Specialist Tutor - Autism and SEMH

Ashford College; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A college in the UK is seeking a Specialist Tutor to support students with Autism and SEMH. You will work in small groups and on a 1-1 basis, developing strategies to help these young people succeed. The role requires teaching qualifications, experience with Autism and SEMH, and a passion for making a difference. The position offers competitive pay and generous leave policies.

Benefits

42 days annual leave + bank holidays

Generous government pension scheme (28% company contribution)

Paid time off for children's first day at school

Enhanced parental leave

Counselling support and occupational health referrals

Cycle to work and car leasing discount schemes

Community involvement opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years’ experience of teaching students with Autism and/or SEMH.
• Understanding of SEND & SEMH conditions.
• Safeguarding knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Support and creatively teach young people in small groups and on a 1-1 basis.
• Develop strategies and systems to assess student needs.

Skills

Experience working with young people with Autism

SEMH understanding

Teaching skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Education

Qualified Teacher (DET, PGCE or Certificate in Education)

Degree level qualification related to specialist area

Job description

About The Role

Have you experience of working with young people with Autism and SEMH?

As a Specialist Tutor you will work collaboratively with a team to support students with Autism, SEMH and wider needs to develop and implement strategies and systems to assess their needs to adopt success.

Are you able to think differently in how you support young people?

You’llbe key in supporting and creatively teaching young people in small groups and on a 1-1 basis.

We’re confident that at the end of your working day, you’llhaveovercome challenges and made a genuine difference, leaving a lasting impression.

Hours per week: 30

Annual leave: 42 days + bank holidays (pro rata 252 hours + bank holidays)

Salary per year: £29,278 up to 32,075

As an Outstanding provider in East Kent, it’s not a secret that we pride ourselves with our standards of supporting students. But we also focus on the wellbeing and support for our employees.Here are just some of our benefits:

• Offer competitive holiday entitlement (42 days FTE + bank holidays).
• Generous government pension scheme (28% company contribution).
• Paid time off for your children’s first day at school, for interviews and when moving home.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Opportunities to develop, train and progress across our group of 6 colleges totalling 1600 staff.
• Counselling support and occupational health referrals.
• Cycle to work, car leasing and tech purchasing discount schemes.
• Annual community days, and ‘My 10 Days’ voluntary scheme where you can give back to something you are passionate about.
• Eco SustainabilityPledge to reach Net-Zero by 2030.

About You

What are we looking for?

• Minimum of two years’ experience of teaching students with Autism and/or SEMH.
• Qualified teacher (DET, PGCE or Certificate in Education)
• Degree level qualification related to specialist area.
• Experience of a range of conditions thatimpactlearning - SEND & SEMH.
• Safeguarding knowledge and understanding.

Please see the job description(which includes theperson specification)for a full list of skills and experience that all applicants will be considered against.

No need to spend time updating your CV, just clickapplyand complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, andwe’llreview all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date.

If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us [e-mail]

Please note that there are two salary scale points for our Lecturer positions. All candidates will start at the introductory salary scale point unless certain criteria are met. Lecturerswill normally move up to the highest salary scale once one full academic year of teaching for our group is complete. (Lecturers must be in post by 1^stSeptember in any given year to qualify and this is subject to approval). Therefore, internal applicants in the same rolemay qualify for the higher salary scale, although should seek clarification

About Us

Outstanding Ofsted Provider

East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent CollegesGroup is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold thePositive About Disability Awardand are aDisability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment toCare Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge)and to current or previousArmed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge)with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.