SLD Tutor

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Full timePart time
Location: Woodbridge
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Job offered by: Targeted Provision Ltd
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Category:
Core subject (Maths, English, or Science) SEN / SEND Tutors for Young People with SEND, SEMH, and other Additional Educational Needs required in Suffolk.

Check all associated application documentation thoroughly before clicking on the apply button at the bottom of this description. Multiple positions are available and hiring is ongoing to meet the wide variety of needs we support.

We are on a mission to transform the quality of education provided to young people with SEN (Special Education Needs) / SEND (Special Education Needs and Disabilities), as well as other needs such as SEMH needs (Social, Emotional and Mental Health). We are increasingly supporting children and young people with MLD (Moderate Learning Difficulties) and SLD (Severe Learning Difficulties).

We are looking for SEN / SEND tutors with a genuine passion for transforming the lives of disengaged, at-risk, and vulnerable learners in Suffolk.

At Targeted Provision our mission is to raise the standard of educational support offered to vulnerable young people in the UK. We keep the team around the child, and you will be supported throughout every placement by our team of SEN / SEND Support Specialists.

This role is perfect for qualified SEN / SEND teachers who are eager to work via 1:1 tutoring with children and young people with a variety of learning needs, in a creative, flexible, holistic, and trauma-informed manner, to raise their engagement and drastically improve the outlook of their educational journey.

What we offer our SEN / SEND Tutors:

Flexible part-time up to full-time hours to suit you schedule

Occasional opportunities to take on remote jobs and online teaching assignments and work from home

Extensive CPD and upskilling opportunities, including access to the full Tes CPD suite while working with us

A SEN / SEND Support Team dedicated to keeping a team around the child, and ensuring that every placement is a success for the young person and you

We invite every active tutor to join our tutor community, where our tutors and ourselves share best practice, resources, and tips

A place as part of a child-centred company committed to transforming the world of support for vulnerable young people for the better

The SEN / SEND Tutor role:

This role will involve providing Maths, English, or Science tuition to young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND), Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs (SEMH), Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties (MLD / SLD), or other Additional Educational Needs referred to Targeted Provision

These young people are referred to us by local authorities and schools and will require some level of support in their educational and social-emotional journey

If selected, your role will be to provide this support via flexible and holistic trauma-informed tutoring and mentoring

SEN / SEND Tutor tasks and responsibilities:

Planning each session of teaching / tutoring / mentoring

Providing the young person with holistic and engaging sessions which meet their needs and advance their educational and social-emotional journey

Completing lesson reports and providing feedback on the young person's progress

SEN / SEND Tutor requirements:

Professional Teaching Qualifications (Qualified Teacher Status / QTS / QTLS)

Minimum 2 years teaching experience

Experience working with young people with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, and / or other Additional Educational Needs

Experience, knowledge and understanding of safeguarding processes

Enhanced DBS (we can help obtain this at cost if needed)

Two professional references

You must be based in the UK with the right to work in the UK, even for remote / online assignments

It is a strict requirement that you have the ability to work in a way that promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of children and young people and follow safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.

SEN / SEND Tutor employment status:

This position involves engaging with us as a Worker, to provide short-term engagements as and when they arise

You will work through a contract for service and will be paid via PAYE

We do not offer any set amount of work nor expenses coverage

Our insurance covers the work you do for us

This is not a self-employed tutoring / self-employed teaching position

Applying: We look forward to receiving your CV, outlining your relevant skills and experience that can help make a difference.

Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two weeks.

We are keen to hear from candidates from all backgrounds. The over 2 million vulnerable children in the UK are disproportionately constituted of minority and LGBTQIA+ communities, as well as people with disabilities, refugees and migrants, and people living with mental health conditions. It is integral to our mission of raising the standard of support for the UK's vulnerable learners that we engage tutors from all backgrounds so that our tutors can share/relate to the experiences of our students.

We take Safer Recruitment seriously. All candidates must pass through our strict processes to ensure their suitability to work with children and young people before being considered for work with us.

Interviews are being scheduled on a rolling basis.

Relevant Job Titles / Previous Experience: Individuals with highly relevant experience from teaching background often have worked in the following roles:

SENCo (Special Education Needs Coordinator)

SLD / MLD Teacher

Autism / ADHD Support Teacher

Intervention Specialist

Ex-Teacher

Other highly relevant roles from therapeutic and learning support background include

Learning Support Assistant (LSA)

Educational Therapist

Speech and Language Therapist

Educational Psychologist

Inclusion Coordinator

If you hold one of these roles, meet our requirements, and are considering a career change please do consider applying with us.
Industry: Primary and Secondary Education
Specialties: Education, Tutoring, Alternative Provision, SEND, Trauma-Informed, SEMH, Teaching
Employees: 51-200
Annual Revenue: £3.7M
Founded: 2018

We provide bespoke tuition and mentoring programmes to young people with Additional Educational Needs. Many of our cohort have EHCPs or are Looked After. Our in-house team of SEND Specialists, including a SENDCo, Designated Mental Health Lead, Exams Officer and Safeguarding Team, oversee all provision. We work closely with colleagues at Local Authority SEND and Inclusion teams, Virtual Schools, and schools to devise packages of support to help vulnerable young people meet their educational and social/ emotional outcomes. Our tutors are qualified, SEND and trauma-informed professionals. They prioritise building positive, trusting relationships with their young people to help them reach their potential. We offer targeted tuition in EAL, Life Skills, Metacognition and Functional Skills. We are a Functional Skills exam centre. We are a part time, interim provider. Our goal for all young people is that they are able to engage in suitable full time education with our support.

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