KS3/4 Teacher
Mount Tamar School, Plymouth, Devon, PL5 2EFThis job expired on 31 January 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
14 April 2020
Closing date
31 January 2020 at 1pm
Date listed
17 January 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,372 to £40,490
Additional allowances
We offer:-
• Exciting, inspiring and diverse children, young people and families
• Clear structures for support, appraisal and professional development
• Supportive, talented colleagues
• Excellent CPD opportunities, including action research groups
• Scope to innovate
• A comprehensive induction programme and excellent
opportunities to develop skills and expertiseLocal Authority Pension Scheme
KS3/4 Teacher job summary
Assistant Headteacher – Personal Development and Emotional Wellbeing
This post will have a part-time teaching timetable
Full Time – Leadership Scale 8-11
Required for April 2020 or as soon as possible
Mount Tamar is a vibrant, well established KS1-KS4 specialist school in Plymouth with a history of continuous improvement and an exciting future! Our school was rated good by Ofsted in July 2017 and our residential provision has just been awarded an outstanding judgement. Mount Tamar caters for students with a wide range of complex needs, including SEMH, autism, attachment difficulties and trauma. We are looking to appoint a highly effective, passionate and inspiring leader to join the senior leadership team. The successful candidate will have energy, ambition, varied experience and an understanding of the challenges facing our young people and proactively enabling their social development. The candidate will be an outstanding teacher and excellent behaviour manager; organised, with clear attention to detail and a successful track record within special needs. This post provides an excellent opportunity for a confident leader with the opportunity to progress.
This pioneering new role will allow the candidate to consolidate and build on the excellent work currently in place across all of our sites, with the exciting opportunity to develop an innovative approach in supporting our young people on an individual basis.
The successful candidate will need:-
• To be passionate about education and committed to achieving high standards
• A tolerant and compassionate nature with excellent interpersonal skills pared with imagination, drive, optimism and resilience
• To be a highly effective communicator who will be vigorous in promoting school improvement and will be committed to high standards and opportunities for all
• An analytical solution focussed approach using evidence based practice
• An understanding of how to support students who have experienced ACE’s
• A natural ability in training, motivating and leading a staff team
• To work closely with multi agency professionals, both in school and the community, including the school therapy team.
• An understanding of the specific needs of our students with a firm belief in the ability of all young people to succeed
• To forge links with other local post 16 providers and employers
We are:-
• Committed to developing our teaching and learning through the SSAT TEEP approach
• Intent on distributing leadership throughout the school
• A friendly, supportive, talented and highly effective specialist team
We welcome and encourage a visit to the team. Please telephone for an appointment
Mount Tamar is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
To apply – please email Mrs Wendy Pannell, HR Manager – w_pannell@mounttamar.org.uk
Closing Date 31st January 2020
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 Mount Tamar School
- School type
- Special school, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- 100 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- w_pannell@mounttamar.org.uk
Mount Tamar is a vibrant, well established KS1-KS4 specialist school in Plymouth. Mount Tamar caters for students with a wide range of complex needs, including SEMH, autism, attachment difficulties and trauma.
Our Aims are to inspire our young people to become successful, adaptable and passionate learners with high expectations for their futures
To provide an adventure as they progress through our school giving them a safe, caring,friendly environment in which students are happy and confident and feel valued and supported
To give each student the skills that they need to achieve a life happy and successful live, developing into positive members of the community
Each student will be individually supported through:
· A personalised learning programme
· Having access to up to date technology
· Having a range of vocational and academic opportunities
· Opportunities for work skills and skills for life
· Support to develop their wellbeing and appropriate behaviour
· Opportunities to develop independence and confidence
· A partnership with home
· Therapeutic support
· A flexible, challenging learning environment that includes learning in the outdoor classroom
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