Trauma-Informed Therapeutic Tutor - Flexible 15h/wk

Inspire EHC Ltd; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Team support

Planning guidance

Job summary

Inspire Tutoring is seeking a compassionate Therapeutic Tutor in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire to provide highly personalised 1:1 or 2:1 support for a learner with significant anxiety and school avoidance.

The successful tutor must commute five days a week for up to 3 hours daily, build a safe, trusting relationship and use a trauma-informed, flexible approach to help re-engage with education at an appropriate pace.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children or young people with anxiety, autism, SEND, trauma, SEMH or emotionally based school avoidance.
• Strong trauma-informed, attachment-aware and neurodiversity-affirming practice.
• Ability to stay calm, dependable and maintain professional boundaries.
• Willingness to complete an enhanced DBS check and safeguarding checks.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver individualised sessions blending therapeutic engagement with accessible learning.
• Establish routines and a low-pressure environment where learner feels safe.
• Use relationship-based approaches to build confidence and emotional regulation.
• Introduce academic content gradually and adapt expectations to progress.
• Collaborate with parents, schools, professionals and the Inspire Tutoring team.
• Record attendance, engagement, progress and outcomes after each session.
• Support transition and reintegration goals when the learner is ready.
• Follow safeguarding, risk assessment and confidentiality procedures.

Skills

Anxiety support

Trauma-informed practice

Calm, dependable

Education

Relevant teaching/therapy qualification

QTS welcomed

Tools

DBS check

Job description

Inspire Tutoring is seeking a compassionate Therapeutic Tutor in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire to provide highly personalised 1:1 or 2:1 support for a learner with significant anxiety and school avoidance.

The successful tutor must commute five days a week for up to 3 hours daily, build a safe, trusting relationship and use a trauma-informed, flexible approach to help re-engage with education at an appropriate pace.