SEND & SEMH - Teacher

Justteachers Ltd; Gainsborough CP; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Justteachers Ltd seeks a Vocational Skills Teacher in Gainsborough to deliver engaging vocational and practical lessons within a specialist provision.

You will support students to develop life, employability and functional skills, while tracking progress and contributing to EHCP targets. This full-time role is initially temporary with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• QTS is essential.
• Experience with SEND/SEMH or additional learning needs is desirable.
• Ability to deliver vocational, practical, or skills-based learning in an engaging way.
• Strong behaviour management and nurturing approach.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver vocational and practical lessons tailored to individual student needs.
• Help students develop life, employability and functional skills alongside academic progress.
• Adapt learning activities to support pupils with SEND/SEMH needs.
• Build positive relationships to re-engage learners with education and achieve goals.
• Monitor progress and contribute to individual learning plans and targets.
• Collaborate with staff, families and external professionals to secure the best outcomes.
• Promote positive behaviour and support students to regulate emotions.

Job description

About the role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and dedicated Vocational Skills Teacher to join a specialist provision in Gainsborough. This school supports young people whose placements in mainstream education have broken down and provides a highly personalised curriculum designed to re-engage learners and prepare them for adulthood.

The successful candidate will deliver engaging vocational and practical learning opportunities, helping students develop essential life, employability, and functional skills alongside their academic progress. This is a full-time position to start ASAP, initially on a temporary basis with the opportunity to become permanent for the right candidate.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver engaging vocational and practical lessons tailored to individual student needs.
• Support students to develop key life skills, employability skills, confidence, and independence.
• Adapt learning activities to suit pupils with a range of SEND and SEMH needs.
• Build positive relationships with students, helping them re-engage with education and achieve their goals.
• Monitor progress and contribute to EHCP targets and individual learning plans.
• Work collaboratively with teaching staff, support staff, families, and external professionals to ensure the best outcomes for pupils.
• Promote positive behaviour and support students to regulate emotions and overcome barriers to learning.

Pre-requisites:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential.
• Experience working with children or young people with SEND, SEMH, or additional learning needs is highly desirable.
• Ability to deliver vocational, practical, or skills-based learning in an engaging and accessible way.
• Strong behaviour management skills and a nurturing, patient approach.
• Passion for supporting young people who may have experienced challenges within mainstream education.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and relationship-building skills.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.