SEND Tutor

Overview

You can make a difference, teach creatively, and work within a more fulfilling and rewarding career – SENse Learning is offering a unique opportunity for passionate teachers to make a real difference. Our SEND Tutor roles provide one‑to‑one support for the most in‑need young people, working across specialisms such as Specialist Teacher, Intervention Tutor, and SEND Teacher. Multiple positions are available, hiring is ongoing, and interviews are being arranged as applications are received.

SENse Learning is on a mission to ensure no student is left behind. At the forefront of Alternative Provision, we support children and young people to achieve their education goals by providing bespoke and holistic learning packages for all our students. Set within the students' homes and out in the community, our learning packages meet individual needs, enabling them to succeed and learn via a trauma‑informed approach.

• Competitive pay: £35 – £45 per hour
• Flexible working:
  Craft your own schedule with in‑person, hybrid, and work‑from‑home teaching opportunities, agreeing lesson times with parents, carers, or schools
• Flexible hours:
  Part‑time to full‑time, arranged in consultation with clients and schools to suit your schedule
• Meaningful work:
  Provide one‑to‑one support to young people who are otherwise left behind
• Pastoral and Pathways Support: SENse Learning keeps a team around you and the child
• Community and Company Events:
  Knowledge sharing and resources
• Referral Programme:
  Get rewarded for successful tutor referrals

At SENse Learning, you will join a community of like‑minded individuals dedicated to nurturing and supporting SEND learners; be part of a team that believes in shaping a brighter future for every student.

• Experience:
  
  2+ years of post‑NQT teaching experience, ideally working with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, and / or PMLD in a holistic and trauma‑informed way
• Qualifications:
  
  Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS)
• Approach:
  Understanding of how to work in a child‑centred, holistic way; you will have the ingenuity and creativity to make the curriculum work in an individual, student‑centred way
• Compliance:
  Enhanced DBS (facilitated if needed) and 2+ professional references
• Location:
  
  Based in the UK with the right to work in the UK, even for remote / online jobs
• Safeguarding:
  Knowledge of safeguarding and creating a safe learning environment

• Develop strong relationships with children and young people who have a range of needs and who have often experienced significant difficulties in previous education settings.
• Provide in‑person, online / remote, and hybrid support to children, teenagers, and young people with SEMH and SEND needs, including MLD, SLD, PMLD, and other additional educational needs.
• Support pupils and students, ranging from KS1 – KS5 (as appropriate for your skills), referred by local authorities and schools by planning and delivering flexible, trauma‑informed tutoring and mentoring tailored to the young persons' needs, EHCP, and risk assessment.
• Plan and report for lessons and provide regular feedback on student progress.

We are on a mission to raise the standard of education for young people with SEND and SEMH needs, supporting children and young people to challenge the barriers presented by the most complex additional needs such as PDA, complex mental health conditions, and EBSA. Through bespoke, one‑to‑one lessons, our dedicated team makes a positive impact on students' lives every day.

• Apply in less than 5 minutes via our mobile and browser optimised application form.
• Interviews are scheduled on a rolling basis – apply now and start making a difference!
• We welcome tutors from all backgrounds; our learners come from diverse communities and our organisation must reflect and represent their experiences.
• Safer Recruitment:
  All candidates must pass through our safer recruitment process to ensure their suitability to work with children and young people.

• This position involves engaging with us as a self‑employer tutor / teacher.
• We provide guidance / signposting on accessing resources to register as self‑employed if you are not registered already.
• This is not a PAYE position.

• SENDCo (Special Education Needs Coordinator)
• SLD / MLD Teacher
• Autism / ADHD Support Teacher
• Intervention Specialist / Teacher / Tutor
• Ex‑Teacher
• Learning Support Assistant (LSA) / Teaching Assistant (TA)
• Educational Therapist
• Speech and Language Therapist (SALT)
• Educational Psychologist (EP)
• Inclusion Coordinator

If you hold one of these roles, meet our requirements, and are considering a career change, please consider applying with us. 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.