Hello there.
My name is Gitte Hart. We have a 10-year-old son who attends a mainstream primary school in Chelsea, SW3. He has a lovely team with two other tutors who are working with our son using VB / CBT and RDI as well as SLT approaches to support him in school.
We meet 6 to 8-weekly with our consultant, Dawn Sullivan, who leads the team, and if anyone has specialist expertise we share and learn freely to the benefit of our son. We also have tutors' meetings when required to discuss ways to implement the ever-changing program and to ensure consistency as well as build good working relationships between tutors.
We will be having Mondays and Fridays available from September 2022, however, meeting to do pairing and getting to know each other could start earlier than September.
We live in Balham area, SW17.
An up-to-date DBS check is essential to us and to the school.
Above all, we look for a person who is able to develop a good connection with our son and has the desire and ability to work flexibly and creatively to delivery a social thinking orientated program.
To break this down a bit further:
We are looking to employ an open-minded tutor with excellent skills in
- positively engaging with our son as well as the other children in his class,
- work considerately and flexibly with other professionals within the team of tutors, staff at the school as well as external professionals (such as our SLT consultant who regularly meets our son to give advise on strategies to put in place for him).
The tutor we are looking for also has
- excellent communication skills,
- reflects on best practice possible at any given time,
- shares concerns,
- asks questions
- takes an active part in supporting one another with focus on developing best practice to - as a team - reach the best possible outcomes for our son.
All people in our team
- share responsibilities of practical tasks, including myself and Dawn Sullivan.
- communicate clearly to one another through whatsapp and written notes to keep everyone informed and work ticking over nicely.
If this sounds like the dream team to you,
please do get in touch!
We hope to hear from you soon,
Gitte.