Teacher - Nurture (Food Technology & ICT)

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Job Title:       SEN Teacher

Location:       Waterloo Lodge School

Salary:             From £28,000 per annum (ECT'S salary to be discussed at interviews)

Hours:             40 hours per week; Monday - Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm

Contract:       Permanent; term-time only

Are you a Teacher committed to improving the lives of children and young people?

We are looking for an experienced Teacher to join our fantastic team at Waterloo Lodge School. As an SEN Teacher, you will deliver lessons to pupils according to their educational needs, in a way that maximises children’s achievement and ability to develop.

This is a great opportunity for a Teacher who wants to develop creative learning opportunities for children with varied and complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, working with pupils who require extra support with learning, in a school where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected and involved in as many decisions as possible.

You will be educated up to a Degree level with QTS/QTLS (or working towards). ECT welcome to apply.

Essential

• A deeply held conviction that every child can achieve and reach their potential
• Qualified to degree level with QTS/QTLS
• ECT’s are welcome to apply
• The belief that all children deserve a life of choice and opportunity
• Ability to be adaptable in a fast-paced extremely environment
• Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all children

Desirable

• Secondary or Primary teacher with over two years teaching experience
• Experience of working with young people from challenging backgrounds
• Evidence of continually improving the outcomes of pupils

About us

Waterloo Lodge is an Independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18, catering for children with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering children in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join Acorn Education and Care?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.