Classroom Teacher - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - Kirklees Council
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Classroom Teacher - The Smith Foundation
Organisation Schools Directorate Secondary Schools Service Area The Smith Foundation Hours Full Time Number of Jobs 1 Location(s) Huddersfield and surrounding areas Position type Temporary Length of contract 12 months temporary contract with a view to be permanent thereafter Grade M1 – UPS3 (£30,000 - £46,525) Salary M1 – UPS3 (£30,000 - £46,525) Advert WordingKirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of The Smith Foundation.
The Smith Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our recruitment process aims to create and maintain a safe workforce and contains robust vetting procedures. The successful applicant will be appointed subject to references and enhanced DBS check (this is a position working in regulated activity). The successful candidate will be subject to a rigorous safer recruitment process and must adhere to a strict code of conduct regarding behaviour at all times. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online searches in accordance with KCSIE 2023.
Due to growth and expansion of services, this is an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dynamic Teacher.
• Are you the outstanding and inspirational individual that our students are looking for?
• Do you want to use your motivation, drive, and enthusiasm to pro-actively change the lives of our students?
• Are you able to act as a positive role model for our boys?
We are looking to appoint a well-qualified, proactive and enthusiastic teacher to join our experienced and specialist team. Are you able to recognise and relate to the hobbies and special interests of our students and use these as the foundations to build positive relationships and curricular engagement?
The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner and will teach in a topic based approach, where there is a strong focus on phonics, communication, language and vocabulary, and English and Maths.
They will be responsible for their own Learning Group and actively support students' social, emotional and academic developments embedded within the 24-hour curriculum. They will have drive and understand the need to plan personalised pathways that meet the individual needs of students both academically, socially and therapeutically.
The successful candidate will need to be able to organise learning outside the classrooms through learning opportunities, community visits, school outings or other events. Demonstrate the ability to build good relationships based on trust with children and their families/ carers. Be highly skilled in behavioural management, with the ability to manage confrontation and challenging behaviour. Team working skills to liaise with staff and other professionals is key.
Opportunities for success are provided through a diverse program of bespoke individual learning pathways and life skills across the 24-hour curriculum, which serve to develop resilience, skills and accreditation for life-long learning, happiness, and an improved quality of life. The school has a strong ethos and culture, built upon firm foundations that underpins all our work on improving quality of life outcomes for all our students and their families, through our strong focus on keyworking, developing relationships with students, and partnerships with parents and carers.
15 May 2024, 11:55 PM
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