Unqualified Teacher SEMH Outreach Tutor - AP

Tradewind Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary up to 33,000

Structured permanent contract pathway

Term-time / daytime hours

Professional development support

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment in England seeks an experienced mentor, youth practitioner, or instructor to support disaffected young people (11-16+) with SEMH needs. The role is full-time and temp-to-perm; QTS is not required, but resilience, empathy and practical engagement skills are essential.

You will deliver 1:1 and small-group literacy, numeracy, personal development, and life-skills sessions across outreach hubs and community sites, travel between locations, and log progress for multi‑agency

Qualifications

• Experience working with challenging behaviour, SEMH, and disengaged youth.
• Ability to design engaging activities without direct supervision.
• Driving licence and access to a vehicle on a daily basis.
• Enhanced DBS on update service or willing to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• 1:1 & small-group delivery of literacy, numeracy, personal development and life skills.
• Re-engagement and mentoring to rebuild confidence in education.
• De-escalation and regulation using positive behaviour support.
• Outreach mobility between Colne, Nelson, Burnley locations and community sites.
• Progress monitoring and logging wellbeing and academic progression for reviews.

Skills

Challenging behaviour

SEMH experience

Neurodivergence experience

Outreach teaching

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.