Teacher

networx Recruitment; Bedlington; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Pay progression

Career development

Training opportunities

Employee assistance programme

Eye care vouchers

Job summary

Youth Foundations Ltd is seeking an enthusiastic Teacher to join Howard House School in Bedlington, Northumberland. The role is full-time (40 hours per week) with a salary of £30,888.35 - £40,343.96 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience.

The successful candidate will hold Qualified Teacher Status and have experience teaching vulnerable children, with strong safeguarding knowledge and a commitment to personalised, quality-first teaching aligned to EHCP needs.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status and teaching experience with vulnerable children.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and emotional resilience.
• Knowledge of Local Authority and National SEND expectations incl. 2014 Code of Practice.
• Safeguarding awareness and ability to maintain discipline.
• Ability to work unsupervised and use initiative.
• Commitment to CPD and reflective practice.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards in line with Teachers' Standards.
• Be responsible for student attainment and progress.
• Ensure Quality First Teaching accelerates progress.
• Lead a curriculum area to raise school standards.
• Plan and deliver a bespoke curriculum under EHCP needs.
• Deliver holistic, inclusive and creative teaching.
• Contribute to policy and practice.
• Be a role model for the learning community.
• Contribute to school improvement across activities.
• Engage with school systems to uphold the vision for excellence.
• Develop your CPD profile and strive to be the best you can be.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Emotional resilience

Safeguarding

Initiative

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

School: Howard House School, Bedlington, Northumberland
Full Time: 40 Hours per week
Salary: £30,888.35 - £40,343.96 per annum depending on qualifications and experience

Young Foundations Ltd are seeking an enthusiastic and ambitious Teacher to join our team. We are looking for the right person to work at Howard House School.

Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status
• Evidence of successful teaching experience with vulnerable children.
• Good interpersonal skills and emotional resilience in working with children.
• Up to date knowledge of Local Authority and National expectations for SEND including 2014 SEND Code of Practice including knowledge of EHCP and their implementation.
• 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.
• Confidence to review own performance and undertake continuous professional learning.

As a Teacher you will:

• Maintain consistently high standards in relation to all aspects of the Teachers' Standards
• Be responsible for student attainment and progress.
• Ensure Quality First Teaching is central to your practice, accelerates progress and celebrates outcomes.
• To lead a curriculum area throughout school to raise whole school standards and aspirations.
• Plan, teach and deliver an engaging, bespoke, and personalised curriculum underpinned by EHCP need.
• Expertise in delivering a holistic, inclusive, and creative curriculum rooted in unconditional Positive Regard and pupil outcomes.
• Contribute positively to policy and practice.
• Be a role model for our learning community.
• Make a significant contribution and impact in all aspects of school improvement.
• Engage with all school systems professionally to ensure the vision for excellence is maintained.
• Use dedicated time to develop your CPD profile and be the 'best you can be'.

What is the right type of person for Howard House School? For the School Team it is someone who will buy in to our ethos:

• to encourage intellectual curiosity, critical perception and respect for learning. We strongly encourageindividual responsibility,self-esteemandconfidenceas well as care, concern andrespect for others.

Our ethos is important, as we firmly believe that if you buy in to it your performance will meet the needs of our students and help them contribute to society effectively.

About Howard House School:

Howard House School is an independent day special school catering for pupils with SEMH and Autism. It is co-educational and can accept up to 40 pupils aged between 10 and 18 years. The school draws pupils from across the North East and provides an environment where pupils can begin to address many of challenges that may confront them. We aim to provide a safe non-threatening environment where issues of abuse, bullying and social exclusion can be addressed.
We are located in a semi-rural location, on the edge of Bedlington, Northumberland. The School is housed in a mix of historic buildings, which provide extensive facilities to support a developing curriculum. We take pride in providing a happy, safe and caring environment, where everyone is enthusiastic about learning. Staff are dedicated to meeting the individual needs of pupils and are committed to developing their ability to grow into resourceful young adults.

All of our staff are experienced in working effectively with vulnerable teenagers who have learning difficulties and/or social and emotional development issues caused by Adverse Childhood Experiences. Our skilled and dedicated staff tailor individual behaviour management strategies to improve students' trust, self-esteem and confidence.

Our team provides therapeutic opportunities to enable students to unpick and think about their difficult feelings so that they can understand their behaviour and internal conflicts. This enables our young people to develop their ability to build relationships, understand their feelings, manage their own behaviour and eventually become motivated and enthusiastic learners prepared for a successful life beyond school.

The staff receive training in a variety of areas such as the effective use of attachment theory, systemic theory and mental health needs. Staff are also kept up to date with the importance that neuroscience has to play in our understanding of child development.

We pride ourselves in investing in the staff team by providing regular training both internal and external, offering supervision and support.

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

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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.

Pay Progression

Blue light card discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave package

Long service reward

Values

• Nuture, educate and protect

At Young Foundations, we want you to nuture, educate and protect each person we look after, and treat them with the same love and respect you would a member of your family.

• Make a difference

We would like you to use your role at Young Foundations to make a difference to the lives of the people who live and learn with us. You can do this by sharing your own ideas and engaging in your work with compassion, enthusiasm and energy.

• Enjoy the work

Part of life is having fun. There is a joy and laughter in everyday experiences within Young Foundations. Have fun whilst you work, in ways which are fair to others and enjoyable for all.

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