Instructor

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Are you a Class Instructor committed to improving the lives of children and young people?

This is a great opportunity to join Acorn Education and Care as a Class Instructor at Manor House School in Horsham.

Salary: £21,500 - £28,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

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

The role

To develop students learning by implementing and delivering agreed work programmes with individuals/groups, in or out of the classroom. This could include those requiring detailed and specialist knowledge in particular areas and will involve assisting other education staff in the whole planning cycle and the management/preparation of resources. To supervise whole classes during the absence of teachers (i.e., cover supervision) and to respond to questions and generally assist students in undertaking set activities when fulfilling this supervisory role. To share the school’s responsibility to support and promote the learning, personal development and well-being of all students.

Teaching and learning activities will take place under the direction and supervision of a Qualified Teacher and in accordance with arrangements made by the Head of School

About us

Manor House School is a DfE registered independent school which caters for boys and girls with social, emotional and mental health needs between the ages of 7-18 years old.

We are part of Acorn Education and Care and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. 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.

Why join Acorn Education and 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, which must be registered on the update service.