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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
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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 individual who has a genuine interest 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 needs our successful candidate will 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 is Friday 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 is committed 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 the application/ 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.

• 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