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Job Title: Class Teacher
Location: Chestnut Hill School, Holywell, CH8 9DX
Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday–Friday | Mon, Tues, Thurs 8am - 4pm, Wed 8am - 5pm & Fri 8am - 3pm
Salary: Up to £42,000 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
Are you a dedicated, creative and resilient teacher who believes every young person deserves the chance to thrive? Do you want to work in a setting where your impact is visible every single day? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
We are seeking an exceptional Class Teacher to join our nurturing, forward-thinking school, delivering high‑quality education to students who benefit from personalised, small‑group or 1:1 learning. This is a role where your passion, adaptability and commitment will genuinely change lives.
What you will be doing
- Plan and deliver engaging lessons across a range of subjects, teaching up to GCSE level in at least one core subject.
- Support and contribute to our nurture‑based programmes, helping students build confidence, resilience and self-belief.
- Monitor, assess and report on student progress, ensuring each learner is supported to achieve their potential.
- Develop and implement Individual Education Plans, Behaviour Plans and personalised learning pathways.
- Create a stimulating, safe and structured classroom environment that inspires curiosity and supports emotional wellbeing.
- Lead on subject development across key stages as agreed with the Headteacher.
- Work collaboratively with Learning Support Assistants, Tutors, Instructors and care staff to ensure consistency and high-quality provision.
- Manage and support students with challenging behaviour, helping them move from external control to self-regulation.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues, parents, carers and external professionals to ensure a joined-up approach.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of all students at all times.
What you will bring
- QTS or equivalent
- Passionate about inclusive education and committed to helping students overcome barriers.
- Skilled at building positive, trusting relationships with young people.
- Creative, adaptable and able to tailor learning to individual needs.
- Confident in managing behaviour in a supportive, therapeutic way.
- A reflective practitioner who is eager to learn, grow and contribute to school development.
- A team player who thrives in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment.
- Driving licence required
About Us
Chestnut Hill is a small, independent school catering to autistic pupils and young people aged 8-19.We aim to provide an inclusive, safe, inspiring and supportive environment in which our pupils are encouraged to form friendships, aspire and believe in themselves, discover new ways of learning, develop skills for life, know they are valued and have a sense of belonging. The student’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything Chestnut Hill will do, and we aim to build close relationships with parents/guardians and work collaboratively with alternative provision professionals, such as speech and language, art and occupational therapists. To support students‘ specific needs. We will always strive for the very best for our young people.
Our individually tailored curriculum will cover all Areas of Learning (AoLE‘s) from the New Welsh Curriculum, in imaginative and flexible ways for pupils ages 8 to 19. We aim to provide Regular opportunities for pupils to access a wide range of activities including yoga, cycling, forest school, swimming and coaching in inclusive and traditional sports by external coaches and internal facilitators.
We are located in Holywell, a beautiful market town and community in Flintshire, Wales.
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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