Teacher

Mont a l’Abbe School, St Helier, Jersey wish to recruit a Teacher

Mont a l’Abbe is a co-located Special School. This position offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and innovative teacher. We aim to promote an inclusive society, both within the school and the wider community, through shared learning, caring, and celebration of difference and diversity

You will have;

• Excellent leadership skills
• An excellent classroom practitioner with a proven record of raising attainment for children with severe, profound and complex special needs.
• Experience of teaching pupils who have a wide range of learning difficulties, including: SLD, PMLD, Autism
• Thorough and current knowledge of the EYFS and early NC
• A compassionate and caring approach to working with children, parents and colleagues
• A commitment to nurturing success in every child
• The ability to use initiative to improve the quality of provision further
• Excellent time management, organisation and ICT skills to support the role and effectiveness
• To be proactive with strategies to support Inclusion

Mont a l'Abbe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

If you would like to find out more about the school and the post please contact  Liz Searle Headteacher, at  Mont a l’Abbe School,
La Grande Route de St Jean, La Pouquelaye, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3FN
01534 875801 / 617526
admin@montalabbe.sch.je

The link to the local ad and online application link. https://www.gov.je/Working/JobCareerAdvice/Pages/JobDetails.aspx?JobID=62334&JobTypeID=8

States of Jersey - Teachers Pay

Main Responsibilities

• All teachers are required to carry out the duties of a teacher as set out in the Teacher’s Task and the Teacher Standards (2012). Teachers’ performance will be assessed against the teacher standards as part of the appraisal process as relevant to their role in the school.

Teaching

• Deliver the curriculum as relevant to the age and ability group/subject/s that you teach.
• Be responsible for the preparation and development of teaching materials, teaching programmes and pastoral arrangements as appropriate.
• Be accountable for the attainment, progress and outcomes of pupils’ you teach.
• Be aware of pupils’ capabilities, their prior knowledge and plan teaching and differentiate appropriately to build on these demonstrating knowledge and understanding of how pupils learn.
• Have a clear understanding of the needs of all pupils, including those with special educational needs; gifted and talented; EAL; disabilities; and be able to use and evaluate distinctive teaching approaches to engage and support them.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and take responsibility for promoting high standards of literacy including the correct use of spoken English (whatever your specialist subject).
• If teaching early reading, demonstrate a clear understanding of appropriate teaching strategies e.g. systematic synthetic phonics.
• Use an appropriate range of observation, assessment, monitoring and recording strategies as a basis for setting challenging learning objectives for pupils of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions, monitoring learners’ progress and levels of attainment.
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment to secure pupils’ progress
• Give pupils regular feedback, both orally and through accurate marking, and encourage pupils to respond to the feedback, reflect on progress, their emerging needs and to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study.
• Use relevant data to monitor progress, set targets, and plan subsequent lessons.
• Set homework and plan other out-of-class activities to consolidate and extend the knowledge and understanding pupils have acquired as appropriate

Behaviour and Safety

• Establish a safe, purposeful and stimulating environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect and support the framework for discipline with a range of strategies, using praise, sanctions and rewards consistently and fairly in line with school policies.
• Manage classes effectively, using approaches which are appropriate to pupils’ needs in order to inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• Maintain good relationships with pupils, exercise appropriate authority, and act decisively when necessary.
• Be a positive role model and demonstrate consistently the positive attitudes, Core Values and behaviour, which are expected of pupils.
• Have high expectations of behaviour, promoting self-control and independence of all learners.
• Carry out playground and other duties as directed and within the remit of the current Teacher’s Terms and Conditions document.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school, raising any concerns following school and Departmental protocol/procedures.

Team working and collaboration

• Participate in any relevant meetings/professional development opportunities at the school, which relate to the learners, curriculum or organisation of the school including pastoral arrangements and assemblies.
• Work as a team member and identify opportunities for working with colleagues and sharing the development of effective practice with them.
• Ensure that colleagues and volunteers working with you are appropriately involved in supporting learning and understand the roles they are expected to fulfil.
• Take part as required in the review, development and management of the activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the school.

Fulfil wider professional responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s policies, practices and procedures in such a way as to support the school’s values and vision to secure coordinated outcomes.
• Work collaboratively with others to develop effective professional relationships.
• Utilise support staff effectively as appropriate.
• Communicate effectively with parents/carers with regard to pupils’ achievements and wellbeing using school systems/processes as appropriate and in line with school policy.
• Communicate and co-operate with relevant external agencies and professionals.
• Make a positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of the school, e.g leading extra-curricular activities and off-site visits and residential trips.

Administration

• Register the attendance of and supervise learners, before, during or after school sessions as appropriate.
• Participate in and carry out any administrative and organisational tasks within the remit of the current policy.

Professional development

• Regularly review the effectiveness of your teaching and assessment procedures and its impact on pupils’ progress, attainment and wellbeing, refining your approaches where necessary responding to advice and feedback from colleagues.
• Be responsible for improving your teaching through participating fully in training and development opportunities identified by the school or as developed as an outcome of your appraisal.
• Proactively participate with arrangements made in accordance with the current Teacher’s Performance Review and Appraisal Policy.

Other

• To have professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school and maintain high standards in your own attendance and punctuality.
• Perform any reasonable duties as requested by the Headteacher.

Essential

• Degree including Qualified Teacher Status
• Proven track record of high quality teaching in a primary school environment that has led to excellent outcomes for children.
• Up to date knowledge of current teaching and learning pedagogy, current assessment practice.

Desirable

• Several years of teaching experience.

Information on moving to Jersey https://www.gov.je/lifeevents/movingtojersey/Pages/index.aspx

Closing date 6th April
Interviews w/b 16th April – travel expenses from the UK will be paid.