Teacher

Compass Community Schools; Leiston; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff laptop and mobile phone

Competitive salary

Extensive training opportunities

Small class sizes with TA support

Career progression within national org

Job summary

Compass Community School is a small, specialist independent school for 11-16 year olds, seeking an outstanding teacher to join our team in Leiston. We value nurturing relationships, flexible delivery across KS2–KS4, and a non-judgemental approach to support pupils who have faced adversity.

As part of a larger national organisation, there are opportunities for career progression, extensive training, and benefits including staff laptops, competitive salary, and wellbeing support.

Qualifications

• Strong classroom management and behaviour support for vulnerable learners.
• Ability to build positive, nurturing relationships with students.
• Excellent communication with staff, parents, and pupils.

Responsibilities

• Teach across KS2–KS4 as required within Compass Community School.
• Provide inclusive teaching and adapt lessons for diverse needs.
• Support safeguarding and welfare of children, following school policies.

Job description

Are you an outstanding teacher looking for your next challenge?

Compass is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. As we continue to grow, we know that we must have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and experiences to support our children and young people.

Do you have a passion for working with vulnerable children and want to make a real difference to children's lives? If the answer to these questions is yes, then why not join us?

Compass Community School is a small, specialist independent school for 11-16 year olds who have already faced a great deal of adversity in their short lives. Our children require very special teachers who are able to manage some complex and challenging behaviours. Our young people require much support, the right sort of communication, consistency and flexibility in equal measure, and a non-judgemental approach.

In Compass Schools, we believe all teachers are, primarily teachers of children, before being teachers of subjects. Central to this role is knowing the child, building professional, nurturing and positive relationships and motivating students.

Despite being a secondary provision, we require a teacher who is versatile and can teach across a range of curriculum subjects from KS2 - KS4. Accordingly, this role will suit a primary or secondary trained teacher.

Because we are part of a much larger organisation - there are many opportunities for career progression.

Benefits and Rewards

• Staff laptop and mobile phone


• Competitive salary


• Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities


• Small class sizes with specialist TA support


• The chance to be part of an expanding, national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and grows its own leadership teams


• Enhanced occupational sickness scheme


• Flexible pension


• Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision


• Employee benefit service with access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice schemes, high street vouchers, money off eating-out and takeaways

We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates.

Safeguarding

Compass Community Schools are highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services(previously the Criminal Records Bureau) and undergo due diligence checks on social media use.

All school-based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school's Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.