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Teacher
| Posting date: | 25 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire, PR3 3XB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | bbc9adb9-5432-4007-a8a3-5261e7d0f4ea |
Summary
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.
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.