English Teacher

Active Care Group Recruitment; Stafford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare educational provider in Stafford is seeking a qualified teacher specializing in English for their hospital school. You will support students aged 12-18 with complex mental health needs, teaching in small groups and providing a high-quality learning experience. This role offers 22.5 hours per week during term time, competitive pay, and opportunities for professional development. Additional benefits include 25 days holiday and health support programs.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Birthday off

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

Medicash Health Plan

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in teaching English and possibly other subjects.
• Ability to support students with complex mental health conditions.
• Commitment to providing high-quality learning experiences.

Responsibilities

• Teach and support students in a small group and one-to-one settings.
• Design and implement engaging programs of study.
• Work collaboratively with a team of education and support staff.

Skills

Passion for teaching

Empathic approach

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Come and join the UK's largest provider of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated qualified teacher specialising in English working with KS3/4 with the ability to support KS5. The successful candidate will be working in small groups and one-to-one with students. As a small hospital school our teachers are often required to teach other subjects, so the ability to support or teach other subjects would also be desirable but not essential.

Ivetsey Bank Hospital is a Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) hospital for young people aged 12-18. We specialise in supporting young people with severe or complex mental health conditions who need intensive inpatient treatment. We are dedicated to providing caring, supportive, recovery-focused treatment and we achieve this by working together with our young people, their families and other professionals. Our facilities include, Ofsted registered on-site school, High intensity suite, Occupational therapy kitchen, Gym, Outdoor sports area, including a basketball court, Three cabins for therapy, keep fit and a multi-faith cabin.

What you'll be working:

• 3 full days Per Week, 22.5 hours per week.
• Term Time Only
• Main pay scale, depending on experience.

What you'll be doing:

Our school is part of the Active Care Group which caters for up to 37 young people aged 12-18yrs being treated in an inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (Tier 4 CAMHs).

In our recent Ofsted inspection we were rated good. Students enjoy school; they say, ‘I like doing schoolwork – it acts as a break away from the fact that you are in hospital; it is probably the most normal part of being an inpatient. ’Staff have high expectations of students and they gently encourage them to try their best in every lesson. Students consider that the belief and constant encouragement from staff really helps their recovery

You will join a supportive and experienced team of dedicated education and support staff. Full training and development will be provided along with a bespoke induction programme and the ability to network with teachers from our other Active Care Group site. With the support of colleagues, you will develop the skills, confidence and experience to deal with the challenging but rewarding environment within a specialist field.

What you'll have:

The successful applicant should have a passion and commitment for providing creative and high quality learning experiences, be responsible for teaching on a small group basis, designing and implementing a programme of study. With a dynamic and inclusive approach you will have high expectations for our students and the drive to help them achieve the best possible learning outcomes. As a skilled teacher you will have an empathic approach and the ability to be flexible and adapt to individual needs.

Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1000 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, support and guidance so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group