Music Teacher Required for September 2018
High Oaks
Isleworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- M1 to UPS plus SEN Point dependendant upon relevant skills and experience in special education
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st September 2018
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2018
Job overview
Music Teacher Required for September 2018
Full or Part Time Considered
Oaklands is an excellent special school based in Isleworth and serving the London Borough of Hounslow. Oaklands pupils have severe learning difficulties, profound and multiple difficulties and autism.
This is an exciting time for Oaklands School which is expanding rapidly.Oaklands School is moving into a new building in September 2018. Our new building includes fantastic facilities for delivering the music curriculum including a recording studio and performance space.
We are currently seeking to appoint a part time teacher on a 0.6 FTE contract to teach music to our students. If you are willing to teach other subjects in addition to music, a full time contract could be considered.
We wish to appoint a highly skilled music teacher with the skills and ambition to develop our music curriculum so that our new facilities are fully utilised so that our students can reach their potential to perform and enjoy music.
We offer a comprehensive induction and Inset programme for our staff, a pension scheme and employee assistance programme.
Oaklands is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and anyone applying to work at the school is expected to share this commitment. This position is subject to a satisfactory fully enhanced DBS check and references being received and satisfactory completion of a 26 working week probation period.
Details of this post are available on the school’s website: www.oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk Applicants should refer to the Oaklands Pay Policy while considering their application.
Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact Lindsey Banks, HR Officer for an appointment on 0208 560 3569.
To apply, please complete and email the application form along with a letter of application outlining how you meet the specification for this role and what you will bring to the team for the benefit of our pupils.
Please clearly state which additional subjects you are able to teach. Completed applications should be emailed to lbanks@oaklands.hounslow.sch.uk
Closing Date: 23rd April 2018
Interview Date: 30th April 2018
Start Date: 1st September 2018
Contract Type: Permanent
Pay Scale: M1 to UPS plus SEN point (dependent upon relevant skills and experience in special education)
Please note all teachers paid UPS are considered to be middle leaders and will be given a cross school responsibility in line with their role and interests.
CV’s will not be accepted
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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