Sen Teacher - Maternity Cover

Closing date:24/04/2024 at 12:00

Job Start Date: September 2024

Contract/Hours:Fixed Term Contract , Full-time

Key Stage:KS1/KS2

Salary Type:MPR / UPR

Salary Details:£30,000 - £46,525 plus SEN allowance

Hours of Work:32.5 hours per week / 52 weeks

Location of Role:Springwell School

Located in Thornhill on the edge of the city of Southampton, Springwell School is a designated day special school for children aged from 4 - 11 years with complex learning difficulties including speech and language disorders, autism and challenging behaviours. 

Our school encourages a supportive and positive learning ethos that enables both staff and pupils to work and learn together to develop their full potential, providing the highest possible standards of education and support to children, families and staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional and inspirational teacher to join our school in September 2024 to continue to provide our children with outstanding education.  We are looking for an engaging individual who has the desire, drive and enthusiasm to make a difference to our pupils’ lives and who can make an immediate contribution to the way our pupils learn and interact. You should be dynamic in your approach to making learning fun and accessible for all pupils.

In our recently published Ofsted inspection report (June 2023), we are exceptionally proud to be maintaining our Outstanding rating for the 4th consecutive time with Ofsted commenting, ‘Staff are proud to work in the school. One said, ‘We’re a really strong team’. They feel that leaders are thoughtful about workload and responsive to feedback.’

No two days are ever the same, sometimes they are challenging, but always rewarding!

The successful candidates will work with an excellent staff team who are both forward thinking and innovative, and who have high expectations of themselves and the pupils they support. We value our employees and ensure our well-developed induction programme provides in depth support and guidance to you.

This is a Maternity cover role, where potentially, permanent possibilities could also come up.

What can we offer you?

- Opportunities for CPD
- Free on-site parking
- Support and training
- Excellent development opportunities to grow within a positive and supportive team
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
- Pension Scheme
- Uniform provided (optional)
- Access to staff benefits

Your contribution
Amongst other things individuals must;

- Be a positive role model and lead by example
- Have high aspirations and a commitment to excellence for all
- Reliable and self-reliant
- Be committed to working with pupils, parents and staff to raise standards
- Have resilience

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for the full responsibilities and knowledge required for this role.

What will you need?
- have QTS / newly qualified teacher
- experience of teaching pupils with complex learning difficulties
- be prepared to teach in any area of the school
- to be able to lead a small team of special school assistants
- have an imaginative approach to the pupils education to meet their specific needs
- evidence of CPD and commitment to further training
- Understand the importance of safeguarding and confidentiality

How to apply
To apply, please complete the application form on www.springwellschool.net and return to Rachel Ambrey, HR Lead, by email to recruitment@springwellschool.net. Alternatively, please post your completed application to HR at Springwell School, Hinkler Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6DH. We do not accept CV’s.

Interview process
If successfully shortlisted, you will complete a short pre-interview task, an observation in class on a pre-prepared subject, followed by a face to face panel interview.

Visiting the school
Visits to the school are welcomed, please contact recruitment@springwellschool.net to make arrangements.