SEMH Teacher

Leasowes High School, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 8PJ

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  27 June 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  13 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term - 12 Months
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an SEMH Teacher (all subjects considered) who will predominantly teach our Key Stage 3 cohort for core lessons. The successful candidate will assist young people with social, emotional, and mental health issues in mastering literacy, numeracy, and reading skills ahead of their reintegration into mainstream schools. You will be supported by a team of dedicated support staff and leaders in a collaborative approach to secure the best academic outcomes for young people.

If you are resilient, hardworking, and organised we would welcome your application to join the ‘dream team’. https://www.apinvictus.co.uk

For an informal discussion about either the school, the post, or to organise a visit, please contact:

Chris Bennett, Director of Alternative Provision – 01384 686 607

Closing date: 27th June 2025

(HR will use 5pm unless advised otherwise)

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

Interviews due to take place: Week commencing 30th June 2025

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2024 – KCSIE 2024

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

What the school offers its staff

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

At Invictus we are values driven and as such believe ‘anything is possible’. Our alternative provision estate supports learners to share the same ethos; young people who are most vulnerable are supported to flourish and experience success. Both Greenhill Alternative Learning Campus in Halesowen and Invictus Revive Learning Centre at Leasowes High School aim to support young people in KS3 and 4 who have been unable to achieve in a mainstream setting.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Leasowes High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1060 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Leasowes High School website
• Email address: hr@invictus.education
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leasowes-high-school-halesowen

Arranging a visit to Leasowes High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@invictus.education.

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