SEND Art Teacher (qualified or unqualified)
Wilds Lodge School – Rutland
MPS (or equivalent)
Part time – 24 hours / 3 days per week (term time only)
Permanent
To start from September 2025 (or sooner)

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people? Do you thrive in a creative and supportive environment? We are excited to offer this fantastic opportunity to join our wonderful school and work with our exceptional learners who experience a range of needs including SEMH and ASD. If you are a Teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you!

Job role
We are looking for an enthusiastic Art Teacher to work with our KS3-5 learners who have a wide range of ability levels. The main responsibility of this position will be teaching KS3 core subjects and KS3-5 Art, including delivering engaging and creative lessons tailored to the needs of learners with Autism and Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) challenges and to inspire a love of learning, build confidence, and support emotional development. This role would be suitable for both qualified and unqualified art specialists with applications welcome from ECTs and more experienced colleagues. Previous experience working within SEN is not essential, however you will need to have the ability to motivate and effectively communicate with children who have SEMH.

Regardless of experience, the successful candidate will have the ability to embrace the inclusive therapeutic culture and ethos of the school. A strong commitment to raising achievement and standards is required along with an informed and creative approach to curriculum delivery. The opportunity to teach another relevant subject may be available to an interested candidate.

About Wilds Lodge
Wilds Lodge School is an independent 38 week specialist boarding and day provision for boys and girls (girls are accepted as day learners only) for learners aged between 5 and 19 with social, emotional and mental health difficulties, set in Empingham, Rutland. All the learners at the school have an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
It was established in 2007 and aims to place an equal emphasis on the educational, social and psychological development of our learners.
The key to the success of the school is a strong ethos, developed by a highly experienced and capable staff, and the strength of the relationships between the staff and the learners.

We are a friendly school where staff are supportive of each other inside and outside of the classroom. We pride ourselves in ensuring all members of staff including our support staff have access to regular training.
All our members of staff attend regular training on child protection; mental health and multi-agency working. All staff access a wide range of training on areas of SEN such as Autism, attachment and ADHD.

Requirements

● Appropriate qualification to deliver Art to KS3-5 (including Unqualified Teacher and Instructor qualifications).
● Qualified Teacher Status (Desirable)
● Passion for Art, with the ability to bring creativity into the classroom
● Experience working with children with special educational needs (SEN), particularly Autism and SEMH
● A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, with knowledge of current safeguarding practices and procedures
● Strong classroom management skills, with an understanding of positive behaviour support
● Experience of teaching Forest School or willingness to learn (desirable)
● Willingness to train in de-escalation and emotional regulation techniques - Sherwood Training

To be successful, you will:

● Be able to inspire, enthuse and motivate students to ensure they achieve their full potential;
● Be an effective and committed team player with a clear vision for development and sustained improvement
● Possess humour, energy, flexibility and a positive outlook

As a valued employee of Wilds Lodge, you will receive:
● Free onsite parking
● Free refreshments and meals whilst on duty
● Company events
● Gym membership
● Access to an employee assistance programme
● Group life cover 2 x salary from day 1
● Excellent CPD packages, paid induction training and opportunities for Part funding of further training including HLTA, Master Degrees and Teacher Training
● Excellent promotion and career progression
● Sick pay
● 3 days off paid for dependants sickness
● Enhanced paid family friendly leave
● Christmas vouchers

Our learners are incredibly important to us; if you have the energy and enthusiasm to make a real difference to the lives of our learners, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply:

For more information and a full application pack, please contact Mike Sherwin on the below details:

E: wildslodge@hays.com
T: 0116 2532 389

Closing date for applications: 9am Tuesday 3rd June 2025

Strong applications may be considered upon receipt
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The following is expected of all staff:
All post holders are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check