Trauma-Informed Primary Teacher – Therapeutic Education

Shorefields; Chelmsford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

New pay scales

Therapeutic team model

Private healthcare package

Funding for professional development

Job summary

Octavia House Schools is seeking a Primary Teacher to join a trauma-centred therapeutic secondary school in Great Baddow, Essex, starting January 2027 (or sooner). The role welcomes experienced mainstream colleagues and offers a full-time contract.

Deliver engaging lessons, maintain a calm learning environment, and contribute to breakfast, break, lunch, assembly and extracurricular provision. Applications from qualified teachers with SEMH experience are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, engaging lessons aligned with the OHS curriculum
• Creating and maintaining a well-managed, calm, secure and happy classroom where priority is given to the quality of the learning environment
• Contributing to breakfast, break, lunch, assembly, exercise and extra-curricular provision
• Assessing pupils' academic and SEMH progress using our assessment milestones and SEMH scale, completing achievement reports for families and placing authorities
• Adhere to the schools' relationships-first policy, ethos and procedures, to support pupils' positive behaviour, and improvements in behaviour over time

Job description

Octavia House Schools is seeking a Primary Teacher to join a trauma-centred therapeutic secondary school in Great Baddow, Essex, starting January 2027 (or sooner). The role welcomes experienced mainstream colleagues and offers a full-time contract.

Deliver engaging lessons, maintain a calm learning environment, and contribute to breakfast, break, lunch, assembly and extracurricular provision. Applications from qualified teachers with SEMH experience are encouraged.