Teacher
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Waterlooville, PO7 7JJ |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 29 Sept 2026 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs. (may be in a non-educational setting)
A sound knowledge of the primary curriculum including the National Curriculum
Good communication skills
(oral and written)
An understanding and empathy with regard to working with children with special educational needs
An ability to plan and problem solve in a holistic way.
The ability to reflect on your own practice and plan in a positive way.
An ability to work positively and professionally with parents and our Home/School Link Worker
The ability and commitment to working successfully within a whole school team
The ability to plan for a wide range of needs in a creative and structured way.
A belief in the ability of all pupils to make progress
A commitment to making a contribution to the life and development of the school.
ICT skills
Excellent classroom management skills
A sense of humour.
What the school offers its staff
As a Local Authority maintained school we can offer a range of employee benefit, wellbeing support and pofessional development.
Further details about the role
Teach at Waterloo! An opportunity to join a fabulous caring, supportive and nurturing community.
About us
We believe Waterloo School is a very special place. It is one of two primary schools in Hampshire that support pupils with social, emotional and mental health needs and we have spaces for up to seventy four pupils organised into eight classes. All pupils have Educational Health Care Plans. Pupils have a wide variety of diagnoses and needs including Autism, ADHD, speech and language, occupational therapy, behaviour and attachment disorder.
Our vision is 'To inspire a sense of belonging that develops skills for learning and life in a creative environment in which we all achieve.' Our aim is to ensure that all children have a positive experience at our school. Our motto 'Create...Belong...Achieve...' is central in all we do. We are looking for an amazing Teacher who will be able to support our vision and become a strong member of our school community.
We are proud of our achievements and our pupils thrive in small teaching groups and a supportive learning environment.
About the role
As a member of our team you will need to be creative and resilientand be ready to get stuck into everything. You will need to be a person who thinks creatively about how we ensure that our children make great progress academically as well as with their social, emotional and/or mental health challenges.
We are looking for people who love children and young people, who enjoy spending time with them and who get excited to share learning with them. You will need to be someone who is able to stay calm under pressure and maintain loving relationships with young people who may display very challenging behaviour.
We are looking for extraordinary people. We look forward to meeting you!
About you
Our ideal teacher might:
- be from a primary or secondary background
- have experience in this kind of setting, pupils with severe learning needs or they might have worked with children in mainstream
- be excited to see what can be achieved in a different kind of setting
We want to find a person who shares our vision. We want to employ people who believe that young people who are unable to access education for all manner of reasons need a nurturing approach to feel valued and cared for and to have teachers who believe in them.
We know our work isn't always easy. we want to employ those who can be calm in the face of challenging and potentially upsetting circumstances and who will always see the best in a young person and find something to love in them, no matter what.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.