Teacher

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Job Title: Teacher

Location: Wadeford, Chard in Somerset 

Salary Scale: Up to £38,000 per annum depending on experience

Contract: Permanent

3 Dimensions School is an approved, independent special school for students aged 7 – 25 years. Our approach enables each young person to achieve their full potential. Education programs are individualised and personalised to each and every young person.

We require a qualified teacher to join our team, to deliver our creative ‘Explore & Discover’ curriculum. Experience of teaching across a diverse range of learners and age groups is desirable; EYFS, primary and secondary.

We need a teacher who is:

• Creative, fun and engaging
• Practical, with exciting ‘Hands On’ ideas and activities
• Confident, dynamic and driven
• Personable and an excellent communicator

The teacher we are looking for, will engage our young people with their enthusiasm, passion and energy. This teacher will have the capacity and eagerness to work both inside and out of the classroom, offering exciting and engaging activities students will love.

The teacher appointed will be able to work and manage a classroom alone. A significant part of the role involves merging Explore and Discover with our outdoor education provision. Therefore, working alongside our fantastic outdoor team, offering support and direction where necessary is essential.

The successful candidate must:

• Be a qualified teacher (ideally with PGCE or equivalent)
• Maintain regular assessment using existing school systems
• Input and interpret data, and create visual data
• Be proven to raise and maintain attainment levels, keeping standards high
• Be an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual who leads by example
• Demonstrate good communication and interpersonal skills with excellent behaviour management strategies

We are in an exciting phase of our journey at 3 Dimensions. Our school is growing and this allows us to offer provision to more students. Therefore please understand that we require our staff to have a positive, proactive, and flexible working approach.

We welcome applications from all interested candidates who feel that they can add value to this school and can prosper in this highly effective, fast-paced environment.

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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.