Support Base Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

Medina College (inc The Island VI Form) are seeking to appoint a qualified, enthusiastic and innovative Support Base Teacher to work with our students who need an additional sense of belonging and more of a bespoke learning package for a fixed period of time. The role will be working to re-engage students with education by providing a trauma-informed, values-led provision rooted in safety, belonging, and nurture. Through explicit teaching of emotional regulation, resilience, and life skills, students will be supported to overcome barriers to learning, working towards successful reintegration into mainstream education or transition confidently to their next stage.

Are you a creative, solution focused and adaptable team player who will have high expectations of students whatever their starting points and be able to work in an ever changing environment where staying calm is key? If so, contact us for a visit.

What We’re Looking For

We are looking for teachers who embody our values within a school community: Ambition, striving to unlock the full potential of every pupil; Courage, embracing challenges with resilience and high expectations; Confidence, promoting positive learning environments where pupils and staff believe in themselves; and Kindness, creating a caring, inclusive school culture where every child feels safe, valued, and supported.

What the school offers its staff

Join a Community That Champions Transformation

We are incredibly proud members of the HISP Multi Academy Trust - a forward-thinking, vibrant educational community dedicated to providing courageous, transformative education for all. While we share a united vision to dismantle barriers to education, each of our settings brings its own unique ethos to your role.

If you feel you have what it takes to be part of our dynamic team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

What We Offer

• A supportive and collaborative working environment.
• Access to high-quality CPD and career progression opportunities across the HISP Trust.
• Opportunities to contribute to curriculum innovation and extracurricular activities.
• A school community that values creativity, independence, and critical thinking.

Commitment to safeguarding

HISP MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): Childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Medical Online and social media Prohibition from teaching Right to work Satisfactory references Suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.