SEN Tutor

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Job Title: SEN Tutor
Location: 3 Dimensions School, Chard, Somerset, TA20 3AJ
Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday – Friday | 8.30am - 4.30pm
Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 per annum(depending on experience, not pro rata)
Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only
Start: October 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

Are you a dedicated, caring educator who thrives on seeing learners progress?

We’re looking for an SEN Tutor to join our team in Wadeford, Chard. If you’re the kind of person who brings warmth, patience and structure to every day, this role could be your next step. You’ll play a crucial part in helping children and vulnerable adults to develop their independence, build confidence, and achieve their potential.

What makes this opportunity special? You won’t simply “deliver lessons”. You’ll build meaningful learning relationships, put individual needs at the centre of planning, and work with others to create an environment where progress feels possible; one lesson, one breakthrough, and one carefully supported step at a time.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver tailored tuition: provide structured, engaging teaching that is adapted to learners’ educational, social and emotional needs.
• Plan and prepare personalised sessions: create learning activities based on EHCP outcomes and individual targets, while keeping the content accessible and motivating.
• Support communication and learning: use a range of teaching approaches to help learners make progress with literacy, numeracy, life skills and/or key subject areas.
• Track progress and celebrate achievement: monitor learners’ development, review goals regularly, and record progress in a clear and helpful way.
• Work alongside a wider team: collaborate with colleagues to ensure consistent support, shared strategies and a joined-up approach.
• Promote wellbeing and safety: maintain a calm, respectful approach, ensuring learners feel supported, secure and valued.

About You

• Experience supporting SEN needs, such as autism, SEMH, learning difficulties or communication needs.
• Patient and positive approach, recognising that every learner progresses differently.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to build trust and work well with colleagues.
• Confident with planning and adapting learning to keep learners engaged.
• Strong commitment to safeguarding and following policies and procedures.
• Full UK driving licence is required.

About Us

3 Dimensions School is a specialist independent school for children and young people aged 7-25 with a range of complex learning, communication, social, emotional and mental health needs. Part of Outcomes First Group, we provide a nurturing, inclusive and highly personalised education that enables every learner to thrive.

Operating across two purposefully designed sites, our primary provision at Chardleigh and secondary/post-16 provision at Hummingbird allow us to offer tailored learning environments that meet students' needs at every stage of their educational journey.

We support learners with a range of profiles, including Autism, ADHD, speech, language and communication needs, SEMH, PDA, attachment difficulties and the impact of trauma. Through our trauma-informed and neurodiversity-affirming approach, we help young people build confidence, resilience, independence and the skills they need for successful futures.

3 Dimensions School has a strong reputation for achieving positive outcomes for students, combining high expectations with individualised support to help young people succeed both academically and personally. Our broad curriculum, therapeutic approaches, vocational pathways and preparation for adulthood programmes ensure that every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential.

We are proud to be a school where relationships come first, strengths are recognised and celebrated, and every young person is supported to achieve their own version of success."

For over 19 years, Options Autism has provided specialist care and education for children, young people, and adults with autism, complex needs, and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are pioneering innovative, evidence-based approaches that deliver meaningful, measurable outcomes for everyone in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025 Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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