18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    18 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    29 October 2024

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS + SEN1

Additional allowances

MPS/UPS + SEN1 and the possibility of TLR with specific additional accountabilities for the right, appropriately experienced candidate

What skills and experience we're looking for

Classroom Teachers

(Primary, Secondary or Special School experienced), Please specify your areas of specialism / qualification when applying.

MPS/UPS + SEN1 and the possibility of TLR with specific additional accountabilities for the right, appropriately experienced candidate(s).

To start January 2025 or soon afterwards. We understand that notice periods may require that successful candidates may not be able to start until later in the spring. Please confirm required notice period when applying.

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic, flexible and innovative teachers as a result of a continuing increase in pupil/student numbers at our school. Additionally, we are looking to appoint to a maternity cover position in our primary provision.

St Mary’s is a popular and successful residential special school and college for pupils/students aged 5 to 19 with speech, language and communication needs, learning difficulties and other associated SEND.

We welcome applications from highly successful and experienced primary, secondary, mainstream or special school teachers, as well as ECT Teachers. We are especially interested in hearing from candidates who have successfully worked with children with complex SEND in their current or previous experience (for one of our current vacancies). We ask candidates to please identify aspects of particular strength and successful experience when applying.

We would like to appoint teachers who are able to adapt well to new challenges and are committed to raising achievement and who have the ability to demonstrate outstanding practice and high ambition for our pupils/students. The successful candidates will be especially skilled in adapting planning, implementing additional support programs to meet pupils’/students’ specific needs.

St Mary’s is a great school to work in. We can offer a very high-quality learning environment, a friendly and welcoming staff team, including an onsite therapy team, access to excellent resources and our pupils/students are a delight to work with!

The successful candidates will demonstrate:

  • An understanding & interest in SEND, with experience in working with pupils/students requiring additional support in accessing the curriculum;
  • The ability to ensure aspirational pupil/student progress for all pupils/students, regardless of their prior attainment, which at St Mary's is significantly below age related expectations;
  • The ability to work effectively within a team, providing direction to support staff delivering targeted intervention programmes.

Please e-mail the school, for an application pack: hr@stmarysbexhill.org.

Applicants are encouraged to discuss the post by arrangement.

Please call the school office to speak to Natalie Edwards, Principal: 01424 730740

Closing date for applications is NOON on Monday the 18th November 2024, interviews will be held the following week.

For safer recruitment purposes, we do not accept CVs by way of application.

St Mary’s is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants are required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and an online search will be carried out for all shortlisted applicants.


What the school offers its staff

St Mary’s is a great school to work in. We can offer a very high-quality learning environment, a friendly and welcoming staff team, including an onsite therapy team, access to excellent resources and our pupils/students are a delight to work with!

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.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@stmarysbexhill.org

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About St Mary's School and 6th Form College

School type
Special school, Inter- / non- denominational, ages 5 to 19
School size
140 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Phone number
01424 730 740

St Mary’s is a residential special school and college for children with a range of special educational needs, including speech, language and communication, autism and other associated difficulties.

Arranging a visit to St Mary's School and 6th Form College

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@stmarysbexhill.org.

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