Art Teacher - Nightingale Community Academy

Salary:               Inner London Teacher’s Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale + SEN dependant on experience and qualifications

Contract:          Full-time and Permanent

Location:          Nightingale Community Academy, Tooting, SW17 7DF

Nightingale Community Academy is a special school in Wandsworth for 120 boys aged 5 to 19 with social emotional and mental health needs.

Primary pupils benefit from a purpose-built classroom hub and outdoor adventure playground and access to weekly music lessons and a comprehensive therapy service. Secondary and post-16 students are offered a broad curriculum including vocational courses such as motor vehicle studies, construction, horticulture and hospitality. All pupils benefit from regular animal therapy at Tom’s Farm, which is located on the spacious school site.

Staff at Nightingale Community Academy take pride in the development of young people in a safe and stimulating environment and are offered a rewarding and varied career in return. To find out more about us visit www.nightingaleca.org

Do you believe that Teachers have a critical role in transforming learning and enriching the lives of young people? Would you like to be part of something energetic, innovative and empowering? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Art teacher who will be able to work with learners across the school. This is an ideal opportunity for either a mainstream Art specialist or a teacher experienced in special educational needs who is confident teaching Art at GCSE level. Class sizes are small, up to 8 students with a Learning Support Professional. Learners are expected to leave with a GCSE qualification in Art.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Nightingale Community Academy is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. Being an employee at OHCAT has many additional benefits such as an Electric Car Leasing Scheme, Further Training and Development, Season Ticket loans, Bicycle Scheme, Generous Pension and much more which can be found here: https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/why-work-for-us/

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Sharon

Smith on 0208 874 9096 and via email ssmith@nightingaleca.org to arrange a time

to speak. 

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact info@nightingaleca.org. 

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing date:   12pm, 16th March 2023

Interview:        w/c 20th March 2023

Nightingale Community Academy and Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

 Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.