Job Description

Clay and Pottery Tutor

40 hours / 52 weeks

Salary: 29,215 - 36,896

Application Deadline Tuesday 14th October

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 20th October

We are seeking to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and professional Potter to create a production line from sourcing the raw clay from the ground, refining and working with the clay to making items of services which can be sold in the school shop and shops across the Trust. To offer a therapeutic outdoor and indoor learning environment which involves a workshop that is placed outside in the school grounds and sustainably built.

In order to be successful in this role you must be able to demonstrate:

Significant experience as a pottery practitioner in the subject area Experience of working with children and young people within school/residential care (Ofsted & Independent School Standards) ideally with severe learning disabilities and profound autistic spectrum disorder. To be able to work creatively and sensitively with children and young people with severe learning disabilities Have a good working knowledge of the monitoring, assessment, recording and reporting of children and young people. A High level of personal resilience Ability to deliver educational activities in a manner which is stimulating, engaging, enjoyable and enthusiastic

Sunfield Specialist School and Children's Home sustains a distinguished historical legacy in the beautiful Clent Hills, West Midlands. Sunfield's farm, walled garden and woodlands provide excellent opportunities for outdoor learning and practical activities. Sunfield is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.

Established in 1984, Ruskin Mill Trust is an educational charity that operates in England, Scotland and Wales. We offer exciting outdoor learning environments, utilising practical land and craft activities to support the development of work and life skills in young people with autistic spectrum conditions and other learning differences. Our research-led method, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, is inspired by the work of Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris. Working with hand, head, heart and place, Ruskin Mill Trust helps individuals to re-imagine their potential.

Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.

In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.

Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 29,215.00-36,896.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Discounted or free food Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Referral programme
Work Location: In person