Teacher
Bents Green School, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S11 7TB9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 October 2024 at 8am
Date listed
10 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Mathematics
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time 32.5 52 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
Additional allowances
SEN 1 £2539
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for class room teachers one of which preferably with Maths specialism for our Gleadless site. The successful candidate will help us to deliver a high quality provision for our students and their families.
The students who attend Bents Green School all have barriers to their learning linked to autism, communication and interaction. 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.
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; 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 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. Any successful candidate will be able to demonstrate they share these values.
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 students’ learning and well-being
Bents Green School currently operates across three sites – Ringinglow, Gleadless and Westfield – and staff may be required to work across all sites in order to meet the needs of the students.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service 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. Visits to our school are warmly encouraged and can be arranged by contacting Karen Taylor, PA to the Leadership Team on 0114 236545.
For an informal conversation with the Co-Headteachers, Aileen Hosty and Laura Rzepinski, please contact the school in the first instance.
We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
What the school offers its staff
Westfield Health Scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Professional Development
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 recruitment@bentsgreen.sheffield.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bents Green School
- School type
- Special school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 292 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Bents Green School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@bentsgreen.sheffield.sch.uk
- 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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