SEN Teacher

networx Recruitment; Wrexham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay with pay progression

Career development and training

Internal progression opportunities

Enhanced maternity, paternity and SHPL

Employee assistance programme

Free eye care vouchers

Blue light card discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Long service reward

Job summary

Oaklea Grange School near Wrexham is a residential school for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Our range of specialist services supports our ambition to provide every child with the care, therapy and learning they need to ensure they achieve their personal best.

As a teacher you will deliver GCSE core subjects, support learners with SEBD, and maintain safeguarding and training compliance. You will foster partnerships with families, agencies and the community while promoting wellbeing and

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status required.
• Evidence of teaching experience at GCSE level.

Responsibilities

• Have empathy and understanding for young people with Mental Health & Complex Needs
• Ensure completion of safeguarding and mandatory training annually.
• Develop and share creative approaches integrating performance with well-being and inclusive attainment.
• Promote partnerships beyond the classroom with home, agencies and community.
• Promote Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural opportunities within lessons.

Skills

Qualified Teacher Status

GCSE subject teaching experience

Experience with SEBD learners

Teaching vulnerable children

Estyn Framework knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Independent work / initiative

Professional relationships

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Hours of Week: 40

Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time - Term Time Only

Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Experience in teaching a core subject at GCSE level essential.
• Substantial recent experience of teaching in a setting with learners with social emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD
• Evidence of successful teaching experience with vulnerable children.
• Good understanding of the Estyn Framework
• Good interpersonal skills and emotional resilience in working with children.
• Good awareness of and clear ability to safeguard children by developing appropriate relationships, personal boundaries and maintaining discipline.
• Ability to work well unsupervised and use initiative effectively.
• Able to build compassionate and appropriate professional relationships

As a teacher you will:

• Have empathy and understanding for young people with Mental Health & Complex Needs
• Ensure completion of all Safeguarding, Prevent, Foundations for Safer Care and mandatory training annually.
• Develop and share creative approaches which integrate individual student performance with well-being and inclusive approaches with attainment.
• Promote, develop and sustain strong partnerships beyond the classroom which include home, other agencies and community partnerships.
• Promote Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural opportunities within lessons at each opportunity

About Oaklea Grange School:

Oaklea Grange School based near Wrexham is a residential school for children and young people aged 11 to 18. Our range of specialist services supports our ambition to provide every child with the care, therapy and learning they need to ensure they achieve their personal best.

Benefits of Working for us:

• A rewarding career you can be truly proud of
• A supportive environment that is committed to helping you flourish and deliver excellent care to the people we support
• Competitive pay with pay progression opportunities
• Career development and training
• Internal progression opportunities
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave packages
• Employee assistance programme
• Free eye care vouchers
• Pay Progression
• Blue light card discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave package
• Long service reward

Young Foundations are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff to share this commitment. We adopt fair, robust, and consistent recruitment process across the company online with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, satisfactory reference, right to work checks and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

About us

At Young Foundations, we specialise in residential step-down services and specialist education for children and young people with complex needs, learning disabilities, and autism.

We also offer specialist placements to children who may have experienced trauma or have attachment-based problems. Our creative and nurturing approach focuses on each individual, delivering a targeted programme of support specifically designed around their needs.

Values

Young Foundations
Alexander House, Highfield Park, Llandyrnog, Denbighshire LL16 4LU