Location
Our Lady's Catholic High School, Preston, St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ (904 on roll)
Tel: 01772 326900
School website: www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
Our Ladys Catholic High School is a highly successful oversubscribed 1116 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our pupils can grow and develop to become One of Ours.
Behaviour and relationships in our school are very strong and all teachers use our highly respected and successful system for managing behaviour and relationships called Behaviour 4 Learning. This is supported by a sophisticated system for rewarding pupils for being fit to learn and for commitment to school life.
An exciting opportunity has now arisen for a dedicated professional to join our SEND department as our SEND Intervention & SEMH Lead. This is a Grade 7 role designed for an experienced practitioner capable of managing interventions across the school, supervising and co-ordinating other support staff, and personally delivering specialist Social, Emotional, and Mental Health intervention programmes.
Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.
This position is part time, term time only, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful, the salary received will be paid on a pro rata basis.
The closing date is 12 noon on 13/07/2026
Essential Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate with exceptional resilience, superb organisational skills, and a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable young people to develop long-term independence. Crucially, we welcome applications from practitioners with experience in either primary, secondary, or specialist school sectors who are looking to make a lasting impact on our school community.
Equal Opportunities statement
An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.
