What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an effective and enthusiastic classroom teacher who will be able to complement our dedicated and hardworking staff team. The successful candidate will be a strong teacher with high expectations for vulnerable pupils who is committed to providing safe, nurturing but challenging learning experiences for their pupils. A background of working with pupils with SEND or who are at risk of exclusion from mainstream schooling, KS1 or EYFS experience is desirable.
It is essential for the successful candidate to have a strong passion for working within an SEMH school; with the commitment to bring out the best in all the children and ensuring it is a rewarding, positive experience, which builds towards an exciting future. You will need resilience, humour, compassion and empathy and in return, we offer a supportive group of likeminded professionals and senior leaders who always go above and beyond for the pupils in our care.
The main areas of responsibility will include:
• Assisting in the development our inclusive curriculum in order to improve outcomes for all pupils.
• Keeping children at the heart of everything we do
• Planning and delivering a range of offsite educational visits to supplement the curriculum and develop wider life skills
• Leading support staff teams in raising the quality of learning & teaching.
• Leading the continued development of a subject area
• Being a string, creative practitioner with high expectations of pupils’ achievements, attainment and behaviour.
• The ability to use vision and expertise to lead in key areas of school improvement when required.
• Being an excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff and have an excellent record of internal growth and development.
Wellbeing support
Employees benefits
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.