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Teaching Vacancies; Dartington; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Job summary

Wave Academy Trust is seeking a committed Vocational Instructor to support the learning and development of our pupils. This role involves delivering high-quality, practical lessons that help learners build transferable skills and make strong progress, including pupils with SEND.

You will be organised, reliable and able to create a calm, purposeful learning environment with a strong understanding of safeguarding and a genuine interest in pupil wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering practical lessons that build transferable skills.
• Ability to work with a range of pupils, including those with SEND.
• Strong understanding of safeguarding and pupil wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality, practical lessons and hands-on learning experiences.
• Support the learning and development of pupils, adapting to individual needs.
• Create a calm, purposeful learning environment with a focus on safeguarding.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for a committed Vocational Instructor to support the learning and development of our pupils. This role involves delivering high-quality, practical lessons that help learners build useful, transferable skills and make strong progress. You will work with a range of pupils, including those with SEND, adapting your approach to meet individual needs.

The successful candidate will be organised, reliable and able to create a calm, purposeful learning environment. A strong understanding of safeguarding, along with a genuine interest in supporting pupil wellbeing, is essential. You will play an important part in helping pupils engage positively with education and achieve their potential through hands-on learning experiences.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description below.

Wave Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 2020 & 2023). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

What the school offers its staff

• Pension
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Parking

Further details about the role

Who We Are

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust's child and adolescent mental health unit 'Sowenna') and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4-19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

• Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
• Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
• Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
• We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
• Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils' families, schools and other agencies.

Commitment to safeguarding

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.