SEN Maths and English Tutor

Tes is supporting the appointment of a SEN Maths and English Tutor to join an/a agency based in Gillingham.

The agency is seeking a maths and English tutor in the Gillingham area with SEN experience and good availability for in-person tuition.

The role

The agency’s tuition agency (an employment business) seeks an experienced SEN tutor with excellent written and spoken English who can tutor maths and English has experience of working with students with ASC and ADHD. You should be available to tutor in the Gillingham area.

Successful candidates will be provided with further information and guidelines on the agency and relevant training for working with SEN students.

Key qualities they look for in their tutors include:

• Passion for supporting students with SEN
• Passion for teaching their subjects of expertise
• Ability to provide engaging and informative lessons that motivate students
• Ability to create bespoke lessons according to the student’s needs
• Caring, patient and empathetic
• Professional and diligent with a strong commitment to safeguarding

Benefits of the role

You will be working as a self-employed, part-time tutor for an award-winning tutoring agency. The agency provides its tutors with opportunities for professional development, including the potential for an employment contract if of interest. Based on strong demand from clients, they have many other tutoring opportunities available.

In addition, The agency offers the right candidate:

• Competitive remuneration to attract high-quality candidates
• A tutor incentive scheme
• A £5 per journey travel contribution (in addition to the advertised pay rate)
• A respectful working environment for tutors
• On-going training and support from experienced education professionals
• Company events/networking opportunities

Key qualifications

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK and a current Enhanced DBS certificate (with a check of the children’s barred list) before commencing any tutoring assignments (they can apply on behalf of a candidate if not currently held). Candidates must also provide 2 relevant professional references and a parent reference. Candidates who have lived / worked overseas in the last 5 years will also need to provide certain overseas checks, including a police certificate.

Please review their safer recruitment policy for further details.

In addition, you should have:

• At least 3 years of SEN tuition/teaching experience, including with students with ASC and more complex needs, and a passion for working with such students
• At least 12 months of relevant tutoring and/or teaching experience in the UK
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Strong subject knowledge in their tuition subject(s)
• University qualification
• Passion for teaching and their tuition subject(s)

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

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To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

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