Functional Skills Teacher (English or Maths)

Functional Skills Teacher/Instructor - Maths or English

This is a great opportunity to join Syon Manor College part of Options Autism as a Maths or English Teacher/Instructor.

Through your knowledge and passion, you will have a real impact on the lives of our young people. Taking responsibility for their learning, you will motivate them, inspire them and help them develop the skills they need for an incredible future.

Syon Manor College is a new post-16 provision for young people with autism and complex needs. The college will offer a broad curriculum of academic, vocational and life skills learning including BTECs, GCSEs, Functional Skills and ASDAN accreditations which will work towards Employability or Independence and Duke of Edinburgh qualifications. 

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to children, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

About this role

Syon Manor is a new provision delivering a broad and exciting curriculum to post 16 students who are from the neuro diverse, specifically Autistic Community. Students with Autism need but often struggle in either or both of these subjects due to how we as Society use both English and Maths on a daily basis. This post offers an appropriate candidate the opportunity to teach a cohort of students whose learning styles are wide, varied and often complex. The post will also offer the candidate the opportunity to work with subject specific industry companies to support students with work related learning opportunities for those with a particular aptitude in either subject.

Job Role

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in English and/or Maths
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
• To contribute to maximising standards of student attainment
• To share and support the Colleges’ responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Essential Qualifications

• Relevant degree level 5 qualification or willingness to achieve
• GSCE Maths and English (grades A – C) or equivalent

Why join Options Autism?

• Up to £30,000 per annum
• 38.5 hours per week
• Term Time Only
• Permanent

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.

*4 day working week is trialling in several our schools, it is dependent on location and isn't guaranteed.