Teacher (Maternity Cover)
New Elizabethan School, Kidderminster
24 hours per week, Maternity Cover
12 month period starting June 2026
FTE £32,916 - £45,352 DOE
Pro-rata salary of £19,749.60 - £27,211.20 DOE
Are you somebody with drive and vision looking for a new short-term opportunity? We are looking for a Teacher who is passionate about the teaching profession and committed to a high-quality service to join us for 12 months!
Cambian New Elizabethan School is a day school that offers outstanding opportunities for children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, communication difficulties, complex needs and challenging behaviour.
Set in large, private grounds amid a campus of historic buildings in rural Hartlebury, Worcestershire, the School is a relaxing place of learning, where young people receive the specialist education and multi-disciplinary care they need.
By offering a staff-to-pupil ratio of 1:2 and 1:1, Cambian New Elizabethan School is able to offer children a supportive and relaxing environment where they can learn and achieve their personal best.
Person Specification:
- Well organised and able to plan a structured learning environment.
- Practical, creative and inventive.
- Enthusiastic and energetic.
- Able to interact with people in a variety of ways.
- Looking to develop expertise in special needs and Autism.
- Dynamic and proactive.
- A contributor to the schools multi-disciplinary team approach.
- Managing complex behaviours.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
- To maintain an up to date understanding of Special Educational Needs (SEN) principles, definitions and basic practice. This includes an awareness of the roles and responsibilities of those who contribute to SEN programmes.
- To communicate and consult with parents/carers and other appropriate people, participating in student focused meetings as required.
- Implementing and developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs) effectively, ensuring that specific targets and approaches prescribed are used.
- Being familiar with and participating in assessment procedures applying to any externally validated qualifications and national curriculum assessment, including special arrangements for students with SEN.
- To used effective teaching strategies and lesson structures to deliver the curriculum through Quality First teaching.
- Being familiar with curriculum requirements and making full use of assessment information to develop, adapt and evaluate teaching strategies to give maximum benefit to students with SEN.
The Cambian Group:
We are one of the largest providers of specialist education and behavioural health services for children and adults in the UK. We provide a broad range of services across the UK including specialist education schools and colleges for residential and day students, residential care homes and a therapeutic fostering service.
We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer and we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and reference checks.
We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will be purely based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share the information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
