North East Autism Society

Floating Teacher M4-M6

SR3 1SS

Key information

Pay
£41,724.18 to £48,529.40 a year
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Permanent
Workplace arrangement
On-site
Posted date
9 Oct 2026
Closing date
23 Oct 2026

About this role

We are delighted to be recruiting for one teaching role

  • Floating Teacher M4-M6

We welcome applications from enthusiastic and dedicated educators looking to join our team.

Your base will be our Sunderland schools, but you will need to work between sites where needed with in the society. This will be discussed at the point of interview.

Benefits to you

Full Time – Permanent

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Instant access to up to 40% of your salary as you earn it

Employee discounts on over 130,000 shops and entertainment venues

Access to Blue Light Card, the discount service for emergency and social care staff

Free eye tests and Employee Assistance Programme to support health and wellbeing

Refer-a-friend scheme – receive up to £500

An in-depth induction and welcome programme

36 days generous annual leave entitlement (pro rata)

Employee benefits platform as well as discounted gym membership

Employee assistance programme

Salary sacrifice car scheme

About the role

We are currently recruiting for 1 full time Teacher (M5)

Working independently and as part of a team, you will support autistic and neurodivergent children and young people to access highly personalised programmes of study in one of the Society’s specialist schools. This will include planning and delivering lessons and resources for individuals or small groups of pupils both in school and outside the classroom, including community visits.

Download job description and person specification

About us

For more than 40 years, we’ve led the way in providing care and education for autistic and/or neurodivergent children, young people and adults across the North East of England.

We have more than 1,200 staff working in our schools, college, short breaks, day services, residential care, supported living, employment services and family support. We are passionate about retaining talent and many of our current managers have worked their way up through the ranks.

The North East Autism Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and adults, and operates a safer recruitment process. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, and filtering and monitoring process and it is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults.

As a Disability Confident Employer we guarantee to interview all applicants with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for this job vacancy.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer (EOE) here at NEAS. We believe everyone has the right to be themselves. We not only celebrate diversity but recognise the value and opportunity it brings. We are committed to creating a workplace where all differences are valued, and we make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities.

Find out more about our work here: www.ne-as.org.uk/what-we-believe.

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. As such it will be necessary for a enhanced Disclosure submission to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions. The North East Autism Society’s commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children, young people and adults across all of our services is reflected in our safer recruitment process.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and/or vulnerable adults.

We are currently not offering sponsorship.