An SEN school in West Cornwall are currently seeking a teacher or instructor for an immediate start.
The school caters for Primary and Secondary aged students with learning difficulties that include Autism, ADHD, Complex needs, obsessive compulsive disorder and attachment disorders. It is vital to the school that a positive learning environment is created, where both the students and the staff enjoy learning and where there are opportunities for pupils to progress into college or further work-related learning. They have a unique curriculum to mainstream schools and believe in nurturing and supporting student's individual needs including ASD, ADHD, Complex needs, obsessive compulsive disorder and attachment disorders
If you have a proven track record of delivering excellence and also have a history of dealing with complex needs and challenging behaviour, then this position may be for you.
We pride ourselves on an ethos of inclusivity, and our core values of Resilience, Innovation and Compassion are at the heart of all of our schools.
The position is:
- Full time - working from 8.30am to 4pm
- Long term - starting immediately and going permanent for the right candidate
- To teach a range of subjects Primary and Secondary aged students with a variety of special needs
About you:
- Have experience teaching students with SEN as either a teacher or instructor
- You will be confident, determined, resilient, approachable, positive and motivated.
- You will be calm, caring and conscientious
- Commitment, initiative and excellent interpersonal skills is essential
Key skills and experience needed:
- Experience working in specialist schools such as SEN schools or Pupil Referral Units
- Previous support work within a school or other child related experience
- Strong behaviour management and confident with challenging behaviour
- SEN experience is essential
- One to one and small group work
- Professional manner
- Enthusiastic and friendly, yet firm approach
Applicants with a Team Teach qualification (or equivalent) will be preferred, however this is not essential. Pupils in the school have often experienced traumatic personal lives which has disrupted their education. It is therefore very important that applicants are patient, resilient and passionate about ensuring pupils receive an outstanding education.
Teaching Personnel are the UK’s leading Education Recruitment Agency and we are recruiting for similar vacancies across Cornwall. In order to register with Teaching Personnel, candidates are required to have Child Workforce DBS registered on the update service. All candidates are required to complete a Safeguarding course through Teaching Personnel, or provide a relevant safeguarding certificate during your registration process. All offers are conditional upon satisfactory vetting checks and references.
If you feel this is the right role for you then please contact Hayley at Teaching Personnel on 01872 250120.
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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later
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