Tutor

Elise Search; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A dedicated tutoring service in the Huddersfield area is searching for a committed Tutor to provide personalized 1:1 support for a neurodivergent child. This part-time role includes designing a flexible curriculum tailored to the child’s strengths, utilizing engaging and motivating learning strategies. Ideal candidates will have experience with neurodivergent individuals and be comfortable adjusting their approach to meet individual needs. This long-term opportunity focuses on building a trusting relationship to foster a love of learning.

Qualifications

• Experience working 1:1 with neurodivergent children, especially with autism and ADHD.
• Confidence in using low demand-style communication.
• Ability to create flexible scheduling strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a flexible curriculum tailored to the child's strengths.
• Use real-life contexts and engaging content to inspire learning.
• Build a trusting relationship that supports the child's emotional readiness for learning.

Skills

Experience with neurodivergent young people

Training in neurodivergence

Indirect, non-directive language use

Emotional cue interpretation

Visual scaffolding tools familiarity

Engagement with A-level content

Education

Relevant DBS

Teaching background (preferred)

Job description

Tutor Providing A Truly Individualised Learning Experience

A thoughtful and committed family is seeking a Tutor to work 1:1 with their bright and intellectually curious child. This is a part‑time, long‑term opportunity (initially 10 hours per week, built gradually) to co‑create a learning experience that is shaped around the child s passions, strengths, and emotional readiness.

The Role Includes:

• Designing and delivering a flexible curriculum through tasks that align with the child s cognitive strengths (particularly in Science alongside other STEM subject areas), with minimal perceived demand.
• Using real‑life contexts, video modelling, and engaging content to scaffold learning in ways that feel motivating and meaningful.
• Supporting the child s readiness for learning by accommodating pacing, regulation needs, and fluctuating capacity for engagement.
• Embedding co‑regulation strategies and supported movement throughout sessions to promote emotional and sensory regulation.
• Building a trusted relationship and delivering learning in a way that feels safe, engaging, and empowering allowing the child to build on their existing joy of learning through real‑world exploration, curiosity‑led inquiry, and autonomy.
• Attending termly and annual meetings and contributing to written reports that advocate for the child s short‑, medium-, and long‑term needs.

The Tutor Must:

• Have experience working 1:1 with neurodivergent young people, including those with autism, ADHD, and PDA/demand avoidance.
• Be trained in neurodivergence, sensory processing, and trauma‑informed, neuroaffirming practice.
• Be confident using indirect, non‑directive language and low demand‑style communication.
• Be skilled in interpreting verbal and non‑verbal cues to assess emotional readiness and engagement.
• Be familiar with visual scaffolding tools and flexible scheduling strategies to support autonomy and reduce demand.
• Be capable of engaging with A‑level and degree‑level content in science‑related subjects, and delivering it in a way that feels accessible, relevant, and non‑traditional. An ex‑teacher / previous teaching background would be suitable.
• Hold relevant DBS on the updates system or be willing to get this.

Why This Role Is Unique and Rewarding:

• You ll have the opportunity to support a highly capable and inquisitive young person with a real passion for Science subject areas and beyond.
• The role offers the freedom to co‑create a learning experience that is truly centred around the child free from rigid structures and focused on what inspires and motivates.
• You ll be part of a small, trusted team working together to support the child s sensory, emotional, and learning needs with consistency and care.
• Sessions are built gradually and flexibly, allowing you to establish strong relational safety and work at a pace that supports the child s readiness for learning.
• This is a long‑term opportunity to build a stable, trusted relationship with a young person who thrives when supported by adults who understand and respect their profile of needs.

Location

In‑person, within the family home in the Huddersfield area

To Apply

If you are a neuroaffirming, enabling tutor with the skills and experience to support a bright young person in a truly individualised way and you re ready to help a child flourish through curiosity, trust, and connection we would love to hear from you.