Job Description
Are you a teacher who believes every child deserves a voice—even when they are non-verbal?
Do you see communication in all its forms, and learning in every small moment?
If you’re passionate about supporting children with complex needs, autism, and physical disabilities, this role could be the perfect next step in your teaching career.
About the Role
We’re looking for a warm, creative, and dedicated Complex Needs SEN Teacher to join a highly specialist, fully resourced education setting that delivers personalised, meaningful learning to children with a range of profound and complex needs.
This role is ideal for teachers from Early Years or Primary backgrounds who want to transition into SEN and work in a purposeful environment where bespoke education is at the heart of everything. You’ll be supported by a skilled, nurturing team and high staff-to-pupil ratios, enabling you to deliver learning in a slow-paced, relationship-based, and truly individualised way.
A Setting Built Around the Child
Here, no two pupils have the same learning journey.
And no two days look the same.
You’ll work with non-verbal pupils, autistic learners, and young people with profound and multiple physical disabilities, using play, sensory exploration, movement, visuals, communication aids, and creativity to help them engage, connect, and thrive.
This is not mainstream with minor adjustments, this is education designed from the ground up for children with complex needs, with the time, resources, and team to do it well.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Creating a safe, nurturing, and sensory-aware classroom environment
* Planning highly personalised lessons that meet pupils’ complex needs
* Using alternative communication methods such as PECS, visual timetables, AAC, Makaton (training provided)
* Working closely with a multidisciplinary team including therapists, physios, and specialist support staff
* Supporting pupils’ physical needs using specialist equipment (hoists, supportive seating, standing frames—training given where required)
* Celebrating progress in communication, interaction, engagement, independence, and wellbeing
* Building trusting, positive relationships with families and carers
Who We’re Looking For
You may come from:
* Early Years
* Primary
* SEND
* Alternative provision
What matters most is your mindset. We’re looking for a teacher who is:
* Compassionate and patient
* Creative in how learning is delivered
* Curious and willing to learn specialist approaches
* Calm, nurturing, and consistent
* Skilled at observing and noticing small steps
* Adaptable and open to new ways of teaching
* Passionate about holistic, child-centred education
You don’t need previous complex needs experience, full support will be provided, to ensure a smooth transition.
Why You’ll Love Working Here
* Smaller class sizes with high staffing ratios
* Exceptional resources and sensory facilities
* A multidisciplinary team around every pupil
* Bespoke, purposeful curriculum—free from mainstream pressures
* Extensive training in SEN, communication, therapy approaches, and medical needs
* A supportive, collaborative team who celebrate every win
* An opportunity to meaningfully impact the lives of children and families
This is a role where teaching feels like it truly matters.
Make Your Impact This September
If you’re ready to bring your Early Years or Primary experience into a nurturing, specialist SEN environment, where you’ll grow professionally and make an incredible difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or contact your local Reed office and ask for Sophie Lamont in the education team.