Home Tutor

SEN Tutor | Malvern | £26.62 per hour | 3 – 5 hours pre week

SMART Education are looking for a committed and experienced SEN Tutor with a real passion to support vulnerable, at risk and disengaged learners! You will be offered the opportunity to build a meaningful relationship with children and young people with a variety of learning needs through tutoring in a creative, flexible and engaging manner.

As a SEND tutor your role will involve working in a home setting; this may be the family home. You will be working 1:1 with students in Year 6 working at Year4 level. The student has a diagnosis of ASD. The focus of learning with be on Maths, Reading and Science. The student is quite anxious and requires regular fidget breaks.

This role is perfect for SEND experienced teachers who understand strategies in managing autism spectrum disorder.  The lessons will need to be broke up into small chunks to allow for breaks. You will be providing 3 hours tuition which will gradually increase to 5 hours per week. You will be provided with 1 hours paid planning and preparation time per week.

You will be required to:

• Working 1:1 with student who has various special educational needs


• Conduct tutoring sessions with a focus on sensory activities/learning


• Create a calm and positive learning environment


• Build a strong rapport with both the YP and their families


• Complete a home tuition report after sessions that outlines progress of the student


• You will get planning and preparation time with each referral to support you in being able to develop; creative and individualised focused tutoring lessons


• Supporting the young person’s re-engagement in education

Person Specification:

• A QTS or equivalent and experience as a tutor is essential


• Relevant experience working with young people, who are not in mainstream education because of behavioural or SEND


• Experience, Knowledge and Understanding of working with children/young people with additional learning needs; SEN, SEMH, MLD, SLD


• Experience and understanding of strategies on how to manage challenging behaviour / self-regulate emotions


• An enhanced DBS on the update service or the willingness to acquire one


• Experience, Knowledge and Understanding of Safeguarding practices

SMART Education recruits into Teaching Jobs in Birmingham and across the West Midlands, and into Home Tutor jobs across the UK.

If you are a teacher, TA, Lecturer, SEN specialist, cover supervisor and are looking for work opportunities, then call SMART EDUCATION today.

SMART EDUCATION is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Many thanks!