Health & Social Care Teacher

Tradewind Recruitment; Sutton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency is seeking a KS5 Health and Social Care teacher for a permanent role starting January 2026 in Sutton. The ideal candidate will possess excellent teaching and management skills, ensuring the school's ethos is central to student learning. This position offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and career management.

Benefits

Strong commitment to professional development

Supportive environment

Leadership CPD opportunities

Qualifications

• Fully qualified teacher with excellent teaching skills.
• Proven management and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to maintain the school's ethos in student learning.

Responsibilities

• Passionate about Health and Social Care.
• Inspire and manage a talented team of teachers.
• Lead continuous improvement and uphold the school ethos.

Skills

Teaching skills

Management skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent overseas qualification

Job description

Overview

Tradewind Recruitment are delighted to be working with a Sutton-based school in their recruitment of a KS5 Health and Social Care teacher for January 2026. The successful candidate will be a fully qualified Health and Social Care teacher with QTS or an equivalent overseas qualification, possessing excellent teaching, management, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to ensure that the school's ethos remains at the core of student learning.

Contract details

• Location: London borough of Sutton
• Pay scale: Outer London Teacher Pay Scale: MPS/UPS (a TLR may be available for a suitably qualified and experienced candidate)
• Contract type: Permanent, Full Time
• Start date: January 2026

School context

Tradewind Recruitment are excited to be working alongside an outstanding, all-girls Catholic school in the London borough of Sutton in their hiring of a Health and Social Care teacher for a permanent vacancy from January 2026. The successful candidate should have excellent teaching, management, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to ensure that the school's Catholic ethos remains at the core of student learning. The school seeks an organised and confident Health and Social Care teacher who thrives on making things happen and will have the ability to keep on top of the practicalities. You will be a strong communicator with the vision and ability to work in a team on delivering department objectives.

Responsibilities

• Be passionate about Health and Social Care, committed to improving teaching and learning.
• Demonstrate outstanding teaching, management and interpersonal skills.
• Be enthusiastic and able to inspire and manage a talented team of teachers.
• Lead continuous improvement and uphold the school ethos and standards.
• Display good interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Be forward-thinking, inspirational, receptive to change and able to work under pressure.

Benefits and professional development

• A strong commitment to your professional development and career management
• Opportunity to be part of a dynamic team
• A supportive environment in which your talent and commitment will be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded
• Management and Leadership CPD opportunities available

Application notes

Set on a private estate in the leafy suburb of Sutton and within short travelling distance into central London, you will work in a friendly environment as part of a thriving school, with the intention of making a major contribution to the school's continued success. If you are passionate about Health and Social Care and committed to achieving outstanding student attainment outcomes, Tradewind Recruitment would welcome hearing from you immediately.