Post-16 Teacher

Role: Post-16 Teacher

Location: Yeovil, Somerset

Contract: Full time, permanent

Salary: £30,000 - £42,000 per year

Empower Young Adults with SEN - Inspire, Educate & Prepare for the Future!

Are you a qualified teacher passionate about supporting Post-16 learners with SEN? Do you want to equip young people with essential life skills, build independence and employability? If so, this could be the perfect role for you!

We are recruiting on behalf of a specialist college in Yeovil that provides exceptional education and care for students aged 16 - 25 with autism, learning difficulties and complex needs.

As a Post-16 SEN Teacher, you will play a vital role in preparing students for adulthood, delivering a curriculum focused on independent living, functional skills and personal development.

Key responsibilities:

• Deliver a personalised, skills-based curriculum, focusing on independent living, employability and personal resilience

• Plan and teach engaging functional English and Maths lessons, ensuring students develop essential life and work skills

• Lead structured PSHE lessons, helping students build confidence, social understanding and emotional regulation

• Work as a personal tutor to a small group of students, guiding them to achieve their EHCP goals

• Collaborate with care teams, therapists and employers to create meaningful work experience and life skills opportunities

• Support the college’s mission to continually innovate and improve post-16 SEN education

Who we’re looking for:

• Passionate about working with young adults with SEN and committed to supporting their transition into adulthood

• Creative and practical, with the ability to design engaging, real-world learning experiences

• Well-organised and adaptable, able to personalise learning plans and meet individual EHCP outcomes

• Experienced in managing complex behaviours, using innovative strategies to engage and motivate students

• A team player, ready to work within a multi-disciplinary approach to support student success

Why join this college?

• Specialist SEN Environment - A nurturing and structured setting tailored for young people on the autistic spectrum with associated learning difficulties

• Holistic Approach - Work collaboratively with care, education and clinical teams to deliver high-quality, student-centered education

• Unique Learning Spaces - Set within a beautiful 40-acre rural campus, featuring forest areas, small farms and outdoor learning opportunities including animal therapy

• Career Development - A great opportunity to develop expertise in Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Autism, with ongoing professional training and support

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools.

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you.

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive:

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities

• Permanent job roles

• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process

• Working to Agency Workers Regulations

• Interview preparation, advice and support

• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay