tutor Chertsey, England
Job description
Seeking a SEN Tutor with primary QTS and ADHD and PDA experience for role in Chertsey, 15 hrs/week contact time plus 1.5 hours planning/preparation
About
Bright Heart is an award-winning London-based tuition agency and education consultancy – we won the Tuition Business of the Year award in the 2022 National Tutoring Awards. We are also an accredited National Tutoring Programme (NTP) Tuition Partner. We offer a more nurturing approach and help students with special educational needs (SEN) and those lacking confidence or motivation. Our heart-based approach – the ‘Bright Heart Approach’ – involves meeting the whole person from their unique perspective with warmth to build trust, self-esteem and self-belief, before building on academic abilities.
The role
Bright Heart Education’s tuition agency (an employment business) is seeking an experienced SEN Tutor who is a qualified primary teacher, with excellent spoken and written English who is available to provide support for a 7-year-old boy with ADHD, ASC (with PDA) and other SEN. Seeking a patient, kind and engaging tutor with experience of ADHD and PDA to provide KS2 homeschooling (full curriculum). The student is working at the expected level for a child of his age and has good problem-solving skills and is chatty and sociable. The tutor would need to have good day time availability. The successful candidate will be provided with further information and guidelines on the Bright Heart Approach and relevant training for working with students.
Key requirements include:
- Passion for working with students with SEN and SEMH needs, including those with more challenging needs
- Ability to provide engaging and informative lessons that motivate students
- Ability to create bespoke lessons according to the student’s needs
- Day time availability, to be able to cover 15 hrs/week Monday to Friday (3 hrs/day, 9 am to 12 pm)
- Caring, patient, flexible and empathetic approach
- Professional and diligent demeanour
Benefits of the role
- Competitive remuneration to attract high-quality candidates
- A tutor incentive scheme
- A £4 per journey travel contribution (in addition to the advertised pay rate)
- 1.5 hours of paid planning / preparation time per week and longer-term assignment (45 weeks per year).
- A respectful working environment for tutors
- On-going training
- Many other opportunities for work - both day-time and after-school
Key qualifications
All candidates must have the right to work in the UK and a current Enhanced DBS certificate before commencing any tutoring assignments (we can apply on behalf of a candidate if not currently held). Candidates will also be required to provide us with 2 independent professional references that are tutoring/teaching related and a parent reference. Please review the safer recruitment policy on our website for further details.
In addition, candidates should have:
- QTS, with primary teaching experience
- At least 12 months of relevant tutoring and/or teaching experience in the UK
- Experience working with children with ASC and practical experience of PDA
- Able to deliver a KS2 curriculum
- Can provide structure and motivation
- Excellent spoken and written English
- Day time availability, preferably a 9 am start
- Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection policies and best practices (in addition to training that will be provided)
Applying to Bright Heart:
Please attach your CV and include a cover letter outlining your relevant teaching / tutoring experience and your motivation for applying to us. Please note, applications with a cover letter will be given preference.
Should we wish to progress your application, we will contact you for a brief screening call, with potential next steps being pre-interview checks and an interview with one of our directors.
Thank you for your interest.
Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 16.5 per week
Salary: £37.00-£55.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Flexitime
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
Application question(s):
- Are you available in Chertsey for 3 hrs/day, Mon-Fri?
Experience:
- Teaching/Tutoring: 3 years (preferred)
- UK tutoring/teaching: 1 year (required)
- SEN: 1 year (preferred)
- PDA: 1 year (required)
Language:
- excellent English (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Enhanced DBS (Child Workforce) (preferred)
- QTS (required)
Work Location: In person
