Role:
SEND Specialist
Location: Rotherham
Salary: Up To £32,000 Per Annum
Working Pattern: Monday – Friday
Benefits:
1. Company pension
2. Cycle to work scheme
3. Free on-site parking
4. Private dental and medical insurance
5. Sick pay
6. Hybrid and home working options
We’re recruiting for a committed and passionate SEND Specialist Tutor to lead and coordinate high-quality SEND provision for apprentices and adult learners aged 16+. The postholder will ensure that learners with additional needs are identified promptly, supported effectively, and empowered to achieve ambitious outcomes.
This role blends specialist SEND leadership with the delivery and oversight of tailored support plans, ensuring teaching and learning are inclusive, adaptive, and aligned with curriculum intent and Ofsted expectations.
Key Responsibilities
SEND Leadership and Learner Support
7. Lead the identification and assessment of SEND at initial assessment, induction, and throughout the learner journey
8. Design, implement, and review Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) and personalised support strategies to enable sustained learner progress
9. Maintain high expectations for learners with SEND, supporting achievement, progression, and successful completion of apprenticeships or adult learning programmes
10. Deliver targeted interventions for learners with learning difficulties, disabilities, neurodiversity, mental health needs, or EHCPs
11. Monitor and evaluate the impact of SEND support using learner progress data, achievement outcomes, and feedback to drive continuous improvement
Supporting Teaching and Learning
12. Deliver high-quality vocational and functional skills provision to apprentices and adult learners, including those with SEND
13. Plan and deliver engaging, differentiated sessions aligned to curriculum intent and learner starting points
14. Apply adaptive teaching strategies to remove barriers to learning and support timely achievement
15. Track learner progress, set challenging targets, and implement timely interventions where learners are at risk of falling behind
Required Skills and Qualifications
16. Proven experience supporting SEND learners aged 16+ within apprenticeship or adult education settings
17. Strong understanding of Ofsted EIF and inspection framework, particularly in relation to inclusion and learner outcomes
18. Ability to assess learner starting points and implement effective, targeted interventions
19. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage learners, employers, and colleagues effectively
20. Experience using learner progress and achievement data to inform support strategies and quality improvement
21. Teaching or training qualification (e.g. AET, PTLLS, DET, PGCE, or equivalent)
22. Functional Skills Maths and English at Level 2 or above (or equivalent)
23. Relevant SEND qualification
Desirable Experience and Qualifications
24. Experience working with EHCPs within FE or apprenticeship environments
25. Assessor qualification (TAQA, CAVA, A1)
26. Experience supporting or contributing to Ofsted inspections
27. Designated Safeguarding Lead qualification
Physical and Social Requirements
28. Delivery across multiple locations
29. Flexible working arrangements, including lone working
30. Right to work in the UK
31. Enhanced DBS check
32. Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle