Quality of Life Practitioner – Dysart School
Dysart School, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 6HL23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
to be confirmed
Closing date
19 April 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 36 hours a week, term time only
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- OHCAT Outer London Business Support, Grade E 20 – 25, Actual Salary : £26,678.00 - £29,099.61, (FTE £31,155.00 - £33,983.00 ) (Negotiated on appointment, depending on experience and qualifications)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a Quality-of-Life Practitioner to join our team.
The role aims to:
- promote pupils’ emotional wellbeing, voice and quality of life across Dysart School
- deliver direct pupil support through in-class practice and targeted 1:1 interventions, including sessions delivered in the Nest
- develop and apply a detailed understanding of pupils’ emotional experiences, relationships, motivation, and sense of meaning
Key Responsibilities:
- Hold specialist responsibility for assessing, interpreting and promoting pupils’ emotional wellbeing, quality of life and pupil voice across the school.
- Take a lead role in assessing pupils’ emotional wellbeing, quality of life and engagement, using recognised frameworks and professional judgement to inform provision across classes and settings.
- Design, deliver and evaluate specialist wellbeing and quality of life interventions, including targeted 1:1 work and in-class practice, adjusting approaches in response to pupil need and impact.
- Work in partnership with class teachers to plan and embed wellbeing-informed strategies within learning activities, routines and environments, ensuring approaches are appropriately challenging, inclusive and responsive.
Key Requirements:
- GCSE grade 9–4 (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics
- Evidence of developing specialist skills within a support role related to wellbeing, communication or emotional regulation
- Secure understanding of child and adolescent development, particularly emotional regulation, attachment and wellbeing
- Ability to organise own work, manage time effectively and work with appropriate guidance
Commitment to always safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
What the school offers its staff
Dysart takes a person-centred, relational approach grounded in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS). Practice across the school focuses on understanding behaviour as communication and creating environments that support engagement, participation, relationships and quality of life, rather than relying on reactive or compliance-based approaches.
A core part of this work is the Connections Team.
The Connections Team works alongside pupils, class teams and families to provide proactive, preventative and relational support, building capacity and consistency across school and home, promoting inclusive, joined-up working that reduces stress and supports positive outcomes.
OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:
Rewards & Benefits:
- Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
- Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.
- Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme, Employee Car Lease Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
- Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
- Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
- Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Dysart School is committed to the protection of children and an enhanced DBS check will be required for these positions.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Dysart School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 19
- School size
- 173 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dysart School website
- Email address
- PJelbert@dysartschool.org
Dysart School is an Outstanding special school for 150 pupils aged 4 to 19 who have a range of severe and complex learning difficulties. The school has high expectations for its pupils and believe there is no limit to their potential.
Our main site, located in Surbiton, is bright and well equipped to support the development of its pupils including Early Years classrooms with outdoor learning spaces, a dedicated post-16 hub, accessible swimming pool, sensory room, soft play and adventure play areas and generous grounds equipped for play and outdoor learning. Dysart has also recently opened two satellite sites next to mainstream schools in the local area.
Dysart School is a progressive and innovative place to work and staff are offered opportunities through regular training and support to develop their own practice. To find out more about us visit www.dysartschool.org
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