What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an innovative, highly motivated and inspirational teacher to join the Severndale Team. You will be joining an exceptional group of highly skilled Teachers, Teaching Assistants and support staff who work collaboratively to provide a highly personalised curriculum. We particularly encourage teachers with experience in SEND provision in Special or Mainstream EYFS/KS1/2 who have a passion for art, music and design technology to apply.
The main purpose of this post is to provide exciting and highly engaging quality teaching which delivers an appropriate curriculum that meets the needs of each pupil in accordance with the aims of the Academy. This will involve ongoing and close liaison with parents/carers, colleagues and other professionals and support staff. The successful candidate would be part of the Key Stage 2 teaching team, and would ideally have a passion for ’My Creativity’ through art, music and design technology to enhance the ’My Creativity’ provision in KS2.
Essential attributes:
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Some SEN experience
- Awareness of current practice in relation to SEN
- Able to work as a member of a team/ head a team
- Reflect on own practice
- Reliability
- No Smoking Policy
- Undertake training in Restrictive Physical Prevention (Restraint)
Desirable attributes:
- Evidence of higher level study / further qualifications in SEN
- breadth of SEN experience from mainstream
- Involvement in local/regional or national developments in SEN
- Post-16 SLD, MLD and CLDD
- Team Teach training
Role requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Qualified Teacher Status
- Early Career Teachers welcome to apply
- Outstanding Teacher
- Creative professional
- Enthusiasm to make a difference
- Can do attitude
- Inspiring and ambitious
- Working as part of a team
Skills required:
- Ability to build good relationships with children, teachers and parents
- Ability to manage behaviour with SEND and trauma informed strategies
- Ability to encourage engagement and inclusion
What the school offers its staff
• Permanent Contract
• Salary Mainscale / Upper Pay Scale plus SEN 1 point
• Access to the Schools Advisory Service
• Bike to work scheme
• Continuing Professional Development
• Teachers Pension Scheme
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.