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Targeted Provision Ltd
Bingley
3 months ago
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Core subject (Maths, English, orScience) SEN / SEND Tutors for Young People with SEND, SEMH, andother Additional Educational Needs required in WestYorkshire.

Multiplepositions are available and hiring is ongoing to meet the widevariety of needs we support.

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

We are looking for SEN / SENDtutors with a genuine passion for transforming the lives ofdisengaged, at-risk, and vulnerable learners in WestYorkshire.

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

This role is perfectfor qualified SEN / SEND teachers who are eager to work via 1:1tutoring with children and young people with a variety of learningneeds, in a creative, flexible, holistic, and trauma-informedmanner, to raise their engagement and drastically improve theoutlook of their educational journey.

What we offer our SEN / SENDTutors:

  • Flexiblepart-time up to full-time hours to suit you schedule
  • Occasional opportunities to take on remote jobs andonline teaching assignments and work from home
  • Extensive CPD and upskilling opportunities, includingaccess to the full Tes CPD suite while working with us
  • A SEN / SEND Support Team dedicated to keeping a teamaround the child, and ensuring that every placement is a successfor the young person and you
  • We invite everyactive tutor to join our tutor community, where our tutors andourselves share best practice, resources, and tips
  • A place as part of a child-centred company committed totransforming the world of support for vulnerable young people forthe better

The SEN /SEND Tutor role:

  • This role will involve providing Maths, English, orScience tuition to young people with Special Education Needs andDisabilities (SEND), Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs(SEMH), Moderate and Severe Learning Difficulties (MLD / SLD), orother Additional Educational Needs referred to TargetedProvision
  • These young people are referred tous by local authorities and schools and will require some level ofsupport in their educational and social-emotionaljourney
  • If selected, your role will be toprovide this support via flexible and holistic trauma-informedtutoring and mentoring

SEN / SEND Tutor tasks andresponsibilities:

  • Planning each session of teaching / tutoring /mentoring
  • Providing the young person withholistic and engaging sessions which meet their needs and advancetheir educational and social-emotional journey
  • Completing lesson reports and providing feedback on theyoung person's progress

SEN / SEND Tutorrequirements:

  • Professional Teaching Qualifications (Qualified TeacherStatus / QTS / QTLS)
  • Minimum 2 years teachingexperience
  • Experience working with youngpeople with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, and / or other AdditionalEducational Needs
  • Experience, knowledge andunderstanding of safeguarding processes
  • Enhanced DBS (we can help obtain this at cost ifneeded)
  • Two professional references
  • You must be based in the UK with the right to work in theUK, even for remote / online assignments

It is a strict requirement that you have the ability towork in a way that promotes the health, safety and wellbeing ofchildren and young people and follow safeguarding policies andprocedures at all times.

SEN /SEND Tutor employment status:

  • This position involves engaging with us as a Worker, toprovide short-term engagements as and when they arise
  • You will work through a contract for service and will bepaid via PAYE
  • We do not offer any set amountof work nor expenses coverage
  • Our insurancecovers the work you do for us
  • This is not aself-employed tutoring / self-employed teaching position

Applying:

We look forward to receiving your CV, outlining yourrelevant skills and experience that can help make adifference.

Due to the number of applications wereceive, we are unable to respond to every applicant. We aim torespond 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 aredisproportionately constituted of minority and LGBTQIA+communities, as well as people with disabilities, refugees andmigrants, and people living with mental health conditions. It isintegral to our mission of raising the standard of support for theUK's vulnerable learners that we engage tutors from all backgroundsso that our tutors can share/relate to the experiences of ourstudents.

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

Interviewsare being scheduled on a rolling basis.

Relevant Job Titles / PreviousExperience:

Individuals withhighly relevant experience from teaching background often haveworked in the following roles:

  • SENCo(Special Education Needs Coordinator)
  • SLD /MLD Teacher
  • Autism / ADHD SupportTeacher
  • Intervention Specialist
  • Ex-Teacher

Other highlyrelevant roles from therapeutic and learning support backgroundinclude

  • Learning Support Assistant(LSA)
  • Educational Therapist
  • Speech and Language Therapist
  • Educational Psychologist
  • InclusionCoordinator

If you hold one ofthese roles, meet our requirements, and are considering a careerchange please do consider applying with us.

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