Special Education Needs Tutor

Targeted Provision; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A dedicated educational support organization in Nottingham is seeking SEN/SEND Tutors to provide tailored educational support to young people with various learning needs. The role includes planning personalized sessions and ensuring a holistic approach to mentoring. Candidates must possess professional teaching qualifications and relevant experience. The job offers flexible part-time to full-time hours with a focus on transforming the educational experiences of vulnerable learners.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

CPD opportunities

Access to a tutor community

Qualifications

• Professional teaching qualifications (QTS/QTLS) are required.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in teaching.
• Experience working with young people with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, or other additional needs.

Responsibilities

• Plan each session of teaching/tutoring/mentoring.
• Provide holistic and engaging sessions for students.
• Complete lesson reports and provide feedback on progress.

Skills

Holistic and engaging teaching techniques

Experience with SEND and SEMH

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Professional Teaching Qualifications (QTS/QTLS)

Minimum 2 years teaching experience

Job description

Overview

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

• 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
• 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
• 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

Qualifications and application

• 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.
• Individuals with highly relevant experience from teaching background often have worked in roles such as SENCo, 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

Application notes

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.