Teacher - English with General Subjects in Newtownabbey

Primary Location: Antrim-Newtownabbey-Loughshore Education Centre

Contract Type: Permanent

Status: Full-Time

Hours per Week: Standard Teaching hours

Working Pattern: Monday - Friday

Grade/Scale: Teacher | Main Pay Scale, M2 - UPS 3 | £32,916 - £50,876 per annum

Allowance(s): Special Educational Needs Allowance (as per EA SEN Allowance criteria)

Anticipated Start Date: 28th September 2026

JOB DESCRIPTION

LOCATION: Loughshore Education Centre

REPORTS TO: Head of Centre

RESPONSIBLE FOR: Delivering English with general subjects to pupils with social, behavioural, emotional and wellbeing needs and other duties required within the role to support young people referred to the service.

JOB PURPOSE

EOTAS offers a truly multi-disciplinary approach to supporting young people within key stage 4 of post primary education who have been identified as having social, behavioural, emotion and wellbeing needs (SBEW). We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-driven, suitably qualified and experienced teacher to deliver English programmes in centre as well as other General Subjects such as non-exam PSHE. You will be responsible for curricular design, monitoring and assessing pupil progress to ensure the best possible outcomes for individuals. You will also be required to offer pastoral support to pupils through their learning. A commitment to the nurture ethos within EOTAS and the desire to make a difference to the education and lives of our young people by building positive, supportive and nurturing relationships is essential.

The successful candidate may also be required to support the wider EOTAS provision in collaborative projects. Successful applicants will be expected to play a full part in supporting and shaping the EOTAS provision. This may include leading on a curriculum/pastoral or therapeutic area which may encompass establishing or extra-curricular activities, attending multi-disciplinary meetings, support interventions, supporting examinations, attending service training as directed or any other behavioural support as required.

This is an excellent opportunity for a teacher who is interested in teaching and supporting students who experience social, behavioural, emotional and wellbeing difficulties that present a barrier to learning and personal development. If you are committed to bringing out the best in every young person to improve their life outcomes then we welcome your application.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Planning
  • Planning and preparing programmes of study lessons.
  • Teaching, according to educational and SBEW needs of pupils, including the setting and marking of work completed by pupils.
  • Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils.
• General
  • Promoting the progress and well-being of individual pupils and of any class or group of pupils assigned to him/her; in line with the pastoral care policy.
  • Providing advice and guidance to pupils on educational and social matters and on their further education and future careers including information about sources of more expert advice on specific questions, making relevant records and reports.
  • Making records of and reports on the personal and social needs of pupils.
  • Communicating and consulting with the parents of pupils; be a link/form teacher to support a small group of pupils.
  • Communicating and co-operating with such persons or bodies outside the centre as may be approved by the employing authority and the Governance group.
  • Participating in meetings arranged for any of the purposes described above.
  • Make the necessary links with referring schools in the locality as required by the senior teacher/service needs.
• Assessment/Reporting
  • Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils except in instances where to do so might be regarded as compromising a teacher’s own position.
• Staff Development/Professional Development
  • Participating, if required, in any scheme of staff development and performance review.
  • Reviewing from time to time his/her methods of teaching and programmes of work.
  • Participating in arrangements for his/her further training and professional development as a teacher.
  • Advising and co-operating with the Senior teacher and other teachers on the preparation and development of courses of study, teaching materials, teaching programmes, methods of teaching and assessment and pastoral arrangements.
  • Participate in duties which may be required from time to time by the senior Teacher /Advisor/ Head of Service.
• Discipline/Health and Safety
  • Maintaining good order and discipline among pupils in accordance with the policies of the employing authority and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere.
  • Participating in meetings at the centre which relate to the curriculum for the centre or the administration or organisation of the provision, including pastoral arrangements.
• Public Examinations
  • Participating in arrangements for preparing pupils for public examinations and in assessing pupils for the purposes of such examinations; recording and reporting such assessments; and participating in arrangements for pupils’ presentation for and supervision/invigilation during such examination.
• Review and Development of Management Activities/Administration
  • Taking such part as may be required of him/her in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school/provision.
  • Participating in administrative and organisational tasks related to such duties as described above, including the management or supervision of persons providing support for the teachers in the school and the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
  • Registering the attendance of pupils and supervising pupils, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school sessions.
  • Use the C2K and SIMS System for the recording of attendance and information as per service need.
• Number of days/Hours of work
  • A full-time teacher shall be available for work on 195 days in any year of which not more than 190 days should involve teaching children in a classroom situation.
  • A teacher shall be available to perform such duties at such times and such places as may reasonably be specified by the Senior Teacher/Head of Service.
  • A teacher may not be required to teach as distinct from supervising children in a classroom situation for more than 25 hours in any week in a primary or special school and 23.5 hours in any week in a secondary school.
• Staff Cover
  • Supervising and teaching any pupils whose teacher is not available provided that certain conditions are met.

Terms and Conditions

Teachers’ (Terms and Conditions of Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1987 shall apply to teachers employed in grant-aided schools/provisions, peripatetic teachers and supply teachers.

The successful applicant must have a valid driving licence and the use of a car or other suitable form of transport as and when necessary to facilitate the requirements of the job in a reasonable and effective manner. A mileage allowance will be paid for approved necessary travelling.

This job description will be subject to review in light of changing circumstances and is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works.

In accordance with Section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act (1998), the post-holder is expected to promote good relations, equality of opportunity and pay due regard for equality legislation at all times.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Hold a teaching qualification which meets the requirements for recognition to teach in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland.
• Have demonstrable experience of teaching pupils English as your main teaching subject in a post primary school or educational setting.
• Demonstrable experience of developing positive relationships for learning with children and young people.
• To have access to a suitable vehicle that will enable them to carry out the mobility requirements of the post.
• Be registered with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) before taking up post.

DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Have experience of delivering PSHE programmes at Key Stage 4.
• Have experience of teaching pupils across a range of general subjects.
• Have knowledge and experience of positive behaviour management frameworks.
• Demonstrable experience of monitoring pupil progress, performance, target setting and intervention.
• Demonstrable experience of writing Individual Education Plans / Personal Learning Plans.

DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL BACKGROUND

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 defines working directly with children or young people or in specified places as ‘regulated activity’. In the event that you are recommended for appointed to a post that involves ‘regulated activity’, the Education Authority will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure of Criminal Background.