[241015] SEN Teacher
Peak Academy, Dursley, GL11 5HDThis job expired on 3 November 2024
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
3 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
16 October 2024
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- Special Needs
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,000.00 - £46,525.00 Annually (FTE) MPS-UPS + SEN
[241015] SEN Teacher job summary
PEAK Academy, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced SEN Teacher to join the School in January 2025.
Post: SEN Teacher
Location: PEAK Academy, Drake Lane, Dursley, Gloucestershire, GL11 5HD
FTE Salary Range: MPS-UPS plus SEN allowance
Contract Type: Permanent, full time
Contract Hours: 32.5 per week, Monday to Friday
About the Role
Are you an inspirational leader of teaching who is passionate about developing the lives of young people? Do you have the drive and commitment to make a real difference in the lives of students with social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) needs? If so, we want YOU to be part of our transformative journey!
We are seeking an inspirational SEN Teacher to guide and nurture students, delivering creative and engaging lessons that help them thrive. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to inspire young people and shape their futures by developing their academic abilities, emotional resilience, and self-confidence. Your dedication will help turn challenges into achievements as you build positive relationships and provide tailored support for each student.
About the successful candidate
- A dynamic leader of teaching with the ability to develop engaging lessons across a range of subjects
- Helping students overcome barriers to learning by providing a nurturing and structured environment
- Encouraging personal growth and fostering the social and emotional well-being of each student
- Working collaboratively with a supportive team of staff, parents/carers, and external professionals to ensure students achieve their full potential
What We’re Looking For:
- A qualified teacher with experience in SEN and/or SEMH settings
- A passionate, patient, and compassionate educator who can connect with young people facing challenges
- A creative thinker with the ability to adapt teaching strategies to meet the needs of individual learners
- A strong communicator, able to build relationships with students, colleagues, and families
- Excellent behaviour management skills and the ability to lead by example
About the School
Peak Academy is a day specialist provider of education in Dursley, Gloucestershire for children and young people aged from 11 to 16 years who have an SEMH profile. There are currently 60 pupils on roll but, in partnership with the LA we are working to diversify both number and age range.
PEAK’s aim is to build safe independent lives for the SEMH population through a process of understanding, support, and enablement. To achieve this goal the school looks at the unique impact social, emotional, and mental health experiences has on the individual child. From this we aim as a school to personalise the child’s curriculum, care, and therapeutic package to ensure every child achieves and experiences success and independence.
Peak formally joined Reach South in August 2022. The Trust has secured capital to ensure the capacity for growth and diversification.
This is a unique opportunity to not only join the team at Peak, but also to work for a Trust within a framework of specialist provision. The Trust, our schools, and our pupils require teachers who are looking to be innovative, bold, and collaborative. You can help to design your pupil’s curriculum and influence their future. Your work will always be challenging and rewarding as a part of the Reach South Specialist team.
Why Join Us?
- An opportunity to be part of a school that is truly changing lives
- Supportive, inclusive, and collaborative work environment
- Professional development opportunities to help you grow in your role
- Small class sizes, allowing for personalized attention and meaningful connections with students
- A role where you will make a direct impact on the future of young people
About the Trust
Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 15 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.
Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.
Teachers within Reach South belong to a national community of professionals, and benefit from a wide range of networks and development opportunities across the Trust. In time, our best teachers are able to work across schools, develop specialisms and step up to leadership roles within and beyond their own academy. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike.
Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.
Next Steps
If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by calling the Recruitment team on 07759365064 or emailing us at recruitment@reachsouth.org.
Closing date: for applications is 3 November 2024
Interview Date: Interviews are provisionally booked for the week commencing 11 November 2024
To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by clicking ‘apply now’ on the advert.
Opportunities and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary plus TPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.
We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.
Further information about the job
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.
About Peak Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 64 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Peak Academy website
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