Job Title: Maths Teacher
Department: Education
Location: Wolverhampton
Position: Part-time (2 Days per week)
Deadline for Applications: Saturday 1st March 2025
Salary: To be discussed during the interview stage
Optima Plus Recruitment is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Maths Teacher on behalf of our client. This role involves delivering high-quality GCSE Maths lessons and providing essential pastoral support to students with medical and mental health needs. The successful candidate will play a key role in fostering both academic achievement and personal development, creating an environment where students can thrive academically and emotionally.
Key Responsibilities:
Teaching and Learning:
* Deliver engaging and supportive GCSE Maths lessons tailored to individual students’ needs and abilities.
* Adapt teaching to support students with gaps in learning due to medical absences.
* Assess, monitor, and report on student progress in line with school policies and examination requirements.
* Ensure all students are supported to achieve their full potential through personalized learning approaches.
Pastoral Care and Student Support (Key Teacher Role):
* Act as a Key Teacher, providing mentoring and emotional support to a small group of students.
* Build strong, trusting relationships with students to help them re-engage with education.
* Provide guidance on personal and social development, helping students build confidence and resilience.
* Liaise with families and external professionals to ensure a coordinated approach to student support.
* Monitor attendance, well-being, and engagement, implementing interventions as needed.
Collaboration and Communication:
* Work closely with colleagues, including therapists and other education professionals, to develop and implement holistic support plans.
* Attend and contribute to team meetings, parent consultations, and multi-disciplinary meetings as required.
Professional Development and Safeguarding:
* Engage in continuous professional development to enhance subject knowledge and teaching practice.
* Adhere to school safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and welfare of all students.
* Maintain accurate records in line with statutory and school requirements.
Person Specification:
Qualifications and Training:
* Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) – Essential
* Degree or equivalent qualification in Maths or a related subject – Essential
* Evidence of continuing professional development – Desirable
Experience:
* Experience teaching GCSE Maths, including preparing students for examinations – Essential
* Experience working with students with additional needs, such as mental health challenges or medical conditions – Desirable
* Experience providing pastoral support or mentoring students – Desirable
Skills and Knowledge:
* Strong knowledge of the GCSE Maths curriculum, including assessment criteria and exam board requirements.
* Ability to adapt teaching strategies to meet individual student needs.
* Understanding of pastoral care principles and how to support students with complex emotional needs.
* Excellent classroom management and behaviour support skills.
* Strong organisational skills, with the ability to track student progress and provide meaningful interventions.
Key Working Relationships:
* Internal: Students, teachers, therapeutic staff, pastoral team, and other school professionals.
* External: Families, external therapists, and other support professionals.
Optima Plus Recruitment is proud to be Disability Confident Accredited and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, demonstrating our commitment to supporting individuals from all backgrounds, including those with disabilities and those who have served in the armed forces