Maths Teacher

Contract type: Full time, Permanent, 40 hours per week
Annual leave entitlement: 5 weeks pa

Excel and Exceed Centre is the education provision within Cygnet Hospital Bury, a Tier 4 CAMHS unit.

There are 42 beds for adolescents admitted to the hospital, offering individualised care for young people aged between 12 and 19 who are experiencing a mental health crisis or whose needs mean they cannot be supported in community settings.

The diverse educational programme offered by Excel and Exceed Centre means that young people can continue their education at the same time as receiving treatment. The safe, educational and therapeutic environment offered by all services provided by the hospital, including Excel and Exceed Centre focuses onhelping the young person stabilise so that hospital treatment is no longer required.

Teaching at Excel and Exceed Centre happens within a well-resourced school unit, comprising of four separate classrooms.

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching on a small group basis, designing and implementing a learning programme for each student, establishing coherent academic plans, recording achievement and liaising with other teachers to plan and organise teaching.

High expectation of what students can achieve, effective communications with schools and good quality teaching ensure that students continue to make academic progress during their stay in hospital.

Excel and Exceed Centre would like to appoint an outstanding qualified teacher in Maths who can inspire and motivate students, effectively personalise learning and contribute to a consistent, positive environment.

Providing evidence of student progress is an important element of the role.

Additional duties include attending multidisciplinary meetings and progress report writing.

For the right individual this will be a unique and rewarding position within a forward thinking department and an opportunity to work within a specialist field. If you have the skills and experience we require and you are looking for a new challenge please request an application form today.

Safeguarding is of the utmost importance at Cygnet and we follow safer recruitment practice including taking up references after shortlisting and before interviewing.

Cygnet Health Care has a proven commitment to “Equality of Opportunity” and actively promotes the welfare and safeguarding of young people.

Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Closing date: Monday 20 March 2017, 12 noon.

Interview date: week commencing 27 March 2017

For further information please email Jennifer Almond, Headteacher, @ jenniferalmond@cygnethealth.co.uk.

To request an application pack, please email Sylvie Jordan, Recruitment Administrator, @ sylviejordan@cygnethealth.co.uk.