SEN Education and Engagement Specialist

Fresh Start in Education Abingdon, England Mar 30, 2026

Type Full Time
Pay £25 – £35/hour
Work Onsite
Experience 1 years experience

SEN Education and Engagement Specialist focuses on too many people, too many challenges and too little support can leave them unwilling or unable to attend.

What the role involves

  • Too many people, too many challenges and too little support can leave them unwilling or unable to attend.
  • Deliver fun, personalised learning sessions on a 1:1 or 2:1 basis with young people with SEN or SEMH needs in the Oxford area.
  • Monitoring and reporting on student progress after each session and setting clear, achievable targets to support ongoing development.

Skills and requirements

  • Experience (at least 1 year) as teachers, tutors, teaching assistants, SEN specialists and education professionals who have directly supported young people with SEN/SEMH needs.
  • An up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding and child protection.

Confirmed role details

  • Travel subsidy and £15 per session resource allowance.
  • Free access to counselling and wellbeing services, pension options and store discounts.
  • Support and inclusion in a supportive, expert team.
  • Bank staff role (PAYE), offering both short-term and long-term placements.

Candidate fit

  • At Fresh Start in Education, we’re looking for experienced, proactive, person-centred people to plan.

Additional role context

  • Working 1:1 or 2:1 with children and young people in their homes or specialist settings in Oxfordshire.
  • Running sessions during the school day (term time only) that typically last 3 to 5 hours.
  • Conducting risk assessments and ensuring safeguarding procedures are followed.

Known job details

  • Pay: £25–£35 per hour
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