Class Instructor - Temporary
Rugeley School
Staffordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary £21,000 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 11 April 2019
Job overview
Class Instructor - Temporary
Rugeley School, Blithbury Road, Blithbury, Rugeley, WS15 3JQ
Fixed Term - Full Time
Salary £21,000 per annum
Hours 37.5 per week
Priory Education and Children’s Services is a leading company in the UK offering independent behavioural care for commissioners across the UK.
With over 100 high quality schools, colleges and homes we focus on making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support.
We require a temporary Class Instructor with experience of special needs education to lead a class of students at in all aspects of the curriculum.
The confidence to deal with challenging behaviours that autism can present and a good level of physical fitness is required a jogging is a daily activity enjoyed by students and staff.
We want to invest in you and your future! Find out about our career pathways:
https://www.priorycareerpathways.com/
References
For all roles we require a minimum of two references. References provided must cover the last 3 years, for all of our services we will need to request all references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults.
Please be advised that references will be requested prior to interview for all roles within our schools.
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
Disclosure
Priory Education Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and disclosures with the relevant body at an enhanced level. We are an equal opportunities employer.
About Rugeley School
- Rugeley School
- Blithbury Road, Blithbury, Rugeley
- Staffordshire
- WS15 3JQ
- United Kingdom
Rugeley School is a specialist residential school for young people aged five to 19 with autism and moderate to severe learning difficulties. The school provides a modern setting in which students can achieve an enhanced degree of emotional stability through an active approach to learning. This approach helps reduce anxiety levels and enables full access to the curriculum. Students are able to engage in daily life with increased confidence, self-esteem, dignity and independence.
Rugeley School offers a warm and welcoming environment and there is a clear structure and routine in place to provide consistency for all of our young people.
Services offered:
- A modern school setting
- A 40 week education and up to 52 week care programme
- A 24 hour curriculum
- An active physical approach to learning
- Small class teaching groups
- Specialist teachers in key subjects
- A high staffing ratio
- Two speech and language therapists
- Focus on the development of independent skills
- A key worker system within the residential setting
- Access to occupational therapy as required
- Access to a Consultant Paediatrician as required
Placements are long term and for up to 52 weeks of the year depending on individual need. All of the young people referred to the school will have a Statement of Special Educational Need. Rugeley School can provide places for up to 48 students.
Environment and facilities
Rugeley School is a purpose-built facility in the heart of Staffordshire close to Rugeley, Lichfield and picturesque Cannock Chase. Access is easily gained from the Midland motorway network.
The school has two residential sites which can accommodate up to 36 young people in six houses, each with its own separate entrance. All accommodation is designed to be comfortable and homely reflecting domestic style living with modern furniture. Bedrooms are available for single occupancy, all with en-suite facilities and young people are encouraged to personalise their bedrooms to reflect individual preference. Our young people are allocated in houses according to gender, age and appropriate mix of individuals. Houses with six children provide a minimum of three staff on duty at any one time.
Classrooms are spacious and modern with specialist facilities for music, art and food technology. There is a library and ICT suite, a large gymnasium and a swimming pool.
Outcomes and achievements
Students will achieve an enhanced degree of emotional stability through an active approach to learning, which reduces anxiety levels and enables them to access the curriculum. They are able to engage in daily life with increased confidence, self-esteem, dignity and independence.
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