Higher Level Tutor - Full-time - Special Needs Position

The Quest School, Paddock Wood

• Ref:KCC886-6108-72S
• Posted:24/11/2025
• Pay:£25,000
• Start Date:January 2025
• App Close Date:22/12/2025 at 14:00
• Interviews:TBC

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Hours: 36.75 hours a week, 9.00am – 5.00pm Monday to Thursday and
9.00am – 4.15pm Friday.

Term time only, 39 weeks per year, which includes five inset days a year.

Salary: £25,000 pa (actual term time only salary)

We are currently looking to recruit tutors who are either educated to a Graduate level OR hold a professional ABA qualification OR have the knowledge to pass an ABA theoretical exam.

We are excited to offer a Quest New Starter Loyalty Bonus of £1,000 (pro-rota for your part time role) to all new starters after completion of two years’ service to reward you for your on-going commitment and loyalty to Quest. Terms and conditions apply

We also provide

• Term-time working & school holidays (This means that your salary will be divided and paid in 12 equal monthly instalments providing you with a full month’s salary even during the school holidays)

• Rewarding, life-changing work

• Employee assistance program including 24/7 GP access and counselling

• Support for professional development

• Staff Well-being Task Force (representation from all areas of the school to devise a wellbeing programme for the staff)

• Supportive, team-based culture
• 5% pension contribution
• Referral scheme for recommending a friend to work here (Ts and Cs apply)

You will be working with children with autism, implementing learning and behaviour programs set by our qualified teachers and behaviour specialist using techniques based on the principles of ABA/PBS.

You will work either 1-to-1 with pupils or in small groups of pupils. You will be trained to  lead teaching groups of up to 5 pupils as well as covering Teacher led lessons in their absence (no planning required). You may be required to take the lead for offsite trips and snack and lunch duties.

You will be required to assist senior tutors in assessing pupil progress, reading assessments and providing less experienced staff with theoretical and hands on training (post completion of probation).

This is a fun and rewarding hands-on role, where no two days are the same. You will need to be creative, have a positive attitude and be committed to providing an excellent school experience to our pupils.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about making a difference to children’s lives by enabling them to learn, thrive and achieve.

Full training will be provided and there are great opportunities for career progression. Enthusiasm, reliability, being a team player and a self starter are key skills required for the role.

and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.

The Quest School is legally obligated to process an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts.

The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions, and any other information held by local police that’s considered relevant to the role. Any information that is “protected” under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2013 / 2020 / 2023) will not appear on a DBS certificate.

For posts in regulated activity, the DBS check will include a relevant barred list check (Children’s and/or Adults barred list check depending on the role).

Information about the school

Quest School is an independent specialist school, registered to take pupils from age 5-19 years, across the autistic spectrum. Our last Ofsted inspection in September 2025 rated us ‘Outstanding’ across all areas.

Quest was founded in 2003 by a group of parents and Applied Behavioural Analysis (ABA) professionals, seeking to create a specialist learning environment, designed around the specific needs of pupils with autism.

The ABA approach is foundational to every aspect of learning within the school and uses a structured teaching approach built on the principles of behaviour science. Quest is the only ABA school in Kent – there are only a handful of other ABA schools across the UK.

Regardless of ability level, pupils at Quest School have made outstanding progress in all areas of learning. For some, this is achieving everyday tasks independently; for others, it is achieving nationally recognised accreditation at Key Stage 4 and 5. All pupils at Quest have an Education, Health and Care Plan and consequently, places are agreed and funded by Local Authorities rather than individual fee-paying places.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Jo Allcorn
• Address:The Hop Farm,, Maidstone Road, Paddock Wood, Kent, TN12 6PY
• Telephone: 01732 522700
• Email: jo.allcorn@questschool.co.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• HLT Job description
• Child Protection Policy
• Equal Opportunities in Employment
• GDPR recruitment statement
• Safer Recruitment Policy