Skills Tutor

Skills Tutor– Aurora Orchard Manor 

Location: Meldreth, Nr. Royston 

Salary: £14.77 - £16.13 p/hour (£30,721.60 - £33,550.40 p/annum)

Hours: 40 hours per week, 52 weeks a year  

Contract: Permanent

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.   

Rated CQC Outstanding Aurora Orchard Manor are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Skills Tutor for our young people on a full time basis.

Set within 14 acres, Orchard Manor offers a supportive living and learning environment for young adults with severe and profound learning difficulties and complex health needs. With specialist facilities and a focus on promoting independence, we support each of our young people through the transition from education into adulthood.

The Role: 

The Skills Tutor will provide specialised educational support to young adults with severe and profound communication difficulties associated with conditions such as cerebral palsy, autism, brain injury, and degenerative disorders. The tutor will develop and implement individualised learning plans to enhance communication skills, promote independence, and improve the young people’s overall quality of life. 

Key Duties:

• Ensure each individual has a personalised development & transition plan that meets their needs, aspirations and agreed outcomes.
• Deliver one-on-one and small group instruction, using a variety of communication methods, including augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems.
• Work closely with Speech and Language therapists, Occupational therapists, and other professionals to ensure a holistic approach to student support.
• Conduct regular reviews and evaluations to ensure the effectiveness of the learning plans.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify individual communication needs and abilities.
• To work effectively with people that may display challenging behaviour, ensuring the safety of the person, yourself and others. To comply with instructions and advice received through training and from behaviour plans to support people with complex communication and behaviour.

Full Job Description - Skills Tutor: Orchard Manor

Skills & Qualifications:

• Teaching or training qualifications – Level 3 or equivalent in Health or Social Care.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in relevant field.
• Working with young adults with complex physical and learning difficulties in a young adult education setting.
• Experience of keeping written & electronic records.
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate learning programmes.
• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to direct staff in order to proactively support the young people
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Punctual, reliable and organised
• Positive and proactive
• Practical and creative problem solver
• Flexible and adaptable
• Able to work under pressure
• Physically fit to meet the requirements of the role
• IT literate, able to use Microsoft Office: Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and support the ethos of Aurora
• Fit to work with young adults at risk

What’s on offer?

• 33 days’ holiday including bank holidays
• Life assurance 
• Enhanced pension scheme 
• Perkbox - access to shopping discounts
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.  
• Free parking

You will have a chance to work with a supportive team whose common goal is to empower and support wherever is required. 

How to Apply:

You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact Carl in the Recruitment Team at carl.standidge@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.