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North East Autism Society; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with employer's pension

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Blue Light Card access

Free eye tests

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Refer-a-friend £500 bonus

36 days annual leave (pro rata)

Job summary

North East Autism Society in Sunderland is seeking one full-time Teacher (M5) to plan and deliver personalised lessons for autistic and neurodivergent learners in our specialist schools. You will work independently and as part of a team, including community visits, to support pupils across sites within the society.

The post offers a full-time, permanent contract with a generous leave entitlement, pension, and a range of employee benefits. DBS checks and safeguarding are integral to the role.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and dedicated educators invited to join our team.
• Support autistic and neurodivergent children and young people to access highly personalised programmes of study.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver lessons and resources for individuals or small groups in school and community settings.

Skills

Lesson planning

Delivering lessons

Small group work

Autism/neurodiversity awareness

Job description

We are delighted to be recruiting for one teaching role:

We welcome applications from enthusiastic and dedicated educators looking to join our team.

Your base will be our Sunderland schools, but you will need to work between sites where needed with in the society. This will be discussed at the point of interview.

Benefits to you:

Full Time - Permanent

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Instant access to up to 40% of your salary as you earn it

Employee discounts on over 130,000 shops and entertainment venues

Access to Blue Light Card, the discount service for emergency and social care staff

Free eye tests and Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing

Refer-a-friend scheme - receive up to £500

An in-depth induction and welcome programme

36 days generous annual leave entitlement (pro rata)

Employee benefits platform as well as discounted gym membership

Employee assistance programme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

About the role:

We are currently recruiting for 1 full time Teacher (M5)

Working independently and as part of a team, you will support autistic and neurodivergent children and young people to access highly personalised programmes of study in one of the Society’s specialist schools. This will include planning and delivering lessons and resources for individuals or small groups of pupils both in school and outside the classroom, including community visits.

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About us:

For more than 40 years, we've led the way in providing care and education for autistic and/or neurodivergent children, young people and adults across the North East of England.

We have more than 1,200 staff working in our schools, college, short breaks, day services, residential care, supported living, employment services and family support. We are passionate about retaining talent and many of our current managers have worked their way up through the ranks.

The North East Autism Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and adults, and operates a safer recruitment process. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, and filtering and monitoring process and it is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults.

As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this job vacancy.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer (EOE) here at NEAS. We believe everyone has the right to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We are committed to creating a workplace where all differences are valued, and we make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities.

Find out more about our work here: www.ne-as.org.uk/what-we-believe.

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. As such it will be necessary for a enhanced Disclosure submission to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. The North East Autism Society’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and adults across all of our services is reflected in our safer recruitment process.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults.

We are currently not offering sponsorship.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Floating Teacher M4-M6

Company: North East Autism Society Salary: £41,724.18 to £48,529.40 a year Hours: Full-time Location: SR3 1SS Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 9 Oct 2026 Closing date: 23 Oct 2026

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.