SEN Teacher - Primary Phase

Protocol Education Ltd; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational services provider is seeking a SEN Teacher for the Primary Phase to provide tailored tutoring for young people with special educational needs. The position offers flexible hours, competitive rates, and requires a qualified teacher with experience in special education. Candidates must be passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable learners and must hold appropriate teaching qualifications.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Access to CPD opportunities

Dedicated support team

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years teaching experience required.
• Experience with MLD / SLD and other Additional Educational Needs is essential.
• Enhanced DBS check ability is needed.

Responsibilities

• Tutoring and mentoring students with special educational needs.
• Planning all tutoring sessions and engaging students effectively.
• Providing feedback on student progress.

Skills

Experience working with young people with SEND

Ability to promote health and wellbeing of children

Professional Teaching Qualifications

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Overview

Job Title: SEN Teacher – Primary Phase

Location: Manchester

Work Type: Full-time, Part-time, Supply & long-term options available

Salary: £28 - £35 per hour (dependent on experience)

Start date: ASAP / Ongoing

Core subject (Maths, English, or Science) SEN / SEND Tutors for Young People with SEND, SEMH, and other Additional Educational Needs required in Manchester.

Multiple positions are available, and hiring is ongoing to meet the wide variety of needs we support.

We are on a mission to transform the quality of education provided to young people with SEN (Special Education Needs) / SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities), as well as other needs such as SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health). We are increasingly supporting children and young people with MLD (Moderate Learning Difficulties) and SLD (Severe Learning Difficulties).

We are looking for SEN / SEND tutors with a genuine passion for transforming the lives of disengaged, at-risk, and vulnerable learners in Manchester.

At Targeted Provision our mission is to raise the standard of educational support offered to vulnerable young people in the UK. We keep the team around the child, and you will be supported throughout every placement by our team of SEN / SEND Support Specialists.

This role is perfect for qualified SEN / SEND teachers who are eager to work via 1:1 tutoring with children and young people with a variety of learning needs, in a creative, flexible, holistic, and trauma-informed manner, to raise their engagement and drastically improve the outlook of their educational journey.

What we offer our SEN / SEND Tutors

• Flexible part-time up to full-time hours to suit your schedule
• Occasional opportunities to take on remote jobs and online teaching assignments and work from home
• Extensive CPD and upskilling opportunities, including access to the full Tes CPD suite while working with us
• A SEN / SEND Support Team dedicated to keeping a team around the child, and ensuring that every placement is a success for the young person and you
• We invite every active tutor to join our tutor community, where our tutors and ourselves share best practice, resources, and tips
• A place as part of a child-centred company committed to transforming the world of support for vulnerable young people for the better

The SEN / SEND Tutor role

This role will involve providing Maths, English, or Science tuition to young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties (MLD / SLD), or other Additional Educational Needs referred to Targeted Provision. These young people are referred to us by local authorities and schools and will require some level of support in their educational and social-emotional journey. If selected, your role will be to provide this support via flexible and holistic trauma-informed tutoring and mentoring.

SEN / SEND Tutor tasks and responsibilities:

• Planning each session of teaching / tutoring / mentoring
• Providing the young person with holistic and engaging sessions which meet their needs and advance their educational and social-emotional journey
• Completing lesson reports and providing feedback on the young person’s progress

SEN / SEND Tutor requirements:

• Professional Teaching Qualifications (Qualified Teacher Status / QTS / QTLS)
• Minimum 2 years teaching experience
• Experience working with young people with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, and / or other Additional Educational Needs
• Experience, knowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes
• Enhanced DBS (we can help obtain this at cost if needed)
• Two professional references
• You must be based in the UK with the right to work in the UK, even for remote / online assignments
• It is a strict requirement that you have the ability to work in a way that promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of children and young people and follow safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.

SEN / SEND Tutor employment status

This position involves engaging with us as a Worker, to provide short-term engagements as and when they arise. You will work through a contract for service and will be paid via PAYE. We do not offer any set amount of work nor expenses coverage. Our insurance covers the work you do for us. This is not a self-employed tutoring / self-employed teaching position.

Applying

We look forward to receiving your CV, outlining your relevant skills and experience that can help make a difference. Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two weeks.

We are keen to hear from candidates from all backgrounds. The over 2 million vulnerable children in the UK are disproportionately constituted of minority and LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and people living with mental health conditions. It is integral to our mission of raising the standard of support for the UK\'s vulnerable learners that we engage tutors from all backgrounds so that our tutors can share/relate to the experiences of our students.

We take Safer Recruitment seriously. All candidates must pass through our strict processes to ensure their suitability to work with children and young people before being considered for work with us.

Interviews are being scheduled on a rolling basis.

Relevant Job Titles / Previous Experience:

• SENCo (Special Education Needs Coordinator)
• SLD / MLD Teacher
• Autism / ADHD Support Teacher
• Intervention Specialist
• Ex-Teacher

Other highly relevant roles from therapeutic and learning support background include:

• Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
• Educational Therapist
• Speech and Language Therapist
• Educational Psychologist
• Inclusion Coordinator

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further 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.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the 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 FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.

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What Protocol Education Offers

• Flexible work to suit your availability.
• Access to a range of local schools and Early Years settings.
• Long-term and temp-to-perm opportunities.
• Continued professional development and training e.g. CPD Programme and Teachers Networking events.
• Competitive weekly pay through PAYE (no umbrella fees).
• Dedicated consultant support throughout your journey.

How to Apply

If this role interests you, please submit your application form along with an updated CV. Please don't forget to click ‘Confirm my interest' or ‘Apply’ button to let us know of your interest; however, additionally you can also write to me at [e-mail]

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.