Unqualified Teacher SEMH Outreach Tutor - AP

Overview

Are you an experienced mentor, youth practitioner, or instructor with a gift for connecting with disaffected young people?

A reputable Alternative Provision serving the Colne (BB8), Nelson (BB9), and Burnley (BB10) areas is seeking a proactive Unqualified Teacher / SEMH Outreach Tutor for a full-time, temp-to-perm role.

This position does not require Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Instead, it requires high emotional resilience, empathy, and practical capability in re-engaging secondary-aged students (11-16+) with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, neurodivergence, and histories of school refusal or trauma.

Key Responsibilities

1:1 & Small-Group Delivery: Deliver tailored, functional learning sessions in literacy, numeracy, personal development, and vocational life skills across local outreach hubs, community sites, and designated base settings.

Re-engagement & Mentoring: Build trusting, professional relationships with vulnerable learners to rebuild their confidence in education.

De-escalation & Regulation: Apply positive behaviour support and de-escalation strategies to manage complex, dysregulated behaviours safely.

Outreach Mobility: Travel between student locations and community sites across the Colne and wider BB postcode catchment.

Progress Monitoring: Log daily attendance, wellbeing notes, and academic progression to feed back into multi-agency and review meetings.

Candidate Requirements

Experience: Background working with challenging behaviour, SEMH, neurodivergence (ADHD/ASC), or disengaged youth (PRU, AP, Youth Work, or Residential Care backgrounds highly valued).

Instructional Confidence: Ability to design and run engaging, functional educational activities without direct supervision.

Driving Licence (Essential): Full UK Driving Licence with daily access to a vehicle (business mileage reimbursed where applicable).

Safeguarding: An Enhanced Child Workforce DBS on the DBS Update Service (or willingness to complete one).

Desirable: De-escalation training (Team Teach, MAPA, or CPI) and a solid understanding of trauma-informed approaches.

Package & Benefits

Salary: Up to £33,000 equivalent (starting on weekly agency PAYE at £135,68 - £154.80/day, transitioning to permanent school contract).

Security: Clear, structured pathway to a permanent contract with the provision.

Work-Life Balance: Monday to Friday, term-time daytime hours.

Support: Continuous access to funded professional development, safeguarding refreshers, and behaviour management training.

How to Apply

Submit your up-to-date CV online to register your interest for immediate interviews. Suitable applicants will be contacted promptly for an initial phone consultation
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed