Job Description

SEND Teacher

Full Time - Monday Friday - 8:30am 15:30pm (Temporary, to permanent full time)

Chesterfield

Pay to scale £175 - £325 Per Day

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications.

The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position are: UK QTS and experience working with students with special educational needs and behaviours that challenge.

Contract Dates: Tuesday 1st September 2026 Flexible start dates available

The role

As a SEND Teacher, you will be required to support the class in the delivery of lessons, whilst also providing support and guidance to the students in their variety of learning needs.

Working with students with special educational needs is an extremely rewarding environment to work in, however it can be challenging getting to know the needs of students and therefore this role benefits from consistency and continuity.

Ideally for this role you will have had experience working with Social, emotional and mental health needs of children or young adults, ASD, ADHA, MLD and Emotional behaviours difficulties.

The School

Based in an Ofsted rated Good SEND provision in the Chesterfield area, the school caters for needs including but not limited to SEMH, ASC, ADHA, MLD and EBD.

This school is passionate about providing the best quality of education, care and specialist support for all their pupils and put them at the centre of everything they do. It is important that this is at the forefront of your values also.

The school caters for children in primary years all the way through to secondary (KS1 KS5). This particular role will be based in a secondary aged classroom.

Requirements

To be considered for the position of SEND Teacher, you will need to:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Primary or Secondary subject specialism Ideally Maths and/or English.
• Experience working with children with a variety of SEND including but not limited to, MLD/SLD/PMLD/ASD/SEMH/SEBD/PD/VI/HI and other complex needs
• Have previous experience within a similar specialist setting or strong transferable experience from a mainstream setting.
• Have a genuine desire to become part of a committed team of SEND Teachers and LSA s
• Have a passion for teaching with the ability to plan and deliver inspiring lessons.
• Ideally be Team Teach trained or willing to undertake a course free of charge through us.

Vision for Education is committed to Safeguarding children and young people. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS Check that must be registered to the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system. (Daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.)
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria)
• Pension contributions (subject to qualifying period)
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.

• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.

• Regular social events with 100% complimentary food and drinks.
• Access to a dedicated SEND consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to apply

If you are a qualified Teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Vision for Education, please contact our Sheffield branch on (phone number removed). Or email: (url removed)