SEN Teacher / TA with daytime availability

Urgently seeking experienced SEN teachers or TAs with excellent written and spoken English. Applicants must be based in London or Surrey and have good availability for in-person tutoring (minimum 12 hours per week) - preferably including daytime availability.

About

Bright Heart is an award-winning London-based tuition agency – we won the Tuition Business of the Year award in the 2022 National Tutoring Awards. We are also an accredited National Tutoring Programme (NTP) Tuition Partner. We offer a more nurturing approach and help students with special educational needs (SEN) and those lacking confidence or motivation. Our heart-based approach – the ‘Bright Heart Approach’ – involves meeting the whole person from their unique perspective with warmth to build trust, self-esteem and self-belief, before building on academic abilities.

The role

Bright Heart Education’s tuition agency (an employment business) is seeking experienced SEN teachers or TAs with excellent written and spoken English. Applicants must be based in London or Surrey and have good availability for in-person tutoring (minimum 12 hours per week) - preferably including daytime availability.

Students typically receive tuition in their homes (one-to-one) with a parent or guardian present or at school through the NTP (small groups up to 1:6). Successful candidates will be provided with further information and guidelines on the Bright Heart Approach and relevant training for working with SEN students.

Key qualities we look for in our tutors include:

• Passion for teaching their subjects of expertise
• Ability to provide engaging and informative lessons that motivate students
• Ability to create bespoke lessons according to the student’s needs
• Caring, patient and empathetic
• Professional and diligent

Main areas we serve (in-person):

• South West London (Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Richmond upon Thames, Sutton and Wandsworth)
• South London (Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Greenwich)
• Central London (Kensington & Chelsea and Westminster)
• West London (Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow)
• North West London
• Barking
• Surrey (Epsom & Ewell)

Benefits of the role

You will be working as a self-employed, part-time tutor, so you will be free to choose which clients/students you wish to provide tuition to. Based on client demand, we are ideally looking for tutors who are looking to tutor at least 12 hours per week (and have good opportunities for those wishing to tutor many hours each week). Bright Heart provides its tutors with opportunities for professional development.

In addition, Bright Heart offers the right candidate:

• A £5 per journey travel contribution (in addition to the advertised pay rate)
• A respectful working environment for tutors
• On-going training and support from experienced education professionals
• Access to comprehensive CPD and upskilling opportunities through TES Develop
• Tutor of the Month award (prize of £150) selected each month

Key qualifications

All candidates must have the right to work in the UK and will be required to have a current Enhanced DBS certificate before commencing any tutoring assignments (we can apply on behalf of a candidate if not currently held). Candidates will also be required to provide us with 2 professional references plus a parent reference. Please review the safer recruitment policy on our website for further details.

In addition, candidates should have:

• At least 2 years of relevant tutoring and/or teaching experience in the UK
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Strong subject knowledge in their tuition subject(s)
• University qualification
• Passion for teaching and for their tuition subject(s)
• SEN tuition/teaching experience

Applying to Bright Heart

Please attach your CV and include a * cover letter * outlining your tuition experience, SEN experience and your motivation for applying to us, as well as your tutoring availability and subjects you would like to tutor. Please note, applications with a cover letter will be given preference.

Should we wish to progress your application, we will contact you for a brief screening call, which will be followed by an interview with one of our directors as a next step.

Thank you for your interest.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: £26.50-£60.50 per hour

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Company events
• Referral programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

• teaching: 1 year (preferred)
• tutoring: 1 year (preferred)
• SEN: 2 years (preferred)

Language:

• excellent English (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Enhanced DBS (Child Workforce) (preferred)
• QTS (preferred)

Work Location: In person