Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for a Teacher to join our fantastic Alternative Learning Team in the Huddersfield region!

Horizon Education Alternative Learning (HEAL) aims to support and engage young people who struggle to maintain attendance and learning in a school environment. We deliver short term, personalised learning programmes nationally - a combination of direct home tutoring and online learning for pupils from ages 5 -19.

At Horizon Care and Education, our Teachers are supported by our Director of Curriculum, Headteachers, SENCos, Operational Directors and the Managing Director of Education Services as well as our extensive therapeutic team.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team

Minimum requirements:

• QTS or QTLS Qualifications
• Have proven teaching and learning experience.
• Have up to date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience.

The ideal candidate should:

• Have the energy, passion, and drive to create exciting and engaging lessons for our pupils
• Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills.
• Ideally have experience and a passion for working with students with SEN/SEMH in a 1-1 or small group setting

What you'll be doing:

• Assisting in educational and social development of students.
• Working with children with SEN and/or children who have struggled in a school environment.
• Deliver 1:1 or small group lessons in a variety of non school settings
• Supporting children with learning and education based on their individual needs.
• You will need to drive and have access to a vehicle for work as our students are taught either at their own home or in a community-based setting

Why work for us?

• Competitive pay rates
• Occupational sick pay
• Christmas bonus
• Blue Light Card
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral!
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development.
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period.
• Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme.
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
• Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa.
• Supportive management and senior leaders.
• High quality CPD opportunities.
• Free eye checks.
• Community and wellbeing- Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.

​To start your journey with Horizon, apply now!

Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff, so we are committed to attract and retain talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.

Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme. During your application process, you will be asked to complete an application form which will be used through your recruitment assessment and onboarding journey. Please outline any reasonable adjustments that can be made to support your application and assessment process.

We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs We promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment.