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  • Job start date

    1 September 2023

  • Closing date

    7 June 2023 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 May 2023

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Working pattern

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 to M6

Additional allowances

SEN 1

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate should:

- Be committed to safeguarding at all times

- Have an ability to teach a range of subjects

- Be student centred

- Have excellent communication skills

- Be committed to involving parents and the community in the life of the school

- Be committed to Trauma Informed and Nurture approaches

- Be confident, positive, calm and tenacious

- Have a positive outlook on life and education

- Hold high expectations of teaching, learning and behaviour

- Be passionate about student’s learning and well-being.

What the school offers its staff

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced DBS check and medical form. We will also conduct online checks of applicants as per Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Please visit the school website to view our safeguarding policy at: http://bentsgreenschool.co.uk/safeguarding/ safeguarding-policy

Further details about the role

The students who attend Bents Green School all have complex needs linked to Autism and Communication and Interaction difficulties. Like many special schools the complexity of needs of our students is increasing and we are adapting our curriculum and offer to meet these more complex needs. We are passionate about ensuring that all our students receive the best education possible, preparing them for adult life outside school and helping them become respected and valued members of society.

It is an exciting time to join us and support this development and change. We are proud of our students, and see the unique potential in each individual. We are looking for teachers who share our core values and ethos, and people who are committed to ensuring that our students receive the highest quality education in a happy and secure environment.

Our staff are both dedicated and highly skilled and contribute to a very nurturing and kind school. We are proud to have been awarded the Trauma Informed Schools award, and building relationships with students and their families is central to our practice. Trauma Informed Practice has informed the development of our behaviour policy and practice, and any successful candidates will be able to demonstrate they share these values.

Bents Green school operates across three sites: Ringinglow, Gleadless and Westfield. Staff may be required to work across all sites in order to meet the needs of the students and school.

This vacancy is primarily at our Gleadless site, but as the school operates over 3 sites the successful applicant could be asked to work at any site.

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.

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About Bents Green School

School type
Special school, ages 11 to 19
School size
302 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
Phone number
01142363545

Bents Green School provides specialist education for young people aged 11-19 with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Communication and Interaction difficulties. Bents Green School is located across three sites:

Ringinglow (Key Stage 3)
Gleadless (Key Stage 4 and Post 16)
Satellite hub at Westfield School.

Staff can be expected to work across or on any site.

Arranging a visit to Bents Green School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bentsgreen.sheffield.sch.uk.

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