Unqualified PE Teacher

 Blossom House is an Ofsted-rated “Outstanding” specialist school at Euston for children aged 3 – 14 years of age with speech, language and communication difficulties. Although many of the children have some associated difficulties such as fine motor problems or poor organisational skills, they are all within the average range of cognitive abilities.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Unqualified PE Teacher to join our team to teach across Primary and Secondary supporting children who have speech and language and communication difficulties.

This role involves teaching and delivering a modified PE curriculum to pupils in Primary and Secondary working from a modified National Curriculum, as well as covering some lessons in other subjects. The teacher will be expected to teach within a maximum class size of 12 pupils, working alongside an experienced team of LSAs, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists. You will be expected to support in the organising and delivering of annual trips away.

We offer:

·        A supportive working environment.

·        Support from an enthusiastic and dedicated team of staff.

·        Continued professional development and training.

·        We also deliver the Elklan course which is an accredited speech and language training programme aimed at professionals working in schools.

·        Competitive salaries, generous staff benefits and a friendly nurturing environment.

·        Close to a good transport network.

The ideal candidate will have:

·        ·        Supporting our students can sometimes be challenging, mental and physical resilience are qualities necessary for all our staff.

·        Confidence, enthusiasm and a passion for learning.

·        Experience of teaching PE lessons or facilitating coaching sessions. Must also be comfortable teaching at least one other subject.

·        Experience of delivering a modified KS 1- 4 curriculum through multisensory methods.

·        Excellent English skills (clear written and spoken English) along with good reading, writing and numeracy skills.

·        Experience of delivering Dance sessions is desirable for the role.

·        The ability to build good working relationships with children, teachers, parents and carers.

·        Experience of working with children with Special Education Needs (SEN), particularly children on the Autism Spectrum.

·        Ability to manage groups of children and cope with challenging behaviour are desirable for the role.

·        The ability to promote positive behaviour in a nurturing environment is essential.

·        Ability to support and attend residential school trips e.g., camping as well as sports events.

The role is a Permanent, Full-time, 08:30 – 17:00, Monday to Friday

Salary: Depending on qualifications and experience.

Closing date: 30th April 2024

To start:   September 2024

Applicants will need to complete an application form detailing how they meet the requirement of the person specification, along with the application activity detailed in the attachment.

For further information please contact: tom.richards@blossomhouseschool.co.uk

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the people we care for, creating a setting in which everyone feels welcome and safe. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes the disclosure of criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks. Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the organisation. We make sure that all our staff are trained and supervised to a high standard so they can provide safe, effective practice.