Location: Walsall and surrounding areas
Hours: 10–30 hours per week, depending on availability and placement needs
Job Type: Subcontract / fixed-term placement work
Start Date: Ongoing opportunities available
Job Description
We are looking for experienced SEND tutors to support children and young people across Walsall and the surrounding areas.
This is a face-to-face tutoring role within alternative provision, working with students who may be outside of mainstream education or receiving support through council-funded provision, EHCPs, EOTAS, or specialist educational placements.
We are looking for tutors who are confident, reliable, and experienced in supporting young people with a range of additional needs. This may include ADHD, autism, SEMH needs, trauma-related behaviours, vulnerable learners, challenging behaviour, low confidence, or students who require a more personalised and flexible approach to learning.
Placements can vary depending on the needs of the student. Some roles may focus on academic support such as English, Maths or Functional Skills, while others may involve engagement-based learning, behaviour support, confidence building, routines, life skills, or reintroducing learning in a calm and structured way.
About the Role
Successful applicants will be onboarded onto our tutoring systems and considered for suitable local placements as they become available. New roles usually come through weekly or biweekly, and once matched to a student, tutors are usually assigned to that placement until the end of term or for the agreed duration of support.
Hours can range from around 10 to 30 hours per week depending on your availability, experience, and the requirements of each placement.
Main Responsibilities
- Deliver face-to-face tutoring and support to SEND learners
- Adapt sessions to suit each student’s needs, ability and behaviour
- Support students with academic progress, engagement and confidence
- Work with children who may have EHCPs, SEMH needs, trauma backgrounds or challenging behaviour
- Maintain a calm, professional and safe learning environment
- Complete session reports and follow safeguarding procedures
- Communicate professionally with the wider coordination team
We Are Looking For Someone Who Has
- Experience working with SEND, SEMH, alternative provision or vulnerable learners
- Confidence supporting students with ADHD, autism, trauma, behaviour needs or EHCPs
- A patient, consistent and professional approach
- Strong communication and behaviour management skills
- Ability to work face-to-face in the Walsall area
- A genuine passion for helping children who may struggle in mainstream education
Desirable Experience
- Tutoring, teaching, mentoring, youth work or support work experience
- Experience with Functional Skills, English, Maths or core subject intervention
- Experience working in schools, alternative provision, care settings or specialist education
- Understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries
Requirements
- Enhanced DBS on the Update Service, or willingness to apply
- Right to work in the UK
- Two professional references
- Ability to travel to face-to-face placements
- Reliability and strong communication
Pay
Competitive hourly rate, discussed depending on experience and placement requirements.
How to Apply
Please apply with your CV and a short summary of your SEND, tutoring, teaching, mentoring or alternative provision experience. Suitable applicants may be invited for a short interview and onboarding discussion.
Pay: £17.50-£25.00 per hour
Application question(s):
- Would you classify yourself as a resilient individual that does not allow the comments of children hurt them or offend them?
- Would you be able to give commitment until the end of term for your individual child contract?
Experience:
- Tutoring: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
Work Location: In person
