Unqualified Teacher SEMH Outreach Tutor - AP

Tradewind Recruitment; Colne; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Safeguarding refreshers

Behaviour management training

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking an experienced mentor or youth practitioner to join as an Unqualified Teacher / SEMH Outreach Tutor in Colne, for a full-time temp-to-perm role. The post does not require QTS and focuses on engaging secondary students with SEMH needs.

You will deliver tailored literacy, numeracy and life-skills sessions across outreach hubs, with travel across Colne/BB catchment. A driving licence and DBS are essential, with ongoing professional development and a clear

Qualifications

• Experience working with SEMH, neurodivergence, or disengaged youth.
• Ability to design and run engaging activities without direct supervision.
• Full UK Driving Licence with daily access to a vehicle.
• Enhanced DBS on update service or willingness to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• 1:1 and small-group delivery of literacy, numeracy, personal development and life-skills sessions at outreach hubs and community sites.
• Build trusting relationships with vulnerable learners to re-engage with education.
• Apply positive behaviour support and de-escalation to manage dysregulated behaviours safely.
• Travel between student locations and community sites across Colne and BB catchment.
• Log daily attendance, wellbeing notes, and progression for multi-agency reviews.

Skills

Challenging behaviour

Instructional design

Driving licence

Safeguarding

Trauma-informed approach

Job description

Overview

Are you an experienced mentor, youth practitioner, or instructor with a gift for connecting with disaffected young people?

A reputable Alternative Provision serving the Colne (BB8), Nelson (BB9), and Burnley (BB10) areas is seeking a proactive Unqualified Teacher / SEMH Outreach Tutor for a full-time, temp-to-perm role.

This position does not require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Instead, it requires high emotional resilience, empathy, and practical capability in re-engaging secondary-aged students (11-16+) with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, neurodivergence, and histories of school refusal or trauma.

Key Responsibilities

• 1:1 & Small-Group Delivery: Deliver tailored, functional learning sessions in literacy, numeracy, personal development, and vocational life skills across local outreach hubs, community sites, and designated base settings.
• Re-engagement & Mentoring: Build trusting, professional relationships with vulnerable learners to rebuild their confidence in education.
• De-escalation & Regulation: Apply positive behaviour support and de-escalation strategies to manage complex, dysregulated behaviours safely.
• Outreach Mobility: Travel between student locations and community sites across the Colne and wider BB postcode catchment.
• Progress Monitoring: Log daily attendance, wellbeing notes, and academic progression to feed back into multi-agency and review meetings.

Candidate Requirements

• Experience: Background working with challenging behaviour, SEMH, neurodivergence (ADHD/ASC), or disengaged youth (PRU, AP, Youth Work, or Residential Care backgrounds highly valued).
• Instructional Confidence: Ability to design and run engaging, functional educational activities without direct supervision.
• Driving Licence (Essential): Full UK Driving Licence with daily access to a vehicle (business mileage reimbursed where applicable).
• Safeguarding: An Enhanced Child Workforce DBS on the DBS Update Service (or willingness to complete one).
• Desirable: De-escalation training (Team Teach, MAPA, or CPI) and a solid understanding of trauma-informed approaches.

Package & Benefits

• Salary: Up to 33,000 equivalent (starting on weekly agency PAYE at 135,68 - 154.80/day, transitioning to permanent school contract).
• Security: Clear, structured pathway to a permanent contract with the provision.
• Work-Life Balance: Monday to Friday, term-time daytime hours.
• Support: Continuous access to funded professional development, safeguarding refreshers, and behaviour management training.