Nurture Teacher - SEN

Nurture Teacher – SEN School

📍 Chaldon, Surrey
💷 £34,398 - £48,913 + Welcome Bonus
🕒 Full Time | Permanent

Are you a passionate teacher who believes relationships, emotional safety and consistency are key to helping young people succeed?

We are recruiting for a Nurture Teacher to join a specialist SEN school supporting children and young people aged 11-16 with Autism, SEMH needs, emotional regulation difficulties and sensory processing needs.

This is an opportunity to join a therapeutic, trauma-informed environment where small class sizes, high levels of support and multidisciplinary working allow staff to genuinely make a difference.

The Role

You will deliver engaging and differentiated lessons while supporting pupils with:

• Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• SEMH needs
• emotional regulation difficulties
• sensory processing needs
• challenging behaviours
• disrupted educational journeys

You will work closely with therapists, support staff and senior leaders to create a safe, structured and nurturing learning environment where pupils can thrive both academically and emotionally.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching tailored to individual needs
• Build strong, trusting relationships with pupils
• Support emotional regulation and positive behaviour
• Differentiate learning to support SEND pupils
• Contribute to EHCP reviews and target setting
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Use restorative and trauma-informed approaches
• Maintain safeguarding and wellbeing standards

Essential Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Experience working with SEND, ASC or SEMH pupils
• Strong behaviour management and relationship-building skills
• Understanding of trauma-informed and nurturing approaches
• Passion for supporting vulnerable young people

Desirable

• SEN qualifications or additional SEND training
• Experience in specialist schools, PRUs or alternative provision
• Knowledge of autism and sensory needs
• Therapeutic or nurture-based teaching experience

What’s On Offer

• Competitive salary and welcome bonus
• Small class sizes and high staffing ratios
• Ongoing CPD and career progression
• Supportive multidisciplinary team
• Therapeutic and child-centred environment

If you are passionate about helping young people feel safe, understood and successful in education, we would love to hear from you.