What skills and experience we're looking forStart date: Easter 2025 or earlier if available.Two positions available - Full-ti.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
Start date: Easter 2025 or earlier if available.
Two positions available - Full-time and 3 days a week.
We have two exciting opportunities for passionate, dedicated, and innovative SEN Classroom Teachers to join our team at West Hill School. We are looking for exceptional primary SEN teachers who can help our children to ACHIEVE as much as theypossibly canand FLOURISH in adult life. If you have prior experience this does not need to be from a special school, and we welcome and support teachers looking to transfer from mainstream. We welcome applications from ECTs and havea strong reputationfor positive support..
Our primary children work at least 3-4 years away from age-related expectations and all pupils have an Education, Health and Care Plan covering a range of complex learning difficulties, including speech and language difficulties,autismand/or medical needs. Our models of learning mean that our children are based in mixed aged groups of 10-12 children. All teachers coordinate a subject as part of a team. Weare able toconsider both opportunities to teach at KS1 or KS2 currently although we regularly promote and support staff to teach across our school.
Teachers at West Hill need to be team players and who embrace change as an opportunity. We are a “can do” school and we want innovation and enthusiasm to help us continue to develop our provision with us and drive forward ourhigh standards. You will be a confident and adaptable individual who is ready to become part of our community.
Values and Behaviours
We are a values-based organisation andseekto recruit individuals who candemonstrateour values.
Our values will be assessed through the selection process, so we ask all applicants when providing their supporting statement to also incorporate not only how they meet the essential criteria for the role but to alsodemonstrateour values.
Our values are:
Integrity - displaying honesty and having strong moralprinciples
Partnership - working together and taking collective ownership to achieve the samegoals
Advocacy - working hard on behalf of others to maximise theirsuccess
Resilience - finding success again after something difficult or negative hashappened
Compassion - displaying empathy towards and a desire to helpothers
Aspiration - aiming high to achievesuccess
Please ensure your supporting statement reflects ourValues
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you:
Keen and eager children who are learning how to learn andultimately lovelearning.
Friendly and supportive staff,parentsand governors.
Varied curriculum and development opportunities.
An amazing environment in which children really thrive.
A positive focus towards supporting wellbeing for all.
Within The Howard Partnership Trust (THPT) there are career development opportunities available across a large number of partnership schools. In addition, THPT is also able to offer:
• - an opportunity to be part of a dynamic and developing organisation
• - Electronic Vehicle salary benefit
• - an excellent benefit package including Cycle to Work, Sainsbury’s Loyalty Discount and access to discountschemes
• - a fantastic Local Government Pension Scheme, including generous employer contributions
• - rewards and benefits scheme that includes Loyalty and Service Awards
• - full access to the Employee Assistance Programme.
To learn more about West Hill School please visit: https://www.westhillschool.uk/
If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact the THPT HR Team by email at hrteam@westhill.thpt.org.uk
Further details about the role
All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.
The Howard Partnership Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race,ageor sexual orientation.
All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need tocomply withUK immigration rules, you willbe requiredto provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence toidentifyany matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties,in accordance withKeeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION
The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share thiscommitment
Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for theappropriate levelof criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential youdisclosewhether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and,in the event ofthe employment being taken up; any failure todisclosesuch convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
