Teacher

School & College; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Salary: MPS/UPS + SEN 1 plus Regional Allowance £1000 per annum

Hours: 35 hours per week

Closing: 15th May 2025

We are currently recruiting for an inspirational and creative Class Teacher to join the school. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of something special and change the lives of vulnerable young people. Reporting to the Assistant or Deputy Principal, you will be responsible for the delivery of teaching and learning within the age range of 8-19 years, following the school’s bespoke curriculum framework, whilst looking for continuous improvement by monitoring and assessing the progress and attainment of our young people. You will line manage teaching support staff and provide effective communication and guidance surrounding lesson requirements.

You will work closely with internal and external stakeholders to successfully deliver the vision, ethos, aims, and objectives of the academy. This will enable successful learning and achievement by young people and sustained improvement in their spiritual, moral, social, cultural, mental, and physical well-being in preparation for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of adult life.

About You

You will need to be an exceptional classroom practitioner, hold QTS, and have demonstrable experience of working with Children and Young people with Autism, associated challenging behaviour, and other complex needs. You will need to demonstrate resilience and compassion in line with our compassionate school’s ethos, and you will be able to implement strategies for raising achievement and be committed to your further professional development.

Our people are the heart of our success and we offer an attractive package, including:

1. A competitive salary
2. Discretionary regional allowance of £1,000 (pro-rata)
3. Special School Allowance of £750
4. Enrolment in the Local Government Pension Scheme
5. Family Friendly policies
6. Wellbeing, Bereavement and Menopause policies
7. Enhanced Sick Pay
8. Wellbeing initiatives in your setting
9. Full induction
10. Training and development and the support of a trained line manager and dedicated senior leaders
11. Access to further professional development
12. Cycle to Work Scheme
13. Annual MAT Life Day to take for that special occasion
14. Annual Flu Jabs
15. Free eye tests through Specsavers
16. An Employee Assistance Programme to Support your health and wellbeing and access to various perks including discounts at Tesco, Cineworld, Go Ape, and many more
17. Death in Service
18. Long Service Recognition
19. Recommend a Friend Scheme – £100 Voucher
20. Trained Mental Health First Aiders
21. Driving training – MPV minibus awareness course
22. Enhanced DBS Certificate (Paid for by MacIntyre Academies)
23. Self-service portal to facilitate leave and amend personal information
24. We have an active employee engagement programme which includes Termly ‘You are Awesome’ awards, an annual Employee Big Thank You Day, and an Annual CPD Trust-wide conference.
25. Access to Blue Light Card/ Discounts for Teachers which offers thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street for social care staff/ Teachers and support staff

MacIntyre Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All positions will require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and registration with the DBS Update Service together with all other relevant recruitment checks including obtaining references. This post includes engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide: DBS filtering guide – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Referees will be asked to assess the suitability of candidates to work with vulnerable adults, children, or young people and will be verbally verified. Individual Safeguarding Policies for our Academies can be found on our website under ‘Essential Information’ and candidates will be asked about this as part of the recruitment process.

In line with the update to KSCIE 2022, MacIntyre Academies will carry out an online search of the candidate once the shortlisting process has been completed as part of their due diligence. This may involve a Google search of the candidate’s name, looking at the top three search results over the past three years. If any incidents or issues are identified that are publicly available online, this will be explored with the candidate at interview stage.