Tutor/ Learning Support Worker

Tutor 

Fixed Term until July 2025

£24,303 Actual Salary 

Term time only 

February 2025 Start 

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of autistic young people? St. John's College in Brighton is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Tutor to join our team. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive learning environment where every student can thrive. 

About St John's College 

St. John's is a non-maintained specialist provision, working with autistic people, the majority of whom also have learning disabilities. Some of our learners have co-occurring conditions such as epilepsy, hearing or visual impairments, or mental health needs. We also support autistic learners who have an additional profile of Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) syndrome. 

 Each learner's curriculum is shaped by their individual strengths, interests, and challenges. St. John's is awarded with Autism Accreditation by the National Autistic Society (NAS). We support our learners to develop their skills in the NAS's four focus areas of: 

• Difference in social communication and interaction 

• Self-reliance and problem-solving  

• Sensory 

• Emotional Well-being 

 St. John's has an outstanding training package which ensures our learners are supported by a highly skilled staff team who respect their choices and lifestyle. We have high expectations for our learners, helping them to achieve success in their future lives. 

 Key Responsibilities: 

• Pastoral Care & Wellbeing: Take a lead role in the overall pastoral care and wellbeing of learners within your tutor group, ensuring a safe and nurturing environment. 

• Personal Development & Educational Progress: Champion the personal development, behavior, welfare, and educational progress of individual tutees, tailoring support to meet their unique needs. 

• Team Management: Manage a team of Learning Support Workers (LSWs), fostering a collaborative and positive working environment. 

• Team Player: Function as a cohesive team player, contributing to a supportive and dynamic educational community. 

• Adherence to Policies: Follow set work rules, procedures, and practices to maintain a consistent and effective educational environment. 

Ideal Candidate: 

• Experience & Passion: Demonstrated experience in working with autistic young people and a genuine passion for supporting their development. 

• Leadership Skills: Strong leadership abilities to effectively manage and inspire a team of LSWs. 

• Empathy & Patience: Exceptional empathy, patience, and understanding to address the unique challenges faced by our learners. 

• Adaptability: Ability to adapt teaching methods and approaches to cater to individual needs and learning styles. 

• Professionalism: Commitment to adhering to established rules, procedures, and practices within an educational setting

Closing Date: Monday 6th January 2025

Interview Date: Interviews will be held shortly afer the closing date

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.