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SEMH Maths Teacher (Secondary)

Job details
Posting date: 21 June 2025
Salary: £162 to £223 per day
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 18 July 2025
Location: Preston, Lancashire
Company: senploy
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 181360

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Summary

SEMH Maths Teacher (Secondary) - Preston | Full-Time | Temp-to-Perm | September Start

We are proud to be working in partnership with a well-regarded SEMH secondary provision in Preston, which is currently seeking a dedicated and resilient Year 8 Teacher for a full-time, temp-to-perm opportunity starting this September.

This unique role is ideal for a passionate educator with a deep understanding of Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs, and the ability to positively engage students who may face a range of challenges, including autism, ADHD, trauma (ACES), and other complex behavioural profiles.

Role

In this role, you will deliver core and functional skills-based content to students who are working at a high primary/low Key Stage 3 level. Lessons are tailored to include life skills, phonics, and vocational elements designed to support holistic development.
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Position: Year 8 SEMH Teacher


Position: Year 8 SEMH Teacher
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Location: Preston, Lancashire


Location: Preston, Lancashire
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Start Date: September 2025 (or as soon as available)


Start Date: September 2025 (or as soon as available)
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Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm


Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am-3:30pm
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Contract Type: Temp to Perm


Contract Type: Temp to Perm
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Pay: From £162 per day (MPS/UPS - QTS essential)


Pay: From £162 per day (MPS/UPS - QTS essential)

Responsibilities
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Create a nurturing and inclusive learning environment for pupils with SEMH and associated needs


Create a nurturing and inclusive learning environment for pupils with SEMH and associated needs
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Deliver engaging and differentiated lessons across the curriculum at functional skills level


Deliver engaging and differentiated lessons across the curriculum at functional skills level
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Use effective behaviour management strategies to foster a positive and safe classroom culture


Use effective behaviour management strategies to foster a positive and safe classroom culture
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Support the personal development of pupils through structured learning and therapeutic approaches


Support the personal development of pupils through structured learning and therapeutic approaches
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Work collaboratively with support staff and leadership to ensure every student can reach their full potential


Work collaboratively with support staff and leadership to ensure every student can reach their full potential

Ideal Candidate
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Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification


Holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification
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Experience working with young people with SEMH and challenging behaviours


Experience working with young people with SEMH and challenging behaviours
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Strong classroom presence with the ability to build positive relationships and manage behaviour confidently


Strong classroom presence with the ability to build positive relationships and manage behaviour confidently
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A proactive, empathetic, and flexible approach to teaching


A proactive, empathetic, and flexible approach to teaching
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Passion for helping pupils overcome barriers to learning and reach their potential


Passion for helping pupils overcome barriers to learning and reach their potential

Essential Requirements
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Have the Right to Work in the UK


Have the Right to Work in the UK
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Hold an enhanced child workforce DBS registered on the Update Service, or be willing to apply for one


Hold an enhanced child workforce DBS registered on the Update Service, or be willing to apply for one
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Provide two recent professional references that are child-related and cover the last two years


Provide two recent professional references that are child-related and cover the last two years

Why Join us?
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Access to free CPD-certified training courses, including safeguarding and behaviour management


Access to free CPD-certified training courses, including safeguarding and behaviour management
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Ongoing support from a dedicated education consultant


Ongoing support from a dedicated education consultant
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Opportunities to progress into permanent roles


Opportunities to progress into permanent roles
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A chance to work with a well-respected, supportive school community


A chance to work with a well-respected, supportive school community

If you are ready to take the next step in your teaching career and want to positively impact the lives of young people in a specialist environment, we encourage you to apply today.

We are acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people is a core responsibility for all placements.

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