Horticulture Tutor
High Oaks
Hounslow
- Expired
- Salary:
- Qualified or Unqualified Teachers Scale / MPS + SEN depending on qualification and experience.
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01/09/2019
- Apply by:
- 26 June 2019
Job overview
Great Oaks College Horticulture Tutor Required
Great Oaks College is a new specialist independent college that is co-located within Oaklands Schools new state of the art, purpose built premises located in Gresham Road, Hounslow. We are close to Osterley Tube Station and public transport routes and just 15 minutes walk from Hounslow bus station. The college provides further educational opportunities to post 19 students that have severe, profound and multiple learning difficulties or autism.
The college is split into 3 pathways; Vocational, Life Skills and Multisensory. Vocational Choice is a two year course designed for young people who have made the decision that they wish to pursue employment on leaving education. They have demonstrated that this is a realistic option for them and are ready to develop the level of independence which will be needed.
Due to our rapid and continued expansion, we are looking to appoint a creative and enthusiastic horticulture tutor to prepare, deliver and assess horticulture related programmes on our vocational pathway. As well as having a good sense of humour, you will have experience of working with students that have severe learning difficulties, be well organised, calm, patient and passionate about teaching students with special educational needs. We believe that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief and have the desire and motivation to make this happen. Please refer to the job description and person specification for full details of the role.
We value our staff and offer excellent training and support membership of the Teachers Pension Scheme, employee assistance programme and other wellbeing benefits.
Great Oaks College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults and anyone applying to work at the college is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received. All positions are subject to the satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.
Details of this post are available on both Oaklands schools and Great Oaks Colleges website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk or www.greatoakscollege.com
Visits to the college are welcomed. Please contact Rany Kalsi, HR Manager for an appointment on 0208 560 3569 (option 3)
If you believe you have what it takes and would like to join our friendly and supportive team, please complete and email the application form to HR@oaklands.uk.net Please ensure that you explain clearly in your application how you meet the person specification.
Closing Date: 9am on Wednesday 26th June 2019
Interview Date: Wednesday 3rd July 2019
Start Date: September 2019
Contract Type: 2 days per week. Permanent, term time only.
Pay Scale: Qualified or Unqualified Teachers Scale / MPS + SEN depending on qualification and experience.
CV’s will not be accepted. No Agencies Please.
Attached documents
About High Oaks
Interested in developing your career in special education?
We are holding an open day on 24th April for anyone interested working in special education to come and visit our new school and specialist independent college - Great Oaks.
Oaklands is an excellent special school serving the London Borough of Hounslow. We provide specialist education to students with severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism. We have a Primary school (New Oaks), Secondary school (High Oaks) and a specialist independent SEN College provision (Great Oaks). We can cater for students aged from 4 to 25 across the Oaklands group.
We are interested to hear from qualified teachers (QTS/QTLS) who are already working in special education and looking for a change, NQT's and those who work mainstream but are considering branching out into special education. All teachers are invited to come along and see our school and college and find out more about what its like working here.
We value our employees and offer excellent training and support along with a pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and other well-being benefits.
Call or email Lindsey Banks HR manager on 0208 560 3569 lbanks@oaklands .uk.net to book a place on the open day.
Careers at Oaklands School
Can you make a difference to children and young people’s lives? We have opportunities for people who wish to develop a career working with students with learning disabilities.
We need to employ many more staff over the coming years and would like to hear from anyone looking to develop a career in special education.
Oaklands is at an exciting point in its development; we are currently working towards expansion and full school relocation to a purpose built new school in Hounslow for September 2018. The schools will be based on two sites and will consist of a new primary school (New Oaks) opening in September 2019, along with the current secondary school (High Oaks) and an independent post 19 college (Great Oaks) opening September 2018.
Oaklands is a specialist educational provision for students aged 3 – 25 who have severe learning difficulties (SLD), profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), or autism (ASD).
Oaklands believes that all of our students are capable of making outstanding progress and we want to appoint individuals who share our belief.
Career Opportunities
Apprentice Teaching Assistant
Relief/Bank Learning Support Assistants
Learning Support Assistant (LSA)
Teaching Assistant (TA)
Teachers
Lunchtime Assistants
Relief/Casual Minibus Drivers
The application form, job descriptions and person specifications can be found for all positions on our website http://www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk/page/?title=Career+Opportunities&pid=96
Upon completing their apprenticeship, our staff can progress onto LSA or TA roles.
We offer teacher training sponsorship and are currently sponsoring 4 of our TA’s through teacher training, 3 of whom started their career at Oaklands on our teaching assistant apprenticeship.
We would like to offer work experience placements to students interested in pursuing a career in special education and are always keen to hear from those wanting to volunteer in our school.
Benefits of Working for Oaklands School
•Membership of Pension Scheme
•Extensive CPD training programme for all staff
•Membership of Perkbox (eg. discounted shopping/cinema tickets)
•Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, information and support)
•Well-being and medical support
•Childcare voucher scheme
•Annual flu jab
If you would like to find out more about working for us, please get in touch with Lindsey Banks our HR Officer on 0208 560 3569 or email lgrahame.313@lgflmail.org
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