Teacher

OFG Education; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with enhanced employer/

Your Wellbeing Matters (mental health)

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Family Growth Support

Job summary

At OFG Education, Hazel Cottage School in St Helens seeks a dedicated Teacher to deliver personalized lessons for autistic students aged 4-11. You will adapt to diverse abilities, track progress and develop individual plans, ensuring a safe and constructive classroom climate where every student can thrive.

UK QTS or equivalent is required, with experience in SEND settings. The role offers term-time permanency, working hours 37.5 per week, and January 2027 start, with DBS checks and safeguarding

Qualifications

• UK QTS or equivalent required.
• Experience teaching students with SEND, Autism, SEMH, or complex needs.
• Ability to deliver creative, engaging, and differentiated learning.
• Calm, patient, and compassionate approach.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• Confidence to support and positively manage challenging behaviour.
• Creativity to think differently and help every student succeed.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, personalized lessons that inspire and motivate students.
• Adapt learning to meet a range of needs, abilities, and learning styles.
• Track progress and celebrate achievements, both big and small.
• Develop and review individual learning and support plans.
• Create a safe, structured, and positive learning environment.
• Support students' academic, social, emotional, and personal development.
• Build strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with education and care teams to ensure consistent support.
• Contribute to school improvement and your own professional development.

Skills

QTS or equivalent

SEND/Autism/SEMH experience

Differentiated learning

Relationship building

Calm, patient, compassionate

Education

UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

Job description

At OFG Education we put wellbeing first by giving our teams more time to recharge

Job Title: Teacher
Location: Hazel Cottage School, Clinkham Wood, St Helens, WA11 7AP
Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Salary: £39,000 per annum (not pro rata)
Contract: Permanent Term Time Only
Start: January 2027

UK applicants only - no sponsorship available

About the Role

At Hazel Cottage School, teaching is about more than delivering lessons. It's about changing lives. Step away from the pressures of mainstream education and focus on what matters most: helping every student discover their strengths, build confidence and achieve their full potential.

Working with small classes and individual learners with autism and additional needs, you'll create engaging, personalized learning experiences that enable students to thrive academically, socially and emotionally. Every breakthrough, no matter how big or small, becomes a meaningful milestone, and you'll be there to celebrate each success along the way.

As part of our dedicated and specialist team, you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact every day, tailoring your approach to meet the unique needs, interests and aspirations of every young person you support.

If you're a passionate and creative teacher looking for a role where your expertise is valued, your wellbeing is supported and your work truly makes a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Be Doing

• Deliver engaging, personalized lessons that inspire and motivate students.
• Adapt learning to meet a range of needs, abilities, and learning styles.
• Track progress and celebrate achievements, both big and small.
• Develop and review individual learning and support plans.
• Create a safe, structured, and positive learning environment.
• Support students' academic, social, emotional, and personal development.
• Build strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with education and care teams to ensure consistent support.
• Contribute to school improvement and your own professional development.

About You

We're looking for an enthusiastic and resilient teacher who is passionate about helping students with additional needs thrive.

• UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent required.
• Experience teaching students with SEND, Autism, SEMH, or complex needs, or a genuine desire to develop within specialist education.
• The ability to deliver creative, engaging, and differentiated learning.
• A calm, patient, and compassionate approach.
• Strong relationship-building and communication skills.
• The confidence to support and positively manage challenging behaviour.
• The creativity to think differently and find new ways to help every student succeed.

About Us

At OFG Education, we believe every student deserves an education designed around who they are. Through high expectations, deep expertise and truly personalized education, we help students realise their potential and prepare for successful futures. Building on more than 20 years of experience, we are bringing our approach to more students and communities around the world. Across the UK, Iberia and the Gulf, our schools combine the strength, expertise and high standards of an international education group with the individuality of each school and the communities they serve. Whatever your role, joining OFG Education means contributing to our shared ambition: empowering every student to success through truly personalized education.

About Our School

Hazel Cottage is a new school meeting the needs of autistic students aged 4 - 11 years who may have additional needs.

We are situated in St Helens in the former St Patricks Church. At Hazel Cottage everything we do is centred around the individual needs of each student attending our school, with the aim that every learner is able to fulfil their individual potential and thrive. Alongside a broad, exciting and memorable curriculum, we focus on developing core life skills such as communication and social interaction, sensory processing and emotional regulation. We work towards every student being as independent as possible when they move on to the next stage of their education.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
  • Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
  • Hundreds of UK and international discounts
  • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
  • Critical illness cover
  • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

Additional Information

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales