SEN Teacher (Art & Design)

Outcomes First Group; Bomere Heath; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a passionate Art & Design Teacher at a forward-thinking school. Join a team dedicated to fostering creativity and self-expression in students while enjoying a unique 4-Day Working Week trial. This role offers the chance to inspire young minds, develop engaging lessons, and contribute to a supportive and inclusive learning environment. With a focus on wellbeing and a commitment to student success, you will play a vital role in shaping the future of students with complex needs. Embrace the challenge and make a significant impact in this rewarding position.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid fertility treatment support

Qualifications

• Passionate and creative Art & Design Teacher to inspire students.
• Ability to foster creativity and self-expression in students.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver engaging Art & Design lessons.
• Monitor and report on student progress and development.
• Contribute to the School Development Plan.

Skills

Art & Design Education

Creativity

Student Assessment

Curriculum Development

Education

UK QTS or equivalent

Job description

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four?

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year - so there's never been a more exciting time to join us!

Job title: SEN Teacher (Art & Design)

Location: Smallbrook School, Shrewsbury, SY4 3HE

Salary: Up to £32,000 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.45 - 16.15

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an SEN Teacher (Art & Design) to join our close-knit team at Smallbrook School located in Shrewsbury.

About the role

We are seeking a passionate and creative Art & Design Teacher to inspire and educate students in various forms of visual art. The ideal candidate will foster creativity, encourage self-expression, and help students develop both technical skills and critical thinking in the arts. You'll be responsible for delivering engaging lessons, assessing student work, and contributing to the broader arts culture within the school.

Key Task Areas and Responsibilities

• To plan, deliver and teach individual students or small groups, in accordance with the School's Curriculum framework and related policies.
• To monitor, record and report on student progress.
• To contribute to and help implement developments that relate to the School Development Plan.
• To promote, in line with Company policies, the physical, educational and moral development of the students.
• To contribute to the development and implementation of an environment and programme of learning for the individual student to ensure progression at an appropriate and satisfactory rate.
• To take responsibility for coordinating the teaching, development, assessment, recording and reporting of subjects and areas of learning across key stages as agreed with the Headteacher.
• To devise, implement and review individual education plans, individual behaviour plans and other relevant individual plans in conjunction with other staff.
• To organise the classroom, its resources, student groupings and displays to provide a stimulating learning situation appropriate for students.
• Adequately plan to ensure the safety of students, in line with risk assessments, while both on and off site.

Qualifications Required

• UK QTS or equivalent or willing to work towards.

About us

Smallbrook School is currently increasing capacity from 50 students to 80 and having a large investment in our school site developing KS2 and sixth form provision. We are a co-educational day school catering for pupils aged 7-18 with a range of complex needs including a range of social, emotional and mental health needs and also pupils who have been diagnosed with autism or demonstrate behaviours associated with autism.

You will contribute to making Smallbrook School an outstanding provision for our young people and their families. We provide a therapeutic, supportive and inclusive learning environment and are committed to raising achievement and enabling pupils to recognise their potential and supporting them through a personalised, engaging curriculum. Our priority is to develop the foundation knowledge and skills required to make a manageable and smooth transition to the next life stage.

Our School is based halfway between Shrewsbury and Wem in Shropshire.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable pupils across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance.
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions.
• "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks.

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits.
• 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad.
• Cycle to Work Schemes.
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme.
• Critical illness cover.
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• One Moment In Time.

And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.