RSHE and Independent Living Skills Teacher

RSHE and Independent Living Skills Teacher

Location: Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 7AX

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday–Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm

Salary: From £39,000 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)

Start Date: September 2026

UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

You will adopt a creative, personalised approach to learning, adapting lessons to meet the individual needs of every pupil. Your time will be spent 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.

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

Equip pupils with practical, real-world skills that promote confidence and independence, including:

• 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 will help them develop essential life skills that support them throughout adulthood.

• 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

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

For over 19 years, Options Autism has 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 neuro‑divergent young people and young adults, and as part of Outcomes First Group we lead our sector in delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

• 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 a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and statutory requirements.