Wednesday - after 12:30pm
• Thursday - after 12:30pm
• Friday - after 12:30pm

The exact daily hours can be discussed with the successful candidate.

If you are an experienced Tutor, Teacher or SEN professional who is passionate about supporting young people and can provide a calm, flexible and understanding approach to learning, we would love to hear from you.

To be eligible for this role

To be eligible for this role, the Tutor must:

• Hold the right to work in the UK
• Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
• Provide two professional child-related references.