Art Teacher/Instructor

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• Job Title: Art Teacher/Instructor
• Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum (Pro Rata)
• Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
• Hours: Part Time, 22.5 hours per week

Become a Art Teacher at Longdon Hall School in Staffordshire, part of Options Autism and start working towards yours.

Longdon Hall School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 7 to 18, catering for children with a wide range of social, emotional, and mental health needs. 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 require a qualified Art Teacher to join our team. Someone who is enthusiastic, energetic and creative. An Art Teacher who can think 'out of the box' and who can see the potential in every one of our students.

Ideally you will have art teaching experience, and have the ability to motivate our young learners. You will need to consider the broad field of arts and crafts, extending to aspects of DT, and including textiles and sculpting when planning and delivering art projects.

You will be able to work and manage a classroom alone, in addition to working alongside our wonderful staff team.

The successful candidate must:

• Qualified Art Teacher or Art Instructor
• Hold an honours degree or equivalent in B.Ed.
• 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

Why Join Acorn Education & 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.