SEN Teacher

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Job Description

We’re currently recruiting SEND Teachers to work in primary and secondary SEN schools across Birmingham and the surrounding areas. In this role, you’ll support pupils with a wide range of needs, including ASD, SEMH, SLD, PMLD and complex needs, helping to foster engagement, development, and confidence in a safe, inclusive, and nurturing environment.
 
You will deliver high-quality education within SEN settings, supporting pupils within designated classes while teaching core subjects across both primary and secondary age ranges. Working in line with each school’s policies, procedures, and teaching standards, you will support learners with a variety of additional needs, including ASD, SEMH,SLD, PMLD. Pupils may present with challenging behaviours and may be working below age-related expectations, so you will play a key role in promoting emotional regulation, encouraging positive engagement, and establishing consistent learning routines.
 
The SEN Teacher Role:
  • Deliver engaging and inclusive lessons to pupils with a variety of SEND needs, including Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Behavioural, Emotional and Social Difficulties (BESD), Severe Learning Disabilities (SLD), Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD), and Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities (PMLD)
  • Support pupils with complex and additional educational needs
  • Adapt learning materials and approaches to suit individual learning styles and EHCP outcomes
  • Build positive relationships with pupils and colleagues
  • Maintain a trauma-informed and nurturing classroom environment
  • Work closely with Teaching Assistants, SENCOs, and external agencies
 
Required Skills and Experience for this SEND Teacher Role:
  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS/QTLS)
  • Experience in roles such as SENCo, ADD/BESD Teacher, MLD Teacher, SEND Teacher, or Inclusion Coordinator
  • Strong understanding of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, including MLD, SLD, PMLD
  • Experience working in a special school, PRU, or inclusive mainstream setting
  • Familiarity with strategies for managing behaviour and supporting children with emotional and behavioural challenges
  • A nurturing, empathetic, and flexible teaching style
  • Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)
  • Up-to-date knowledge of safeguarding practices
 
Our Promise To You:
We guarantee a no-pressure approach you’ll only be offered work on the days and in the settings that suit you, allowing you to balance your job with other commitments and enjoy a healthier work-life balance.
 
As a thank you for joining Flourish Education, the successful SEN Teacher will receive a £250 welcome bonus*, automatically paid after completing 30 consecutive working days in your placement. *Bonus applies to this full-time role only, and terms and conditions apply.
 
You’ll also enjoy a range of additional benefits, including:
  • £162.31 to £223.63 per day, equating to £31,650 to £43,607 per annum based on 5 days per week for a full school year
  • Holiday Pay – 12.07% of your day rate is accrued into your holiday pot
  • Pension contributions
  • Free KCSIE-compliant Safeguarding and Prevent Duty training, including modules on legislation, FGM, and abuse
  • Refer a Friend bonus scheme
  • Regular contact throughout the registration process and while in work
 
We work with a variety of SEND schools in and around Birmingham, with excellent public transport links and convenient on-site parking for those travelling by car, These SEN schools are conveniently located in Birmingham, making it easily accessible for professionals commuting from areas such as Hodge Hill, Shard End, Stechford, Washwood Heath, and the wider Birmingham region. With excellent transport links, including major roads, nearby public transport routes, and on-site parking, the setting is easy to reach whether travelling by car or public transport.
 
 
Legal:
Flourish Education Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects every candidate to share this commitment. All candidates are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Flourish Education is acting as an employment and business agency.
 
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