Teacher M4-M6 (VN680)

North East Combined Authority; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Salary access 40%

Employee discounts

Blue Light Card

Eye tests

Refer-a-friend £500

Induction programme

36 days annual leave pro rata

Gym membership discounts

Employee assistance programme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Job summary

North East Autism Society (NEAS) is seeking an experienced Teacher to join our education team in the North-East of England. You will work with autistic and neurodivergent children and young people, delivering highly personalised programmes of study in school and community settings.

You will plan lessons, use your initiative, and collaborate with staff to promote positive development and achievement, within a supportive, safeguarding-aware environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with teaching experience in education settings.
• Experience or willingness to work with autistic and/or neurodivergent learners.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver lessons and resources for individuals or small groups.
• Support autistic and neurodivergent children and young people in school and outside the classroom, including community visits.

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

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

Benefits to you:

• Full Time - Term Time
• 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 you

Are you passionate about learning? Do you strive for the best in everything you do, and think you could make a positive difference to lives of autistic and/or neurodivergent individuals?

If this sounds like you, and you’re seeking a rewarding job role, we are currently recruiting for an experienced Teacher to join our education staff team.

Working independently and as part of a team, you will support children and young people to access highly personalised programmes of study, with the aim of helping them to achieve their individual aspirations. You will need to be enthusiastic, able to use your own initiative, have a drive and resilience for what is often a demanding role; and you must be people-centred with good communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to build positive relationships with both staff and pupils.

While you must be qualified and have teaching experience, it is not essential for candidates to have previously worked with autistic individuals – all we ask is that you are hard-working, willing to learn and committed to promoting the positive development of children and young people. If you think you could be a good fit for Team NEAS,

About the role:

We are currently recruiting for 1 full time Teacher (M4-M6)

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.

Find out more about our work here:

www.ne-as.org.uk/what-we-believe.

We are not offering sponsorship for this role

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.

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.

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.