Targeted Tutor SEND

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Targeted Tutor (SEND)

Who are we:  Since 1988, Everton in the Community has become a dynamic force for good, harnessing the unifying power of football to drive social change and addressing societal challenges across Liverpool City Region. Supported by a team of over 130 full-time staff and over 200 volunteers, the independently governed and independently financed charity offers an extensive array of more than 60 programmes and initiatives that tackle a diverse range of social issues. These programmes cover areas such as health, employability, anti-social behaviour, crime, exploitation, education, dementia, and disability. 

Everton in the Community stands firmly beside the most at-risk and most in need members of its local communities, but the needs of the city are ever-growing and ever evolving.

About the opportunity:Our Children and Youth Services aim to support children and young people aged 2 to 25 who are at high risk and facing vulnerability. 

Programs offer intensive help and positive interventions for individuals dealing with serious issues such as homelessness, criminal involvement, educational struggles, mental and physical health challenges, and family difficulties. 

Our goal is to break the cycle of limited aspirations and unfulfilled potential by guiding, inspiring, motivating, and empowering children and young people to achieve their potential.

The Targeted Tutor (SEND) role will work with young people across our Secondary Education programme. To engage, inspire and empower young people to pursue positive change, live healthier lives and transition and contribute towards creating ‘stronger communities and brighter futures.’

The Targeted Tutor (SEND) will be responsible for implementing, delivering targeted interventions within our secondary education programmes, working closely with the secondary education senior coordinators and Secondary Education manager to ensure all programmes align with the goals and objectives of EITC’s five-year strategy – ‘Trinity Project’ and funded contractual obligations.  

Your main base will be within the Everton in the Community campus. However, the postholder will be required to be mobile across schools and community venues across Merseyside.

Other key responsibilities will include:

• Programme Planning and Implementation, Developing, organising, and co-ordinating programmes or projects, ensuring they meet the goals and objectives in line with funding obligations

• Resource and materials, creating inclusive resources, monitoring materials and equipment, ensuring they are appropriate and used effectively

• Monitoring, Documentation, and Evaluation

• Compliance and Safety, complying with all relevant policies, procedures, training and regulations

• Relationship Building, developing and maintaining positive relationships through effective and timely communication methods

• Marketing and Promotion, working alongside internal and external stakeholders to collate impact suitable for external promotion in line with internal and external stakeholder branding guidelines

• Support the Programme Coordinator in identifying the needs and challenges of target schools by conducting support assessments and implementing termly action plans. 

• Deliver tailored 1:1 and group mentoring sessions for a targeted cohort of Year 7 and 8 students with SEND, focusing on academic support, social and emotional development, and reducing barriers to learning. 

• Provide transitional support to Key Stage 3 students with SEND by working in collaboration with the EitC Primary Education team to identify and assist pupils during key transition phases. 

• Liaise closely with school SENCOs, safeguarding leads, and pastoral teams to understand students’ individual needs and ensure appropriate support and feedback mechanisms are in place. 

Safeguarding

• To understand the Club’s  Safeguarding policy, procedures and best practice guidelines

• To use this understanding to ensure safe working practices, appropriate reporting of concerns and contribute positively to an Anti-bullying environment

Who we are looking for:We are looking for an individualwho has a genuineinterest in the support and development of young people, without discrimination.

With a sound Knowledge of SEND-specific strategies and interventions, including experience of adapting learning for individuals with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, or SEMH needsour successful candidatewill also demonstrate the following skills, knowledge and experience:

• Teaching qualification or relevant youth work degree would be desirable though is not essential for the role

• Experience of working with young people with challenging behaviours, SEN and vulnerable to exploitation 

• Experience working collaboratively with multi-agency partners to deliver integrated support for young people with SEND

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive, respectful relationships with young people, families, and professionals

The closing date of this advert isFriday 13th June 2025 

This position will be offered on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract, 35 hours per week Monday to Friday with the role being based across EITC campus, Schools and Community venues across Merseyside

Everton Family Safer Recruitment Practices

The Everton Family iscommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a requirement of our safer recruitment practices, this role will require an Enhanced DBS check or evidence that you are subscribed to the DBS Update Service information of which can be found here

This role is subject to both evidence and verification of relevant qualifications including proof of eligibility to work in the UK which will be discussed with you if your application is successful.

Equity & Inclusion

Everton is committed to ensuring everyone is respected, celebrated, and empowered for who they are, regardless of their identity. We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, those who identify as female and those from racially diverse communities.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical and mental/emotional wellbeing of all our people. Should you have a disability or long-term health condition

and require reasonable adjustments to be made to theapplication/interview/onboarding process, please let us know.

To support our pledge to diversify our organisation and through our commitment to the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code, Everton welcomes applications from people of all walks of life. As part of our commitment to Disability, Inclusion and Accessibility we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process should you require.

Everton Football Club

We are constant innovators in the footballing world, ceaselessly striving to be the best, and the first to accomplish new feats, while establishing new forms. We are one of the Founding Members of the Football League and pioneers of the game.

Throughout our 140-year history we have been recognised as a family-oriented Club based on our proud traditions. Those traditions have also encouraged innovation, ensuring Everton has remained one of the great pioneering Clubs in the history of the game. The first Club to construct a purpose-built football stadium, Goodison Park is one of the most revered stadiums in England.

It was also the first Club to see its players wear shirts numbered 1 to 11, the first Club to go on an overseas tour, the first English Club to install dugouts and undersoil heating, the first Club to feature in a televised match, the first Club to introduce a regular matchday programme, the first Club to present its players with medals for winning the Football League championship and the first Club to have a player, Dixie Dean, break the 60 goals barrier in a single league season.
 

Everton in the Community

EitC is one of the UK`s top sporting charities and firmly established on the world stage of community sports development. We are considered one of the Premier League`s leading community schemes due to the quality and reach of our various programmes. Since 1988, we've been at the forefront of social intervention across Merseyside. We use the power of sport to motivate, educate and inspire people not just in our local communities but around the world to improve their life chances. 

Everton Women

Everton Ladies sits proudly sits as part of the ‘one club’ structure at Everton Football Club. We continue to boast one of the richest histories in the women’s game and were one of the of the founder members of the FA Women’s Super League Everton Ladies’ Regional Talent Centre (RTC) provides players with a clear pathway into the first-team. Development age groups range from Under-9s to Under-16s with our RTC bringing through Ladies players that have gone on to represent their country. 

Everton Family

The Everton Family is committed to equal opportunities and is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process, we accept all job applications in a variety of formats and should you need any documents in a different format or require any further support or assistance please contact the Recruitment team on 0151 705 9709 or via email

The Everton Family is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.