RSHE and Independent Living Skills Teacher

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Job Title:  RSHE and Independent Living Skills Teacher
Location:  Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 7AX
Hours:      40 hours per week | Monday–Friday | 8.30am - 4.30pm
Salary:      From £39,000 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)
Contract:  Permanent | Term Time Only
Start:        September 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

As our RSHE & Independent Living Skills Teacher, you will take a creative, personalised approach to learning, adapting lessons to meet the individual needs of every pupil. You'll spend your time inspiring, encouraging and supporting students, rather than being overwhelmed by paperwork.

Working within a strong safeguarding culture where every pupil is listened to, respected and actively involved in their learning, you will help prepare young people for life beyond the classroom.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll deliver engaging and accessible lessons that help pupils understand:

• Healthy friendships and relationships
• Respect, consent and personal boundaries
• Physical and emotional wellbeing
• Mental health and resilience
• Puberty and understanding the human body
• Personal safety in the community, around roads and water, and online safety

You'll equip pupils with practical, real-world skills that promote confidence and independence, including:

• Cooking simple meals
• Cleaning and household management
• Laundry and personal hygiene
• Shopping and budgeting
• Understanding money and everyday finances
• Reading timetables and maps
• Using public transport safely
• Road safety and community awareness

Our pupils often require learning to be broken down into manageable, achievable steps. Through patience, creativity and encouragement, you'll help them develop essential life skills that will support them throughout adulthood.

About You

• Degree level with QTS/QTLS.  (ECT applicants are welcome to apply)
• Deliver engaging, personalised lessons tailored to pupils with complex SEN, ASC and SEMH needs.
• Create a positive, inclusive and nurturing classroom where every learner feels safe, valued and motivated.
• Support pupils' emotional, social and academic development.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and wider professionals to provide outstanding learning experiences.
• Encourage independence, confidence and resilience through practical, meaningful learning.
• Contribute to the English curriculum and wider school life.

About Us

Waterloo Lodge is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

For over 19 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Why Join Us?

We place pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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