SEND Specialist Tutors

SEND Specialist Tutor - Specialist Post-16 Education

Location: East Midlands
Salary: £33,299 - £36,193 depending on experience
Contract: Full Time or Part Time | Permanent | 52 Weeks

A specialist post-16 education provider is seeking passionate and dedicated SEND Specialist Tutors to join its growing team supporting autistic young people within a highly personalised and inclusive learning environment.

This is an exciting opportunity for qualified educators who are passionate about neurodiversity-affirming practice and committed to helping young people develop confidence, independence, life skills, and meaningful pathways into adulthood.

The successful candidates will deliver autism-specialist teaching within small class settings, supporting learners academically, socially, and emotionally through tailored and highly individualised approaches.

The Role

• The SEND Specialist Tutor will design and deliver engaging, differentiated, and scaffolded learning that reflects students' individual strengths, interests, sensory profiles, and communication needs.
• Working closely with families, multidisciplinary teams, and wider college staff, the successful candidate will help create safe, enabling, and empowering learning experiences that support positive outcomes and preparation for adulthood.
• This role combines specialist teaching, relationship-based practice, and personalised support within a collaborative and values-led educational environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver differentiated and autism-specialist teaching and learning
• Create structured, scaffolded lessons that support independence and engagement
• Embed communication, emotional regulation, wellbeing, and life skills within teaching practice
• Monitor and review student progress using person-centred approaches and RARPA frameworks
• Support learners to develop independence, confidence, and preparation for adulthood skills
• Build positive and trusting relationships with students, families, and colleagues
• Contribute to EHCP reviews, transition planning, and multidisciplinary meetings
• Support students accessing community-based learning, work experience, and life skills opportunities
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external professionals to support learner progress and wellbeing
• Contribute to reflective practice, staff development, and ongoing improvement across the provision

The Ideal Candidate

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), PGCE, CertEd, or equivalent teaching qualification
• Level 2 English and Maths qualification (or equivalent)
• Level 6 qualification or above in SEND, Autism, Inclusive Education, or a related field - or currently working towards one
• Experience supporting students with SEND, particularly autistic learners
• Strong understanding of differentiated and inclusive teaching practice
• Experience delivering personalised learning within specialist, SEND, FE, or inclusive education settings
• Excellent communication, organisation, and relationship-building skills
• A calm, reflective, and student-centred approach
• Commitment to equality, empowerment, inclusion, and neurodiversity-affirming practice
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary environment

Desirable Experience

• Experience within post-16 SEND or specialist college settings
• Knowledge of EHCP processes and Preparing for Adulthood outcomes
• Experience supporting communication, sensory, or emotional regulation needs
• Understanding of trauma-informed and autism-informed practice
• Experience working alongside families and multidisciplinary teams

What's on Offer

• Permanent full-time or part-time opportunity
• Competitive salary package
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Excellent CPD and specialist SEND training opportunities
• Opportunity to work within a highly personalised and values-led setting
• The chance to make a meaningful and lasting impact on young people's lives and future independence

This role would suit a passionate SEND Teacher, Specialist Tutor, Autism Practitioner, SEN Lecturer, or inclusive education professional looking to work within a supportive post-16 specialist education environment.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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