Nurture Teacher

Job title:         Nurture Teacher

Location:        Westbourne School, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

Hours:             8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

Salary:            Up to £32,000 dependent on experience

Contract:        Permanent, Term Time only

We are looking for an inspiring and innovative Primary Teacher to deliver a Key Stage 3 curriculum to our Nurture cohort, whilst helping to develop and grow a new specialist Autism and Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties provision based in Sutton-in-Ashfield. Located in an imposing, traditional building, with top class learning and vocational facilities, you will have access to high quality resources and equipment.

As a teacher, this is a truly unique and exciting opportunity to help shape a brand new school and help create a truly exceptional learning environment, to support and develop our pupils. You will have the opportunity to create and tailor the curriculum as well as access high quality CPD to help pursue your own personal goals.

About the Group:

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 and Care provide Education and Care across 20 schools and 19 residential care homes nationally. Our vision is to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world. Every day we improve the lives of thousands of young people, their families and communities through a relentless focus on caring and learning.

About the Role:

Westbourne School caters for children aged 11-18 and aims to achieve an occupancy of 49 pupils.  You will be responsible for planning and delivering various subjects across the curriculum. Working with our vulnerable learners, you will be delivering a mixture of the Key Stage 2 and 3 curriculum across a variety of subjects. Differentiation and individualised learning strategies are vital skills required to meet the needs of all our pupils who will have had varying degrees of success in their educational lives.

As we are one year in to our development, you will be tasked with creating exciting and inventive curriculums, aiming to utilise all of our resources and looking far beyond the confines of a classroom. This truly is a unique opportunity to develop subjects with learning and engagement at the core of everything we do. With access to high quality teaching rooms and vocational facilities, the only restriction is imagination.

Teachers at Westbourne are encouraged to take a creative approach, seeking ways to positively engage with and motivate pupils. You will be confident in directing and utilising support staff within the classroom, in order to create a fun and effective learning environment for our pupils.

The ideal candidate will successfully set a vision and targets for pupil success and be confident in using their knowledge and expertise to monitor progress, give regular feedback and encourage our young people to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study. Experience of delivering phonics will also be advantageous.

Who we are looking for?

Just as important as academic achievement is the social and emotional development of our pupils. We want our pupils to be successful citizens and positively contribute to their local communities, it will therefore be imperative to provide opportunities to advance these skills. Along with this, the use of personalised curriculums and positive reinforcement will underpin your everyday practice.

The successful candidate will be versatile in their teaching approach and be willing to teach across a variety of subjects including English, Maths, Science and Topic. Subjects such as Design Technology will be delivered by specialists. Having Primary and/or SEND experience will support in this role.

This can be a challenging environment and therefore, determination and resiliency are key characteristics for the post. We are seeking a practitioner with an understanding of SEMH and ASD, allowing the successful candidate to immediately form positive relationships and adapt to the needs of the pupils. However, we invest heavily in teacher development and want staff who endeavour to achieve more.

If you are passionate about this truly unique and rewarding sector and have the energy, drive and desire to motivate our pupils and ensure they achieve the best possible outcomes, then we welcome your application.

This position is due to commence in or around September 2020 (subject to approved reference / DBS checks).  Applications for this post are invited through the Acorn Education and Care website www.acorncare.co.uk

For any queries regarding this vacancy please contact Lisa Crosby, School Administrator by emailing: lisa.crosby@westbourneschool.org

Closing date: Monday 6th July 2020

Acorn Education and Care are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check