Location: Chesham
Overview
Term time only
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Contract type: Permanent, Casual or Fixed term considered
Hours: Term time only plus 5 Inset days (33.25 hours per week). Monday, Tuesday and Friday 8.45am to 3.30pm, Wednesday 8.30am to 4.30pm, Thursday 8.45am to 4.15pm
Interviews to be held: On receipt of application
About us
Heritage House School in Chesham is a special school where our learners are at the heart of everything we do. Our aim is to enable children and young people to learn and achieve within an enriching, relevant, stimulating and enjoyable curriculum. In doing so, we will ensure our children and young people enjoy educational and social experiences which will prepare them for life beyond Heritage House.
Some of the social experiences that our learners take part in are hydrotherapy sessions in our own pool, as well as swimming in the local community pool, and a wide variety of trips such as local horse-riding, tennis and sailing.
The successful candidate will be joining a dedicated and talented team, working closely with the teachers to enhance the learning experiences of small groups of learners in a classroom environment. Please see attached job description for further details about this rewarding role. The role is working 33.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
About you
We are looking for someone who is interested in working with children and young people with special educational needs who is adaptive, creative and enthusiastic and would be dedicated to putting our learners at the heart of everything we do. If this is you, we would love to hear from you. We offer full support through an induction programme and in-house training and mentoring. Experience is desirable but not essential, but you must have a willingness to learn. Early applications are strongly advised.
Other information
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below. Please send completed application forms to the email address below.
Heritage House School takes its responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and child protection very seriously. All appointments to the school are subject to Enhanced Disclosure by the Disclosure and Barring Service and comprehensive pre-employment checks.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
1. All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
2. All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete a self-disclosure form and return it prior to the interview.
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