Interventions and Cover Lead Instructor

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Job Title:  Interventions and Cover Lead Instructor 
Location:  Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, Lancashire PR6 7AX
Hours:      40 hours per week | Monday–Friday | 8.30am - 4.30pm
Salary:      £26,250 per annum (not pro rata)
Contract:  Permanent | Term Time Only
Start:        September 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

Are you passionate about supporting young people to thrive? Do you enjoy the variety of working across different classrooms, pathways, and learning needs? We are looking for an enthusiastic and adaptable Interventions and Cover Lead Instructor to join our dedicated team and play a vital role in ensuring high-quality learning across the school.

This is a key position within our school, providing essential cover for teachers and teaching assistants during absences, PPA time, and other operational needs. You will deliver pre-planned lessons, support learning across classrooms, and work closely with staff to maintain a positive, safe, and inspiring environment for all pupils.

When cover is not required, you will collaborate with the SENCo to deliver targeted interventions that help pupils make meaningful progress. This is a role for someone who thrives on variety, teamwork, and making a real difference every day.

What you will be doing

• Deliver pre-planned lessons to cover teacher absence, ensuring high-quality learning continues.
• Provide in-class support to cover teaching assistant absence across the school.
• Manage pupil behaviour to maintain a safe, positive, and inspiring learning environment.
• Mark completed work and upload evidence to Evidence for Learning (EfL).
• Liaise with teaching staff regarding assessment data and evidence requirements.
• Deliver targeted interventions for individuals or groups as directed by the SENCo.
• Work collaboratively with teachers and TAs to support consistent, high-quality provision.
• Contribute to a positive school community, including supporting extracurricular activities and occasional home visits.

What you will bring

We’re looking for someone who has:

• GCSE C or equivalent required
• A strong understanding of high-quality teaching and learning.
• Knowledge of SEND practice and the implications for classroom provision.
• The ability to challenge and inspire pupils to reach their full potential.
• A commitment to equal opportunities and inclusive practice.
• Confidence, flexibility, and a proactive approach to supporting learning across multiple pathways.

About Us

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

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

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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