SEND Teacher

You can make a difference, teach creatively, and work within a more fulfilling and rewarding career – SENse Learning is offering a unique opportunity for passionate teachers to make a real impact!

Multiple positions are available, hiring is ongoing, and interviews are being arranged as applications are received.

SENse Learning is at the forefront of Alternative Provision, supporting children and young people to achieve their education goals in a way that works for them. We are on a mission to ensure no student is left behind, by providing bespoke and holistic learning packages for all our students.

Set within the students' homes and out in the community, our learning packages meet the needs of the individual students in ways which suit them, enabling them to succeed and learn via a trauma‑informed approach – we do things differently at SENse Learning!

• Competitive pay: £35 - £45 per hour
• Flexible working:
  Craft your own schedule with in‑person, hybrid, and work‑from‑home teaching opportunities, agreeing lesson times with parents, carers, or schools
• Flexible hours:
  Flexible part‑time up to full‑time hours, arranged in consultation with clients and schools to suit your schedule
• Meaningful work:
  Provide one‑to‑one support to the young people that are otherwise left behind
• Pastoral and Pathways Support: SENse Learning keeps a team around you and the child
• Community and Company Events:
  Knowledge sharing and resources
• Referral Programme:
  Get rewarded for successful tutor referrals

Experience:

2+ years of post‑NQT teaching experience, ideally working with SEND, SEMH, MLD, SLD, and/or PMLD in a holistic and trauma‑informed way.

Qualifications
:
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS / QTLS)

Approach
:
Understanding of how to work in a child‑centred, holistic way; you will have the ingenuity and creativity to make the curriculum work in an individual, student‑centred way.

Compliance
:
Enhanced DBS (we can facilitate this if needed) and 2+ professional references.

Location
:
You must be based in the UK with the right to work in the UK, even for remote / online jobs.

Safeguarding
:
Knowledge of safeguarding and creating a safe learning environment.

• Develop strong relationships with children and young people who have a range of needs and who have often experienced significant difficulties in previous education settings.
• Provide in‑person, online/remote, and hybrid support to children, teenagers, and young people with SEMH and SEND needs, including MLD, SLD, PMLD, and other Additional Educational Needs.
• Support pupils and students, ranging from KS1 – KS5 (as appropriate for your skills), referred by local authorities and schools by planning and delivering flexible, trauma‑informed tutoring and mentoring tailored to the young person's needs, EHCP, and risk assessment.
• Plan and report for lessons and provide regular feedback on student progress.

• Apply in less than 5 minutes via our mobile and browser‑optimised application form.
• Interviews are being scheduled on a rolling basis – apply now and start making a difference!
• We welcome tutors from all backgrounds – our learners come from diverse communities and our organisation must reflect and represent their experiences.
• We take Safer Recruitment seriously. All candidates must pass through our safer recruitment process to ensure their suitability to work with children and young people.

• This position involves engaging with us as a self‑employer tutor / teacher.
• We provide guidance/signposting on accessing resources to register as self‑employed if you are not registered already.
• This is not a PAYE position.

Individuals with highly relevant experience from a teaching background often have worked in the following roles:

• SENDCo (Special Education Needs Coordinator)
• SLD / MLD Teacher
• Autism / ADHD Support Teacher
• Intervention Specialist / Teacher / Tutor
• Ex‑Teacher

Other highly relevant roles from therapeutic and learning support background include:

• Learning Support Assistant (LSA) / Teaching Assistant (TA)
• Educational Therapist
• Speech and Language Therapist (SALT)
• Educational Psychologist (EP)
• Inclusion Coordinator

If you hold one of these roles, meet our requirements, and are considering a career change please do consider applying with us.

Due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond to every applicant. We aim to respond to all successful applicants within two weeks.