Midday Supervisor - Downley

Chiltern Wood School, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3NE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,101.00 - £11,542.00 Annually (Actual) + SEN £2,787 (would consider UPS)

Midday Supervisor - Downley job summary

Chiltern Wood School is a Special School currently supporting over 200 students ranging from ages 3 to 19 years, located across three sites in Cressex, Studley Green and Downley. We offer the opportunity to become part of a team of caring professionals, contributing purposefully to meeting the special educational needs of children in the High Wycombe area. You will be well supported by welcoming and knowledgeable staff within a well-run, hard-working school which holds as its core value the wellbeing of its pupils, parents and staff.

Our Downley site caters for pupils with a range of special educational needs from profound and learning difficulties, complex medical needs and severe learning difficulties with communication, physical and sensory needs. We pride ourselves on building positive relationships with our pupils, their families and supporting professionals to enable communication, physical, social and emotional development for each individual. We have extensive facilities on site to support this development and provide learning opportunities through a variety of experiences, lessons and routines.

As a school, we strive to continually improve our practice, and aim to secure only the very best outcomes for our pupils through high quality provision and practice. Previous experience is desired but not essential.

If you are interested in learning how to contribute purposefully to the educational and social development of children and young people and you feel you have the qualities to successfully attend to their welfare and emotional needs, we want to hear from you!

As Midday Supervisor you will be supporting the classes for 4 hours per day, 10am - 2pm, to include supervision over the lunch period.

Previous experience is not essential as full training will be provided, however experience of a learning through play environment would be beneficial. Training opportunities may include:

Using a communication book / device

Low arousal approach

Behaviour and de-escalation

Occupational therapy basics including sensory regulation

Child protection

Online safety and GDPR

Administering medication

Introduction to dysphagia

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

Chiltern Wood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full vetting checks, including a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level, online searches and satisfactory references

For full details please visit www.chilternwood.bucks.sch.uk and see the job description below

Please note, we cannot accept CVs and application form must be completed via My New Term.

Please note, we do not accept applications and supporting statements that have used AI.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Chiltern Wood School

• School type: Special schools, Does not apply, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 218 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Chiltern Wood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chiltern-wood-school

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