SEMH Outreach Tutor Kent

Southern Education Recruitment is currently working alongside an SEN school based in the Sittingbourne area. The school is a small provision that provides education to secondary aged pupils with SEMH (social, emotional, mental health) and those pupils struggling in a mainstream education setting. Now based across three sites within the Medway and Swale area, the school are looking for an Outreach Tutor to work with students both on and off sites across these locations.

The successful applicant will provide students, who attend the schools outreach provision with a fulfilling learning experience. To create a nurturing and caring atmosphere and environment for their students to feel safe and encouraged to learn.

Position: Outreach Tutor
Secondary Curriculum – (functional skill to GCSE)
Location: Medway & Swale
Salary: £24,000 – £28,000 per annum
Full Time Position 08:00 – 16:30
SEN: Social, Emotional Mental Health
Ages: Secondary – KS3, 4 & 5
Additional: Own Transport – Essential

Key Accountabilities:

To have the ability to work with students with varying needs including SEN, SEMH, ASC, ADHD, and to work with ability and patience.
Good knowledge of the National Curriculum with the ability to differentiate for each individual student.
Ability to keep records, plan your own workload, and prioritise effectively.
To participate, with other staff, in the comprehensive assessment of children and young people to identify and address barriers to learning.
Ensure that all written reports & safeguarding issues are reported on the day of the allegation.
Follow the procedures outlined in the outreach folder.
To provide regular written reports on your work as directed by the Head of School.
To comply with all relevant legislation and school policies and procedures.
To work from the school site, or in various places frequented by the public or in the young person’s home.
Undertake additional duties as part of the school team and assume other duties which may reasonably be required or delegated by the Head of School, from time to time.

All candidates must:

Be able to commit to working the hours specified above.

Provide an enhanced DBS registered on the update service. If you do not hold a valid DBS be willing to apply for a new DBS. The cost of a DBS is a one-off payment of £40 with an annual subscription of £13 per year to the DBS Update Service.

If you have been a UK resident for less than 5 years, a right to work visa must be provided and a criminal background check certificate must be provided for any country resided in for 6 months or more within the past 5 years.