Science Teacher

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If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title:              Science Teacher

Location:        Reddish Hall School, Stockport, Greater Manchester

Salary:           £30,000 - £32,000 per annum dependent on experience

Hours:                 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday, 8am-4pm

Contract:             Permanent, Term-Time only

Be the Teacher you’ve always wanted to be.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Teacher to join our close-knit team at Reddish Hall School in Stockport. If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and aim to engage the young people we teach, we would like to hear from you.

About us

Reddish Hall is an Outstanding independent SEMH school based in Stockport, catering for 5-16-year-olds. We accommodate pupils with SEMH requirements, offering a broad and balanced curriculum which can be tailored to individual needs. The school offers a successful, therapeutic approach to re-engage pupils who’ve endured serious difficulties at their previous schools. We are committed to delivering a personalised curriculum, the derivation of which is based on thorough assessment of a pupil’s needs and preferences alongside their strengths and areas for development; pupils are provided with appropriate and challenging pathway.

We are part of Acorn Care and 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 children and young people across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish.

About the Role

Joining our team of dedicated teachers, you will be responsible for providing high quality teaching of Science, to ensure the effective delivery of the school’s curriculum. The teachers at Reddish Hall School are encouraged to take a creative approach, seeking ways to positively engage with and motivate pupils through lessons that promote learning and raise levels of attainment.

The ideal candidate will successfully set targets for pupil success and be confident in using their knowledge and expertise to monitor progress. Teachers give regular feedback and encourage our young people to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.

Whilst previous experience of working in within a SEMH environment would be desirable, excellent teaching skills and the right motivation, personal qualities and levels of resilience are just as important. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching Science.

Essential Criteria

• Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent
• Successful teaching experience of students with special education needs
• Experience of working with students who display challenging behaviour
• Ability to use ICT effectively for teaching
• Knowledge of guidance and requirements around safeguarding children.
• Knowledge & understanding of the National Curriculum in order for successful planning and delivery
• The ability to manage challenging behaviour effectively
• Resilience and perseverance

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

Benefits

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

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children 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 the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject 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.