Specialist SEN Tutor for ASD & GDD

Remedy Recruitment Group; Kingston upon Thames; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced DBS on Update Service

Job summary

Remedy Tutors in Kingston upon Thames is seeking an experienced SEN Tutor to deliver a highly personalised education package for an 11-year-old student with ASD and Global Developmental Delay. You will plan engaging, differentiated lessons, use visual supports, and support attention and communication.

The role involves a calm, predictable learning environment and close collaboration with a Teaching Assistant for a consistent 2:1 support package.

Qualifications

• QTS, PGCE or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification.
• Strong experience supporting children or young people with ASD and/or Global Developmental Delay.
• Experience delivering highly differentiated learning to students working significantly below age-related expectations.
• A strong understanding of communication and sensory needs.
• Experience using visual supports and structured approaches to learning.
• A calm, patient, nurturing and flexible approach.
• The ability to build a strong and trusting relationship with a student who can find change and unfamiliar situations challenging.
• Experience supporting emotional regulation and responding appropriately to behaviours that may include physical behaviours when dysregulated.

Responsibilities

• Planning and delivering engaging, highly personalised lessons.
• Adapting learning to the student's developmental profile, interests and individual needs.
• Supporting the development of attention, listening and engagement.
• Using clear, simple language alongside visual supports and demonstrations.
• Incorporating multi-sensory, practical and motivating activities into sessions.
• Breaking learning into short, manageable chunks and allowing appropriate movement or sensory breaks.
• Using visual timetables, Now & Next boards and timers to support routines and transitions.
• Supporting communication, interaction and emotional regulation throughout sessions.
• Recognising behaviour as a form of communication and adapting your approach accordingly.
• Creating a calm, predictable and low-arousal learning environment.
• Working closely with a dedicated Teaching Assistant to provide a consistent 2:1 support package.
• Monitoring progress and adapting learning in response to the student's engagement and needs.

Skills

ASD support

GDD support

Differentiated learning

Communication strategies

Visual supports

Emotion regulation

Patience and empathy

Behaviour interpretation

Education

QTS or PGCE

Tools

AAC devices

SCERTS framework

Job description

Remedy Tutors in Kingston upon Thames is seeking an experienced SEN Tutor to deliver a highly personalised education package for an 11-year-old student with ASD and Global Developmental Delay. You will plan engaging, differentiated lessons, use visual supports, and support attention and communication.

The role involves a calm, predictable learning environment and close collaboration with a Teaching Assistant for a consistent 2:1 support package.