SEND Tutor

Could you be a SEND Tutor at Sense College?

We’re looking for a passionate and creative SEND teacher to join our professional team as Special Education Needs and Disability Tutors at our College Centre based in Bedford. We would welcome applications from experienced SEND teachers as well as those looking for a development opportunity. This is a full time position working 37.5 hours per week, 9am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday.

The successful applicants will be working with a small group of students aged 16-25 with a range of learning, sensory and physical disabilities. You will write individual learning plans based on thorough assessment and outcomes included in the individual Education, Health and Care Plans of students. You will plan and deliver lessons and assess and report on student’s progress. The Send Tutor will lead a classroom team delivering learning to a small group using specialist teaching approaches and resources. You will direct and coach learning support staff to ensure high quality teaching and learning and monitor performance. You will be part of a wider team of SEND Tutors sharing good practice and forming a network of professional support. Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. You will be expected to work within the DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines and adhere to Safer Recruitment practices.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver effective learning programmes for a small group of SEND students aged 16-19
• You will lead on an area of the curriculum ensuring it is up to date, relevant and meeting the needs of all students
• To carry out specialist assessments to determine key learning aims for students
• You will work with the Vice Principal Curriculum and Quality to provide mentoring support to new and developing members of the education team
• You will carry out observations and learning walks as part of your mentoring role and to support wider college quality improvement
• You will deliver training on your lead area and others to ensure staff have the knowledge and skills to deliver the curriculum and support the learning of all students
• Represent the college at EHCP reviews and reviews of learning with parents, taster days, open days and transition events

Your required skills and experiences:

• Higher level teaching qualification e.g. Certificate in Education or Post Graduate Certificate Education (PGCE) Level 5
• Diploma English and Maths Level 2
• Have an understanding of the needs of young people with a range of special education needs
• Ability to use assessment to plan and review learning
• Ability to model professional and positive behaviour for staff and students
• Communicates effectively, inter-personally and in writing
• Ability to support students with positive behavioural support
• Experience in teaching environment and working as part of an education team

Working at Sense gives you a wide range of benefits including:

• 24 days’ holiday + bank holidays; increasing with length of service
• Free DBS Check
• Free leadership and management development (such as our award winning Growing Stronger Leaders Together programme)
• Free access to over 100 online and face to face training including the care certificate.
• On-going development opportunities
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Employee referral scheme
• Health and well-being support
• Pension Scheme
• Discount scheme

About Sense

For everyone living with complex disabilities. For everyone who is deafblind. Sense is here to help people communicate and experience the world. We believe that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. Sense are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.

Working at Sense can be incredibly rewarding; we offer the opportunity to work in a large, diverse and successful charity where people can develop their skills, knowledge and careers in a supportive and flexible environment. In addition, we have excellent training and development, the opportunity for you to join our Group Personal Pension scheme and a generous annual leave entitlement.

To apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

If you require any further assistance, please contact the Recruitment Team on 0121 415 6735 or [email protected].

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. For more information please visit: https://www.sense.org.uk/jobs/equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-recruitment