Maternity Cover Class Teacher

Heathfield Special School, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 3BN

2 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
17 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 September 2024

Job details

Job role: Teacher
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage: Key stage 2
Working pattern: Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type: Fixed term - Up to one year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale: M1 to U3
Additional allowances: SEN Minimum Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and highly effective and qualified classroom teacher to join our teaching team at Heathfield School. The successful candidate will need to be creative, dynamic and enjoy crafting personalised learning for our young people.

In addition, the successful candidate will have:

some experience of working with pupils who have SEND;
excellent teaching and classroom skills;
the ability to plan, implement and evaluate;
the ability to tailor individual teaching programmes for pupils with complex learning difficulties;
the ability to motivate, lead, manage and develop staff;
the ability to communicate well and develop effective relationships/partnerships with parents and carers; and
good organisational skills.

What the school offers its staff

We are very pleased to be advertising a maternity cover class teacher position at Heathfield School to join our very experienced and committed staff team. This post affords the successful candidate the opportunity to work in the only special school federation in Hampshire. Our two schools, situated next door to each other, cater for the full age range and a wide breadth of needs, including moderate, severe and profound learning difficulties. There is a possibility that this post could become a permanent position at the federation.

Our strapline is ‘a family of learning’ and we are committed as a community to have our wonderful pupils and students at the heart of our federation. We offer a fun, stimulating and creative environment in which all individuals are valued for their contribution, and we strive for our pupils and students to be as independent as they can be.

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.