SEN ASD Teacher - Full or Part Time Considered

Shorefields; Colchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Shorefields is hiring a passionate SEN ASD Teacher to work with ASD and sensory learners at their inspiring school in Colchester. This role offers opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment committed to inclusivity and excellence. Candidates can apply for full or part-time positions, starting in September 2025 or January 2026, and will join a dedicated team focused on making a meaningful impact in the lives of students with special educational needs.

Benefits

Dedicated support staff

Timetabled PPA

Excellent training and mentoring

Supportive governors

Good facilities

Free health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Strong track record of outstanding teaching in SEND settings.
• Ability to develop pupils' full potential.
• Experience raising achievement for SEN pupils.

Responsibilities

• Work with ASD and sensory learners to provide tailored education.
• Set high expectations and assess pupil understanding.
• Collaborate with support staff to facilitate pupil development.

Skills

Therapeutic education

Vision creation

Assessment skills

Understanding of SEN complexities

Passion for SEND

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

SEN ASD Teacher - Full or Part Time Considered

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 29/06/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: TBC

Are you passionate about therapeutic SEND education? Do you want to make sure that all pupils reach their full potential and receive the very best opportunities and outcomes? If so we are looking to expand our team of dynamic, enthusiastic and hard working Teachers.

We are looking for a teacher to start from September 2025 or January 2026 to work with our ASD and sensory learners, job shares will be considered.

Lexden Springs is an inspiring school where no two days are ever the same (but a smile is always guaranteed!) which caters for pupils aged 3 - 19 who have a variety of severe learning difficulties, including some with autism and/or challenging behaviour and some with serious medical conditions.

We pride ourselves in having high quality and enthusiastic staff that encourage our pupils to achieve their fullest potential academically, socially, emotionally, physically, morally, spiritually and aesthetically, enabling each pupil to grow in confidence, and able to participate in the wider community. We support our staff in doing this by offering a high level of training and development throughout their time at Lexden Springs and encouraging them too to also reach their fullest potential.

To join our team you will need:

• To want to work therapeutically
• The ability to create a clear vision for the class
• The skills to develop the pupils to their full potential
• To have a strong track record of outstanding teaching
• To be able to assess pupils knowledge and understanding scaffolding their next steps accurately
• To have high expectations of students and experience of raising achievement
• Understand the complexities of SEN pupils
• Have QTS to understand the learning of our pupils
• Passion for pupils with SEND

In return we will provide:

• A dedicated and experienced team of support staff in your class.
• Timetabled PPA
• Excellent training and support/mentoring
• Supportive and proactive governors
• Awesome pupils and staff
• The ability to undertake educational research
• An amazing purpose built school with excellent facilities
• Free health and wellbeing services including GP appointments, counselling and much more
  A wonderfully welcoming school community
• Why work within Hope Learning Community?
• Each and every day we are lucky enough and have the privilege of working with the most amazing, unique children. They never fail to inspire, interest and educate us in ways we could never have imagined. We are a forward thinking school and understand that every child is an individual and do our utmost best to ensure they are given the support, guidance and opportunity to succeed in an environment where they feel safe, secure and valued.

Visits to our school are encouraged and welcomed. Please call the school office to arrange a visit on [phone] Option 2 or email [e-mail]

Hope Learning Community is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.

Hope Learning Community is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristics. This is embedded in our vision 'To Be Greater Than The Sum Of Its Parts', where we believe we are strong and more successful working together, creating a workplace which celebrates diversity.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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