SEN Music Teacher (Olympus School - Croydon)

Horizon Care and Education; Hamsey Green; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Want to work for a company with great values? Are you compassionate? Inspiring? Dependable? Collaborative? Then we want to hear from you!

Horizon Care and Education have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and passionate Music Teacher to join our Team at our Olympus School, based in Croydon.

You will be teaching children aged 11-18 in a specialist SEN and SEMH setting. For this role, we will need you to have the QTS or QTLS qualification.

Here at Horizon, we provide education and support to children and young people who have complex special educational needs and require their SEN provision to be delivered in a specialist setting. Our specialist independent schools offer unrivalled opportunities, securing sound educational outcomes with personalised, inclusive, and stimulating programmes of learning.

Bright Futures, Inspired By You.

Minimum requirements:

1. QTS or QTLS Qualification
2. Proven teaching and learning experience
3. Experience Teaching Music
4. Up to date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience

The ideal candidate should:

1. Be an outstanding classroom practitioner
2. Have the energy, passion, and drive to raise standards
3. Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills
4. Have experience of working with students with SEMH and additional needs
5. Have knowledge and understanding of developments in education

Olympus is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for boys and girls. Based in South Croydon, the school meets the diverse needs of pupils aged 11-19 with Special Educational Needs (SEN) including Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) Needs.

Olympus school is in a quiet area on the edge of ancient woodland, providing the ideal environment for our students to learn and achieve. We have co-regulation rooms on both floors, a sensory activity room, break out classroom, library, science laboratory, computer room, and one-to-one rooms.

About us:

We take great satisfaction in being "good neighbours." Horizon schools foster a healthy sense of community both inside and outside of their immediate surroundings.

As part of our highly personalised and purposeful provision, pupils at our schools participate in a wide range of academic, creative, sporting, and vocational learning opportunities and activities, which supports them in developing a range of skills and maximising learning outcomes. Young people take part in a wide range of courses, from music to construction, as well as being given every opportunity to excel in their core subjects, such as mathematics and English.

Why work for us?

1. Competitive pay rates
2. Occupational sick pay
3. Christmas bonus
4. Blue Light Card
5. Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards - earn up to £2500 per referral!
6. Financial wellbeing service
7. Life Assurance
8. Tastecard - spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions!
9. Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development
10. Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face-to-face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period
11. Face-to-face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme
12. Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
13. Employee assistance programme - free, confidential support via Bupa
14. Supportive management and senior leaders
15. High quality CPD opportunities
16. Free eye checks
17. Community and wellbeing - Your wellbeing matters to us, and we are committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do. We're in this together.

To start your journey with Horizon, click apply now!

Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff, so we are committed to attracting and retaining talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.

Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme. During your application process, you will be asked to complete an application form which will be used through your recruitment assessment and onboarding journey. Please outline any reasonable adjustments that can be made to support your application and assessment process.

We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs. We promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment.

Closing date for this role is the 2nd April, but suitable CVs will be screened and interviewed for immediately.