Location: Leatherhead, Surrey
Hours: 37.5 (full time)
Salary: £31,350 - £46,179 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe) Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
The role:
We’re currently looking to recruit a Teacher specialising in English to join our team at Caterham. The successful candidate will be delivering high-quality teaching and learning. Our students are aged between 11 – 16 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.
They share the same Principal and Head of School, however, each site has its own Assistant Head and a team of Teachers and TAs. There is also a full therapy team on-site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.
Main Accountabilities:
You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities. Below is a small part of the responsibilities that you will hold
- To contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
- To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
- To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.
- To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the service when required
Experience:
Successful candidate is likely to demonstrate the following:
- PGCE, QTS, or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training
- Ability to teach English up to GCSE level
- Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with ASD, SEMH and PDA profile
- Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures
- Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge
Company Benefits:
Be part of their successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Competitive Pension
- * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year of service
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
Blackstone Benefits:
✅Assigned specialised recruitment consultant
✅Access to exclusive and flexible UK locum and permanent jobs
✅Complete onboarding support
✅Informed tailored career advice
✅Personalised job alerts
✅Unlimited referral bonus
For further information on this role, please contact George at Blackstone Recruitment on the details provided or APPLY now.