SEN Teacher

SEN Teacher - Birkenhead

Location: Birkenhead, Merseyside
Contract: Full-Time | Term-Time Only
Setting: Specialist SEN School

Job Overview

We are recruiting a passionate, dedicated, and enthusiastic SEN Teacher to join a specialist school in Birkenhead, Merseyside.

The school provides a supportive, structured, and inclusive learning environment for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities. Pupils may require additional support with their learning, communication, behaviour, emotional wellbeing, and personal development.

This is an excellent opportunity for an inspiring teacher who is committed to creating positive educational experiences, building strong relationships, and helping every pupil develop the confidence, knowledge, and skills they need to achieve their potential.

The successful candidate will deliver engaging, accessible, and differentiated lessons while adapting teaching approaches to meet the individual needs of pupils.

Key Responsibilities

Plan and deliver engaging, creative, and differentiated lessons tailored to pupils with special educational needs.
Adapt teaching methods, resources, and activities to meet a range of individual abilities and learning needs.
Create a positive, inclusive, and well-structured classroom environment that promotes learning and participation.
Build strong, trusting relationships with pupils to encourage engagement, confidence, and positive attitudes towards education.
Use effective classroom and behaviour management strategies to maintain a calm, safe, and purposeful learning environment.
Support pupils in developing their academic, social, emotional, communication, and independent living skills.
Plan learning activities that support pupils' individual targets and EHCP outcomes where applicable.
Monitor, assess, and record pupil progress, using assessment to inform future planning and interventions.
Provide appropriate challenge and support to ensure all pupils make progress from their individual starting points.
Work collaboratively with teaching assistants, pastoral staff, SENCOs, therapists, parents/carers, and external professionals.
Contribute to individual education plans, curriculum development, assessments, and school-wide initiatives.
Promote pupils' confidence, resilience, communication, independence, and wider personal development.
Maintain high expectations of behaviour, effort, attendance, and achievement.
Follow school safeguarding, health and safety, and child protection procedures at all times.

Requirements

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching qualification (essential).
Experience teaching pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
Previous experience working within a SEND, SEMH, alternative provision, or specialist school setting is highly desirable.
Strong classroom and behaviour management skills.
The ability to differentiate and adapt teaching to support pupils with a range of abilities and additional needs.
A creative, engaging, and flexible approach to teaching and learning.
A calm, patient, resilient, and consistent approach.
Excellent communication, organisational, and teamwork skills.
A genuine commitment to supporting pupils who may have experienced barriers to education.
Understanding of safeguarding and the importance of promoting pupil wellbeing.
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.

What's on Offer

Competitive salary, dependent on experience and qualifications.
A supportive leadership team and collaborative working environment.
Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
The opportunity to work within a specialist SEN setting in Birkenhead.
A rewarding role where you can make a genuine difference to pupils' confidence, progress, and future opportunities.
The opportunity to develop your experience working with pupils with additional learning, communication, and behavioural needs.
A supportive environment where every pupil is valued and encouraged to achieve their potential.APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR VERITAS EDUCATION

All applications are subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure, professional reference checks, Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable) in line with our stringent safeguarding policy
Your CV must cover the last 10 years of employment history where possible and all employment breaks must be explained
You must have legal right to work in the UK
You must be willing to attend a registration interviewVeritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

Disclaimer

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community