Specialist Nurture Teacher – 1:1 SEND/PDA Support

Description

Help transform a young person’s future – without the pressures of classroom life.

Are you an experienced teacher who understands that meaningful learning begins with trust?

Do you have experience supporting autistic young people with a demand-avoidant profile, high anxiety and complex emotional regulation needs?

Would you thrive in a role where you have the time and flexibility to build a genuinely individualised programme around one young person?

At SEND Inclusion Support, we offer qualified teachers the opportunity to step away from the rigid demands of traditional schooling and deliver relationship-led, one-to-one education through our Nurture Pathway.

We are currently seeking a calm, resilient and experienced Nurture Teacher to support a secondary-aged learner in the Billinge area from September 2026.

The young person has complex SEND, including autism with a PDA profile, ADHD, sensory-processing needs and dyslexia. They require a practitioner who can work confidently within a low-arousal, trauma-informed and demand-sensitive approach.

Provision will initially focus on establishing safety, trust and consistency within the home environment. As the relationship develops, sessions may expand into carefully planned community-based learning and practical activities.

This is not a conventional tutoring role. Progress will begin with connection, emotional regulation and engagement before developing into a personalised curriculum incorporating literacy, numeracy, PSHE, preparation for adulthood and the young person’s individual interests.

The successful practitioner will:

* Hold QTS or QTLS

* Have experience supporting autistic young people with complex needs

* Demonstrate a sound understanding of PDA and demand-sensitive practice

* Be confident supporting behaviours of concern using calm, proactive and low-arousal strategies

* Understand the importance of clear boundaries, consistency and careful risk management

* Be able to plan creative, interest-led learning appropriate for a secondary-aged learner

* Be available for up to 10 hours of consistent in-person provision each week

* Be able to travel to the Billinge area

Experience within specialist SEND provision, alternative provision, SEMH services or a highly supported secondary setting would be particularly valuable.

What we offer:

* £26.00–£32.00 per hour

* Paid planning and preparation time

* A consistent one-to-one placement

* Flexibility when agreeing the weekly timetable

* Access to Twinkl teaching resources

* Regular support from our Nurture Pathway team

* Detailed referral and support information before commencement

* A genuine opportunity to make a sustained difference to a young person’s education and future

Safeguarding and suitability checks will be completed before commencement. xjnqpsq The successful applicant will be fully briefed on the young person’s needs and the relevant risk-management arrangements before accepting the placement.

Job type: Part-time, temporary – although full time is possible with our other students

Ad ID: 5418699121