SEN Teacher

Join to apply for the SEN Teacher role at Targeted Provision. SEN / SEND tutors for young people with SEND, SEMH, and other additional educational needs are required in Bedfordshire. Multiple positions are available and hiring is ongoing. We are on a mission to transform the quality of education provided to young people with SEN / SEND, as well as other needs such as SEMH. We support children and young people with MLD (moderate learning difficulties) and SLD (severe learning difficulties). We look for SEN / SEND tutors with a genuine passion for transforming the lives of disengaged, at-risk, and vulnerable learners in Bedfordshire.

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 your 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 we 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

SEN / SEND Tutor role:

This role involves 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 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.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Plan each session of teaching / tutoring / mentoring
• Provide the young person with holistic and engaging sessions that meet their needs and advance their educational and social-emotional journey
• Complete lesson reports and provide feedback on the young person's progress

Qualifications:

• 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
• Resident in the UK with the right to work in the UK, even for remote / online assignments

Employment status:

This position involves engaging with us as a Worker, to provide short-term engagements as they arise. You will work through a contract for service and be paid via PAYE. We do not offer any set amount of work or 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. Interviews are being scheduled on a rolling basis.

Equal opportunity statement:

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.