Fazakerley
We put wellbeing first by giving our teams more time to recharge! Job Title: Teacher\n Location: Hazel Cottage School, Fazakerley, Liverpool L10 1LD \n Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday \n Salary: £39,000 per annum (not pro rata) \n Contract: Permanent | Term Time Only \n Start: January 2027 \n Note: UK applicants only – no sponsorship available. About the Role\n At Hazel Cottage School, you’ll step away from the pressures of mainstream education and focus on what truly matters: helping students unlock their potential. \n In this role, you’ll work with small groups and individual students with autism and additional needs, delivering personalized learning that meets each student where they are. Every day is an opportunity to celebrate progress, build confidence, and make a lasting difference. \n This isn’t just a teaching position; it’s a chance to be part of a supportive, specialist team that believes every student deserves an education tailored to their strengths, interests, and aspirations. If you’re looking for a role where your creativity, passion, and expertise are truly valued, we’d love to hear from you! What You’ll Be Doing\n\n • Deliver engaging, personalized lessons that inspire and motivate students.\n, • Adapt learning to meet a range of needs, abilities, and learning styles.\n, • Track progress and celebrate achievements, both big and small.\n, • Develop and review individual learning and support plans.\n, • Create a safe, structured, and positive learning environment.\n, • Support students’ academic, social, emotional, and personal development.\n, • Build strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues.\n, • Collaborate with education and care teams to ensure consistent support.\n, • Contribute to school improvement and your own professional development.\nAbout You\n We’re looking for an enthusiastic and resilient teacher who is passionate about helping students with additional needs thrive. Here’s what we’re hoping to find: \n\n • UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent required.\n, • Experience teaching students with SEND, Autism, SEMH, or complex needs, or a genuine desire to develop within specialist education.\n, • The ability to deliver creative, engaging, and differentiated learning.\n, • A calm, patient, and compassionate approach.\n, • Strong relationship-building and communication skills.\n, • The confidence to support and positively manage challenging behaviour.\n, • The creativity to think differently and find new ways to help every student succeed.\nAbout Us\n Hazel Cottage is a new school dedicated to meeting the needs of autistic students aged 4 – 11 years who may have additional needs. Located in St Helens in the former St Patricks Church, we focus on the individual needs of each student, aiming for every learner to fulfill their potential and thrive. \n Alongside a broad, exciting, and memorable curriculum, we emphasize developing core life skills such as communication, social interaction, sensory processing, and emotional regulation. Our goal is to help every student become as independent as possible as they transition to the next stage of their education. \n At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who require a deeper level of understanding, expertise, and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring, and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia, and experiences of trauma or adversity. \n We are proud to be part of OFG Education, which was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running in 2025. Why Join Us?\n We place students 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 safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks, and successful applicants will undergo a fully enhanced DBS. \n\n • Life Assurance\n, • Pension scheme with options to increase contributions\n, • “Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks\n, • Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:\n \n, • Health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits\n, • Hundreds of UK and international discounts\n, • Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme\n, • Critical illness cover\n, • Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support\n \n\n Note: We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. \n OFG Education is committed to a fair, thorough, and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. While we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants due to 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.