Job Introduction
Broadstone Middle School is part of the Castleman Academy Trust - a Trust which prides itself on putting children first, always and puts its values of Respect, Independence, Creativity and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do.
It’s the staff in our academies who make our schools vibrant places of learning - who do all they can to make sure our children become confident individuals, successful learners and responsible citizens. Our staff want to make a real difference to the lives of the children they work with and are learners themselves who relish professional development opportunities.
Working in a Castleman Academy Trust school you'll be working with other forward thinkers, who see possibilities and are optimistic. You'll have the support of like-minded colleagues and together we'll ensure everyone has a great work life balance. Being part of the Castleman Academy Trust means there are a whole host of opportunities for you to develop and flourish.
The Link is a Special Educational Needs (SEN) Unit based at Broadstone Middle School.
Broadstone Middle School believes our purpose is to ‘prepare children for a life well lived’. The philosophy of the Link is to prepare our students to work independently and ultimately, for them to be able to access mainstream provision at some level.
Pupils are taught in age related groups however, groups are combined by 'stage not age’, where appropriate.
Pupils have average or above average cognitive ability and work within 2 years of the Age-Related Expectation (ARE) for their school year.
Working in a self-contained unit with the staff to pupil ratio of 1 to 2.5, we are now looking to complement our existing team and are looking to recruit a teacher with experience of working with children in one or more of the key stages (EYFS through to KS4) to start September 2024
Experience of working with children with a primary diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC) and/or school phobia and who may have co-morbid conditions such as speech and language communication needs (SLCN) is required.
If you would like to join us and be part of an exciting journey, we would love to hear from you:-
We are looking for people who-
- Understanding of the needs and challenges faced by pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions (ASC) and/or school anxiety or phobia
- Some understanding of the potential triggers for pupils with ASC and an understanding of ways to help individuals to self-regulate and manage their responses
- Used to working as part of a small, dedicated team together with experience of working with individual pupils and with small groups
- The ability to respond to the individual learning needs of pupils, adapting times and resources as required
- Responsive and reflective practitioner
- To be flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the pupils and the unit
- Ability to maintain accurate records of pupil progress, behaviour and interaction
- Participate in and contribute to whole team planning sessions
- Plan and lead some practical sessions in support of the pupil’s learning
- Support pupils during regular off-site trips and visits
- Support pupils to develop life skills, linked to their learning (handling money; shopping etc)
- Ability to respond calmly and positively to potentially challenging behaviour
- To maintain high expectations in terms of behaviour and social interaction
- To maintain high expectations for learning potential and attainment
- To adhere to behaviour policy guidelines
- Sense of humour
- Commitment to supporting all pupils to achieve and thrive to the best of their ability
- Willingness to undertake training linked to supporting the needs of pupils at The Link
- Ability to interact with parents and families and develop positive working relationships in support of pupils
We can offer you:-
- Highly professional training and support to ensure excellent career development
- Supportive colleagues
- Recruitment and retention incentives to outstanding applicants
- Hugely supportive parents
- A genuine commitment to reducing Teacher workload and achieving a work life balance
- Eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Free access to the Education Support Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
If you would like to be a part of this exciting journey, we would like to hear from you.
The closing date for applications is 9am on Tuesday 7th May 2024.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15th May 2024.
Completed application forms should be sent to Nicky Jones via email at n.jones.st@bmsweb.co.uk
Broadstone Middle School values the diversity of the workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment.
The successful candidate will be required to demonstrate that they meet the essential elements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an Enhanced DBS Check, Child Barred List check, satisfactory references and a health check and, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.
An online check will also be conducted on all shortlisted applicants. This check will form part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The Ministry of Justice guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide via https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974 .
Please note that CV's are not accepted.
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