What skills and experience we're looking for
It is essential that applicants possess the following:
• Relevant experience of working with students who have High Needs/SEND in a specialist area, such as SEMH, Autism, and complex challenging behaviour.
• Be able to demonstrate a high level of personal resilience
• A strong student focus holding safeguarding at the centre of their practice.
What the school offers its staff
In return we can offer
• Wonderful students.
• The opportunity to be part of an adaptable, committed and skilled staff team.
• A creative learning environment, timetable and curriculum.
• A wide range of training opportunities for career development.
Further details about the role
The community of St George’s empowers everyone to feel safe, valued and welcome.
We work towards our aspirations and celebrate our personal achievements. We learn to make choices that shape our future; enabling us to have our voices heard, be respected, develop resilience and independence to take our place in society.
St George’s School is expanding
St George’s is a secondary special school on the Isle of Wight providing education for students with severe and complex needs.
In September 2024 we opened a satellite provision in East Cowes for young people with SEMH needs, where we have embedded trauma informed practice and a therapeutic classrooms approach to support them on their academic journey.
The provision has been incredibly successful, and we look forward to welcoming a new, additional cohort of young people in September 2025.
We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful applicant.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.