Qualified Teacher - Special Needs (SEN)

Hillsidespecial; Sudbury; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Hillside Special is seeking an enthusiastic class teacher who is passionate about educating pupils with complex needs. The ideal candidate will be motivated, adaptable, and committed to providing exceptional support for students with Severe Learning Difficulties and Autism. This permanent full-time role offers an opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive educational environment.

Qualifications

• Appropriate teaching qualifications and experience in special education.
• Commitment to safeguarding and continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Teach and support pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties and Autism.
• Work collaboratively with a team to deliver outstanding teaching.

Skills

Communication

Adaptability

Organisational Skills

Patience

Emotional Resilience

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated class teacher. This role would be suitable for an Early Career Teacher (ECT).

Personal attributes

You will:

• have high levels of professionalism and uphold the values of the school at all times
• be familiar with and conduct yourself in accordance with the Teachers’ Standards
• put the needs and wellbeing of the pupils at the forefront of everything you do
• have a truly positive attitude
• be methodical in your approach and have outstanding organisation skills
• have the ability to be tactful, conscientious and discreet when dealing with challenging situations
• be flexible, adaptable and able to multitask
• demonstrate a commitment to maintaining outstanding levels of safeguarding
• have patience and the ability to stay calm and positive
• be driven and have a commitment to continuous personal development and school improvement
• be emotionally and physically resilient
• have a passion for teaching pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Complex Autism (ASD)
• have excellent communication skills, work co-operatively and develop positive relationships with pupils, families and staff at all levels
• work with a team to deliver outstanding Teaching and Learning to our pupils
• be confident in the use of IT
• have a good sense of humour

Hillside is a very successful school for pupils with a wide range of complex needs including Severe Learning Difficulties (SLD), Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties (PMLD) and Autism (ASD).

The age range is 4 to 19 years and you may be required to work with pupils of any age and ability.

Pupils on Roll: 86 currently, 89 in September

Salary: MPR / UPR plus SEN Allowance

Contract Type and Working Hours

Required from: September 2025

Contract type: Permanent

Contracted Hours: Full Time (1.0 FTE)

Location

Closing date:Wednesday 25th June 2025 at 10:00am

Interview date:Wednesday 2nd July 2025 (all day)

We actively encourage applicants to see our school in action before applying for vacancies. If this post is of interest to you and you would like to know more, please contact Lizzi Murphy, Headteacher, via email to: [e-mail] including your full name and ‘Teacher Vacancy’ in the subject line. Please also include your phone number in the body of your email and we will arrange a mutually convenient time to have an informal chat and a visit.

If you think you have the qualities to fulfil this role and you want to make a real contribution to our school, we would welcome an application from you. All applications must be made on an official application form and must be accompanied by a covering letter. Please send your completed application form to [e-mail]

All applications must be made on an official application form.CVs cannot be accepted.

Job reference: Jun25

Hillside Special is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is also subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and children’s barred list check. Our commitment to safeguarding is underpinned by robust processes and checks which are in place across the school.

We expect all candidates to have read the following two documents: