SEN Teacher in Bishop\'s Stortford

£33,075 - £50,471 per annum (teachers pay scale + SEN allowance)

Permanent, full-time

September 2025 or sooner

Are you looking to move on from mainstream education with a role that's tailored to meet the needs of each individual with special educational needs? We are seeking two passionate and enthusiastic Teachers to join our independent specialist School from September 2025. It is an exciting time to join St Elizabeth's School as we grow our offer and increase our admissions for 2025 and beyond.

You will become part of a dedicated and friendly team of staff, committed to providing the very best in special education. St Elizabeth's School supports and educates young people aged 5 -16 years with moderate, severe or profound and multiple learning difficulties or with other complex neurological conditions potentially caused or complicated by Epilepsy.

In this exciting role you will:

• Work as part of a specialist team to lead class groups of up to 8 pupils in all aspects of the curriculum
• Prepare and deliver inspirational and creative lessons that follow one of our 3 pathways
• Deliver highly effective teaching, learning and assessment and make a broader positive contribution to school life
• Promote a love of learning and enable our pupils to make progress towards positive academic and EHCP outcomes
• Work closely with our dedicated 1-1 learning support staff and multidisciplinary teams with access to Speech and Language, Physio, Occupational Therapy, and Positive Behaviour provisions as well as specialist nursing support on site!

We'd love to hear from you if:

• You have qualified teacher status in the UK
• You are passionate about helping children and young people reach their full potential
• You have experience working with SEN learners between the ages of 5-19
• You have excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing
• You are able to think creatively and engage positively with learners with a broad range of complex needs

If you're thinking of applying but would like to visit first, we can offer a tour of our grounds so you can see all of the wonderful things St Elizabeth's has to offer. We will provide full induction, training and support to those who come from a mainstream teaching background.

What can we offer?

• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Fully paid for DBS
• Life assurance
• Free parking
• High street retail/leisure discounts
• Discounted gym membership
• Recommend a friend payment of £500 for allocated roles only
• Confidential employee assistance programme
• Teachers pension scheme
• Access to an employee wellbeing & benefits platform via Spectrum Life

How can you find out more?

To apply, complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on full-time equivalent and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience. Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline.

Diversity & Inclusion

At St Elizabeth's we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.

Safeguarding

St Elizabeth's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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