Autism - Tutor

Our client, a tight-knit, professional group of staff that work with young people with Autism, is looking to connect with aspiring workers taking their first/next step into the world of education.

A tutor role will be working one-to-one with a young person with SEND following the direction of the lead tutor.

The school is cosy with an excellent ratio of support staff to give their pupils the very best education possible. The role has its challenges due to the young people's needs, so a resilient, patient and very friendly team member is exactly what that school is looking for

Experience with SEN or within education is desired, but not essential. A passion of working with SEN, young people and a drive up their career ladder is what is most important for the school.

**38.25 hours per week, 42 weeks a year Salary starting at £20,000 per annum full training and development programme.**

**JOB SPECIFICATION: TUTOR Hours: Monday to Friday 8.45am to 5.00pm, 4:30 finish on Fridays**

**Direct Supervisor**: Class Leader and Teacher in Charge

**School year**:Approx. 42 weeks a year across three terms.

**Location**: 20 minutes from Haywards Heath, West Sussex

**Probation period**:Six months

**Responsibilities**

Educational Provision

- Conducting individualised teaching sessions with pupils assigned to you daily

- To collect and record data on the programmes delivered as instructed by the Class Leader or Lead Tutor.

- To participate and help instruct pupils in extra-curricular activities during the school day.

- To work towards full-time 1:1 teaching. - To work towards keyworker responsibilities.

- To supervise indoor/outdoor playtime and lunch for all pupils on a rota basis.

- To contribute to the production, organisation and maintenance of appropriate curricular and teaching materials.

- To participate in staff meetings and training.

- To provide personal care when required (e.g. toileting, nappy changing and feeding) for pupils within the school.

- To work as part of a classroom team providing behaviourally-based instruction to children with autism and related communication disorders

- To undertake other duties as appropriate. Safeguarding and Welfare

- Ensure welfare concerns are reported accurately to the DSL through the school POD

- To be aware of and follow risk assessments, behaviour plans and specific teaching strategies for any pupils being supported/taught.

- To understand and actively implement all school policies in particular on curricula, Health & Safety, Child Protection and Managing Behaviours. Communication and Record Keeping

- To work towards contributing to home/school liaison and written reports for key child

- To regularly upload Earwig with evidence of the pupil’s progress

- To actively participate in team meetings and contribute ideas for pupil learning Professional Development

- To actively engage throughout the probationary period outlined below ensuring that competencies and targets are met within the agreed time scale.

Following induction training which includes Child Protection, Fire Safety and Health & Safety training, new staff members will begin to undertake teaching duties in the classroom. The probationary period will provide the following support and supervision:
- Throughout the probationary period Trainee Tutors will be monitored and provided with regular and ongoing feedback regarding performance and progress. Specific targets will be set according to areas that have been identified for development. Progress against these targets will be measured at regular intervals by Class Leaders/Lead Tutors.

- During the first two weeks, Trainee Tutors will receive two or three overlaps with either their Class leader or Lead Tutor in the class. These are opportunities for the staff team to explain and demonstrate specific aspects of a pupil’s programme, teaching procedures or behaviour management plan as well as to observe the Trainee Tutor teaching, provide appropriate feedback and respond to any questions.

- Over the next four weeks, Trainee Tutors can expect to have at least one overlap a week, with their Class Leader or Lead Tutor.

- At this stage, Trainee Tutors will be expected to concentrate on getting to know the individual pupils and implementing the basic principles of ABA in their teaching, i.e. using reinforcement and prompting effectively and creating opportunities for language.

- At the end of the second month, Trainee Tutors will meet with their Class Leaders for a review of their progress. The purpose of this is to find out how the Trainee Tutor is finding the job, identify areas they may require help with and decide on a small number of objectives for them to focus on over the following two months.

- Over the next two months, Trainee Tutors will work 1:1 with the pupils as per the class rota. They will be expected to become more proficient with the basic teaching procedures at this stage and start to implement the full range of teaching t