At a Glance
- Tasks: Support young people with challenging behaviour and help them thrive in their learning.
- Company: Spring Brook Lower School, dedicated to nurturing students with complex needs.
- Benefits: Occupational pension, health benefits, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Join a committed team focused on safeguarding and promoting student welfare.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while developing your skills in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in supporting students with SEMH and a passion for education.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Overview
Employer: Teaching Vacancies
Location: Dean Street, Oldham, Lancashire, M35 0DQ
Pay: Meets national minimum wage
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours:
Disability Confident: No
Closing Date: 14/07/2026
About this job
What skills and experience we're looking for:
- Sound experience of supporting young people who present with challenging behaviour and complex needs, preferably within an SEMH setting.
- Experience of supporting young people to overcome barriers to their personal, social or learning development from a pastoral perspective.
- Experience of intervening to support students in crisis or trauma by using either emotional or educational support.
- A nurturing and empathetic approach to behaviour management.
- The physical and emotional resilience to support pupils with SEMH, understanding that all behaviour is a form of communication.
- Experience of supporting teaching and learning activities for students, and providing support for the class teacher in the preparation and organisational processes involved in the day-to-day running of a lesson.
- Experience of delivering bespoke interventions to individuals or small groups of learners.
- Experience of providing cover in the short-term absence of the class teacher.
- Experience of monitoring and assessing student progress and engagement; and providing regular feedback to stakeholders.
- Experience of working in partnership with classroom teachers to differentiate appropriate interventions for students in relation to the curriculum.
- Experience of supervising students over lunch and break times as directed.
- The ability to build relationships with students, families and key partners around the students.
- The ability to work as part of a team using own initiative when needed.
School offers / Benefits:
- Occupational pension scheme
- Occupational sickness scheme
- TOIL / Flexi scheme
- Health benefit scheme
Safeguarding & Recruitment
Commitment to safeguarding. Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification; Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); medical; online and social media; prohibition from teaching; right to work; satisfactory references; suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Contact Details:
Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd Recruitment Team
