Part Time Instructor - Maternity Cover (Somerset School)

Part Time Instructor - Maternity Cover

Specialist in English and/or ICT

Cambian Somerset School

Salary: £9,360 + Cambian Benefits

Location: Taunton, Somerset

Contract type: Permanent, Part Time (20hrs)

The young people we educate and care for come to us with a huge variety of needs and difficulties. Our challenge is to help them build the hope, confidence, knowledge and skills to unlock their potential.

From innovative educational experiences to national curriculum programmes, supported by passionate teams of specialists and key workers, we actively enable each young person to achieve their personal best, all in an environment that best suits them.

Our growing family of 4,000 colleagues, supporting over 2,000 children is one of the UK’s largest and highest quality providers of specialist education and behavioural health services.

Cambian Somerset School is an independent, DfE-registered, co-educational day school, providing specialist education for up to 40 students, aged 10-18 years.

Somerset School is a community which promotes respect for others and celebrates diversity. We have a strong Safeguarding culture to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all.

We strive to ensure that every student is supported and inspired to achieve through a specialist, safe and engaging learning environment. We recognise students for their uniqueness and seek to nurture their individual abilities. Personal aspirations are fostered, helping students transition in to a successful adulthood where they are equipped to make a confident and positive contribution to society. We support students to manage their additional needs, develop coping strategies, improve their social and communication skills and increase their independence.

As a key part of the dedicated teams we allocate to every child, you’ll have a vital role in helping children learn and develop skills for life. You don’t need any special qualifications for this role, but you do need to share our passion to help children be the very best they can be.

In return, our new and improved training programmes will help you develop your professional skills. And you’ll also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession and, just like our residents, you will be learning all the time through our on-going mentoring and support.

What are we looking for?

The Headteacher is seeking to appoint an Instructor to join this thriving specialist School. Reporting to the Headteacher, they will be responsible for the delivery of engaging and challenging lessons, ensuring that the department and the school are successful in achieving its aims. You will be an enthusiastic, flexible and determined individual who shares our values and is looking to develop their career in this specialist area.

Person Specification:

• Understanding of teaching, learning and qualifications
• Experience of working in non-mainstream settings with challenging learners
• Ability to empathise and support the development of learning
• Robust understanding of safeguarding procedures
• Ability to work as part of a small team
• Excellent delivery and communication skills
• You must be reliable, flexible, adaptable, and possess the ability to motivate and inspire.
• Good coordination and organisational skills
• Demonstrable track record of student achievement
• Innovative, fast thinking and versatile
• Excellent time management
• Good general level of ICT skills including Microsoft Office
• Experience of working with E3/L1 qualifications
• Relevant teaching qualification or vocational experience – Essential
• Be able to identify and develop curriculum and learning opportunities
• Have high aspirations and expectations for their students
• Hold or be working towards a delivery qualification (This includes a Degree linked to the subject taught)

Purpose of the Job:

To teach a range of young people the majority of who will have either learning or behavioural difficulties or both. To be cognisant of different methods in which children learn and to apply these sympathetically within the structure of lessons.

To maintain good professional practices in accordance with the minimum standards.

To help create a positive environment for each young person with particular reference to his or her safety, health and education.

We pride ourselves on being an Equal Opportunities Employer. And we are committed to safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.

If you want to learn from and work with a highly specialist, incredibly proud and integrated team that unlocks the potential of young people who will challenge you, stand up to you, ignore you, then trust you and ultimately move forward because of you, then please talk to us. We’d love to help you move forward too.