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
Salary description
£135.00 - £154.00 per day