Special Educational Needs Disabilities Teacher
Hamstel Junior School, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ6 days remaining to apply
Job start date
13 April 2026
Closing date
2 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR depending on experience.
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you highly passionate about education and supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities?
Are you an experienced teacher with experience of teaching children with SEND?
If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
Hamstel Juniors is a large junior school in Southend with amazing children, staff and facilities. We are looking to welcome a new SEN teacher to our happy team.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Plan and teach groups of children with SEND needs to support their knowledge and understanding of the core subjects.
- Conduct key SEND assessments to support the SENDCo
- Co-ordinate Phonics groups across the school and tracking of progress
- Maintain, order and develop resources pertaining to SEND for staff/pupils to use.
- To support the teachers with the writing is ISP plans, including EAL plans across the school and quality assure those plans
- Provide support and guidance to teaching staff around strategies for those pupils with SEND including team-teaching where applicable.
- Liaise with key agencies including parents around all areas of SEND
- Covering classes when needed
What the school offers its staff
As part of Portico Academy Trust, Hamstel Junior School can offer you:
- A friendly and supportive atmosphere where everyone is valued and everyone matters.
- An environment with wonderful children, that promotes inclusivity
- High quality professional development
- Support and coloration across our Trust
- A well resourced school
Further information about the job
You can find out more about the school on our website and visits are encouraged. If you would like to learn more about Hamstel please contact the school office at office@hjs.porticoacademytrust.co.uk and a member of our team will arrange a time for you to come and see us. Full details of the interview process will be sent to those candidates that are shortlisted.
http://www.hamsteljuniors.co.uk
For an application pack (if you are unable to download details and an application form), please contact Mrs Rebecca Sanderson, Director of HR, Portico Academy Trust, Ronald Hill Grove, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 2JB
Telephone: 01702 987890 x310
Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
Closing date: Monday 2nd February 2026 at midday
Interviews: Thursday 12th February 2026
Please include a cover letter with your application form, commenting on how you feel you meet the person specification criteria and providing an insight into your relevant experience.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
Application Documents
Support Staff Application Form
SEND Teacher Job Description
SEND Teacher Person Specification
Application Email
Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hamstel Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 586 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hamstel Junior School website
- Email address
- recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01702 987890
Hamstel Junior School is a large and popular community school which has pupils whose attitudes to their learning are good (Ofsted, June 2019). We are a very well-resourced school with great facilities including a full sized sports hall.
Arranging a visit to Hamstel Junior School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk.
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