Job Description

Job Title: SEND Teacher

Area: Rochdale, Greater Manchester

Start Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £750 - £1,250 per week

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 3:30pm, Term time

About the School:

We're partnering with a pioneering specialist SEND school in Rochdale that believes every young person aged 11-19 deserves the opportunity to thrive. As an inspiring specialist SEND community, the school is transforming lives across Rochdale and beyond through its unwavering commitment to every student. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference, this is a place where your impact will be felt every day.

About the Role:

As a SEND Teacher at this exceptional school, you'll plan and deliver a rich, differentiated curriculum that meets the individual needs of students with a wide range of complex needs - from ASD and SEMH to PMLD and SLD. You'll work across an active, immersive learning environment that challenges students in the right way, at the right pace, with the right support. This is teaching at its most meaningful - where every lesson you deliver has a real and lasting impact.

What We're Looking For:

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with experience in a SEND, specialist, or alternative provision setting

A genuine passion for working with young people with complex and diverse needs

Resilient, creative, and committed to continuous improvement in your practice

Strong classroom management skills with the ability to adapt quickly to changing needs

Experience working with ASD, SEMH, PMLD, SLD, or MLD is highly desirable

A team player who thrives in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environmentTo Be Eligible You Must:

Hold Right to Work in the UK

Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Have an enhanced DBS certificate already on the update service or be willing to apply for a new one

Provide two professional references from child-related roles

Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Ready to make a real difference? Apply today by sending us your most up-to-date CV. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero. Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.

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