We are seeking a calm, patient and skilled tutor / Higher Level Teaching Assistant with experience in supporting young people with Speech and Language needs to work 1:1 with a young person with Autism.
He / She will also support this young person with their gross and fine motor skills and difficulties with attention, concentration and listening.
The successful candidate will support communication development, emotional regulation, and access to learning through a personalised, relationship-centred approach.
They will deliver a timetable of:
Interest led activities, including the use of opportunities to use a keyboard (including touch typing support), an easel and felt tip pens when writing.
Independent living activities and eating.
The tutor will be experienced for providing support during mealtimes.
The person will need to use now/next boards to structure things so this would be a big plus if they’ve done that in the past.
This role requires someone who can confidently embed communication modelling into everyday activities, deliver accessible learning sessions, and adapt their practice to the young person’s individual needs.
The position is 32.5 hours per week and requires reliable travel to Ewell.
Responsibilities
- Implementing communication-focused support
- Delivering personalised learning through a timetable of fun activities and lifeskills.
- Supporting simple food prep activities as part of life-skills development
- Creating engaging, structured and predictable learning sessions in a low-pressure environment
- Promoting emotional regulation through calm, consistent and attuned interaction
- Maintaining accurate records of learning, progress and engagement (with guidance from senior staff)
- Working collaboratively with parents, SLT professionals and the Educatch team
Ideal Candidate
- Background in HLTA support, SEN tutoring, or specialist education
- Experience working with autistic young people
- Able to design creative, accessible learning experiences in life-skills areas
- Reliable, organised, and able to maintain professional boundaries
- Warm, patient, and consistent in approach
- Comfortable supporting light cooking tasks and community-based activities
Context
The Educatch Charity is a tuition/support service with a difference. We deliver intensive support and offer an academic and vocational curriculum for young people who need something bespoke and who have probably struggled in other settings.
The Educatch worker will work closely with a network of other professional staff, within a highly supportive framework to provide a safety net to "catch" any young person who is slipping through the net.
You will need to be first and foremost a great educator who cares about vulnerable, sometimes complex, sometimes challenging young people and who will do their best to ensure they reach their fullest potential. You will be reliable, punctual and self-motivated but most of all care about children and young people who require a bespoke child-centred service.
Key tasks
- To work constructively and effectively to deliver creative individualised learning programmes for our young people.
- To devise teaching materials and differentiate work so that what you do is relevant and meets targets for GCSE examinations and/or other agreed qualifications/ EHCP Targets.
- Be able to set realistic targets and monitor progress for all young people.
- Enjoy being part of active partnerships with local providers of education to provide additional opportunities for young people to maximise learning.
Direct work with children/young people
- To tutor young people who require a bespoke, creative timetable which will also include project work and engagement activities.
- To set, monitor and review education goals and targets and to celebrate achievement.
- To coordinate and ensure the delivery of packages of educational and emotional development opportunities for young people referred to the service.
- To take the teaching lead in the planning, delivery and recording of 1:1 tuition activities.
- To set up work, Lifeskills and enterprise related activities for young people and prepare and support them in engaging in these.
- To accompany young people on activities such as swimming, music production, arts and crafts, gardening and events and to take responsibility for the young people when accompanying them to such visits or activities in line with individual learning action plans.
- To work in close partnership with young people, their families/carers and others significant in their network to enable young people to access all opportunities open to them.
- To ensure that the safeguarding of the Young People is paramount and to have a clear understanding of KCSIE 2026 and Educatch’s Child Protection Policy and procedures.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: £25.00 per hour
Benefits:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Ewell KT17: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
Work Location: In person
