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Teacher

Hillside Specialist School and College, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3XB

This job expired on 16 May 2025 – see similar jobs

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
16 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2025

Job details

Job role: Teacher
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Key stage: Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern: Full time: Full time Teacher - Monday to Friday
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: M1 to M6
Additional allowances: SEN 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

Essential Qualifications Qualified Teacher Status

Desirable Qualifications Further qualifications related to special educational needs

Essential Experience

Experience of working with children with a wide range of special educational needs
Ability to plan, implement and evaluate individual teaching programmes for children with special educational needs
Ability to motivate, manage and develop staff

Desirable Experience

A wide knowledge of the continuum of need at all age levels
Ability to teach autism specific approaches
Knowledge of AAC/Makaton and other communication approaches
Experience and knowledge of a range of qualifications and accreditation.
The Headteacher and Governing Body are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Teacher to join our school in a permanent position from 1 September 2025 or as soon as possible.

The successful candidate will be allocated a class in the 2025/26 academic year and may be expected to work across the school age groups in future years.

Hillside caters for 115 pupils aged 4-19 with autism and a wide range of associated complex needs. We invite applications from excellent classroom practitioners who can deliver a full, personalised curriculum. Applications are welcomed from teachers with experience of teaching pupils with autism and additional needs. The successful candidate will have knowledge of child development and a detailed understanding of autism specific interventions and teaching strategies.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate effective skills in leading a team of Teaching Assistants to provide a meaningful, motivating, and memorable learning experience for all pupils; provide excellent care, including personal care, for all pupils within their class. They must have a good understanding of autism specific de-escalation techniques and be committed to undertaking Teach Teach training as part of the role.

The candidate must demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and working in partnership with all stakeholders.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a friendly school with a staff team who provide excellent peer support, pupils who are keen to attend school and want to learn. Hillside staff have the benefit of free membership to health and wellbeing services which include Wellbeing clinics, Nurse support services, GP 24-hour phone consultations, Physio and Counselling programmes.

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.

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