Job Description

Location: Leominster, Herefordshire

Role: Tutor

Pay: £26.62 per hour (paid planning and preparation time included)

Commencing: Immediately or January 2025

Contact: Alexandra Beddow

Are you a Qualified Teacher with a passion for making a difference?

Are you seeking a new challenge where you can truly impact the lives of young learners?

If you're passionate about making a difference, I want to hear from you!

I am seeking experienced and resilient QTS teachers to join our team as tutors, supporting students unable to access traditional school settings. In this role, you will work with children and young adults in their homes, libraries, or community centres, re-engaging them with education. Our pupils face various challenges, from behavioural issues to anxiety or disabilities, requiring personalised, engaging learning sessions. Building trust, setting clear goals, and fostering motivation are key to success. If you re passionate about making a real difference and helping students reconnect with learning, we d love to hear from you.

Benefits of working as a Tutor.

Competitive hourly rate

2 hours paid planning and prep per week per student

Free Twinkle account

School hours

Responsibilities:

• Provide one-on-one tutoring sessions tailored to the pupil's specific needs. Tutoring involves yourself working in a home setting; this may be the family home or a residential setting for LAC. You will be working 1:1 with students from various backgrounds and differentiating needs; students ages can range from key stage 1 to further education.
• Ability to read and analyse EHCP, plan accordingly, and assess the pupil s progress.
• Planning lesson plans and activities for tutoring; ensuring the curriculum is covered sufficiently.
• To confidently write weekly reports, and a personalised learning plan for the pupil, to track progress and development.
• Monitor the pupil's progress and adapt strategies as necessary to ensure continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with parents, caregivers, and other professionals involved in the pupil's care to provide a holistic support system.
• A creative and versatile teaching style Professional Teaching Qualifications (QTS / QTLS / PGCE), Subject Specialism or extensive tuition experience supporting with English, Maths and/or Science
• Experience, Knowledge and Understanding of working with children/young people with additional learning needs (SEN/SEMH)
• Experience, Knowledge and Understanding of working with disengaged young people or looked after children
• An enhanced DBS on the update service or the willingness to acquire one

About Smart Education

Smart Education are a specialist Education and Early Years agency, we recruit for permanent and temporary roles including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND, Nursery Nurse and Tutors.

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. It is an offense to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity to children.