Nurture Teacher (SEND)
Salary: £34,398 – £48,913 per year (M1 – UPS1 Fringe) + £5,000 Welcome Bonus
Location: Chaldon, Surrey (CR3) – With occasional travel to our sister hub in Caterham
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start: 8:15 AM daily
Finish: Mon/Wed/Thu 4:45 PM | Tue 5:00 PM | Fri 4:00 PM
Industry: Education / Special Educational Needs (SEND)
About Us: A Different Way to Teach
Are you tired of the mainstream “one-size-fits-all” pressure cooker? Do you believe that education should start with a relationship, not just a test score?
At Aurora Chaldon School, we do things differently. Opened in September 2025, our brand-new, purpose-built secondary school supports brilliant young people (aged 11-16) who navigate the world a little differently. Our students experience social communication challenges, sensory processing differences, and emotional regulation needs typically associated with Autism.
We don’t expect our students to fit into a box. Instead, we wrap a world-class support system around them. With tiny class sizes, exceptional classroom support ratios, and an on-site, multidisciplinary therapy team, we give you the time, freedom, and resources to actually teach.
The Role: Why This Opportunity is Different
We are looking for a passionate Nurture Teacher to join our foundational team. In this role, you aren’t just ticking boxes; you are building a safe haven where students can rediscover the joy of learning.
What you will be doing:
Create Bespoke Learning Journeys: Use your creativity to adapt the National Curriculum into highly personalised, engaging lessons tailored to what your students love.
Teach the Whole Child: Focus heavily on emotional regulation, social skills, and sensory management alongside academics.
Collaborate with Experts: Work side-by-side daily with speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and behaviour specialists. You are never on your own.
De-escalate with Empathy: Work in a strictly non-confrontational, therapeutic way, viewing “challenging behaviour” simply as communication that needs to be understood.
Drive Student Growth: Manage and contribute to EHCPs, PEPs, and individual target reviews to celebrate every victory, no matter how small.
What We Are Looking For
The Essentials:
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – Mandatory for the £5,000 welcome bonus.
A Heart for SEND: Proven experience working with young people with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and complex Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.
Flexibility & Resilience: A positive, “can-do” attitude and the willingness to lend a hand across our Chaldon and Caterham sites as our community grows.
The Desirables:
Additional qualifications or specific professional development in SEND/Autism.
A background in curriculum development for alternative provisions or special schools.
How to Apply
Ready to trade high-stakes testing for high-impact teaching? We want to hear from you.
Contact: Paul Hirchfield at Randstad Education
Email: paul.hirchfield@randstad.co.uk
Phone: 01293 527416
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