Job Description

Location: Rodenhurst Ln, Rodington, Shrewsbury SY4 4QU, UK


Job type: Permanent / Full Time


Sector & subsector: Education / Teachers


Salary: 29,103.00 - 39,900.00 Annual

Family Care

is a small family-owned organisation providing specialist

SEN education

, fostering and residential care across the North West and West Midlands. We are committed to supporting vulnerable children and young people through nurturing, therapeutic services that have a lasting impact on their lives.

Rodenhurst School

delivers individualised SEN education within a therapeutic setting, specialising in SEMH needs. Recently rated 'Good' in all areas by OFSTED, we are proud of our warm, family-focused ethos and the strong relationships we build with our pupils.



Rodenhurst is situated in the beautiful

Shropshire countrysid

e which allows us to provide a pleasant working environment for pupils and staff. Our rural location means that we are able to offer pupils plenty of outdoor space including an onsite forest school, outdoor classroom and MUGGA. The school is easily commutable from both Shrewsbury and Telford.



We support up to 15 pupils, all with EHC plans. Pupils are taught in classes of no more than 6 with at least 1 full time LSA to support. We are looking for a teacher who has experience of teaching a primary-model curriculum in a mainstream or special school setting. The current vacancy would require the teacher to deliver learning to mainly KS3 students using a primary model.



At Family Care we value all of the progress that our pupils make: academic, social and emotional. All teachers at Family Care measure their success by pupils' progress in all of these areas of learning.



If you are an innovative teacher who is skilled at engaging disengaged learners and can deliver learning to pupils with a diverse range of needs (ASC, trauma, social and emotional difficulties) we would be delighted to hear from you.

What we offer

In addition to a pleasant working environment we offer : -

Salary of up to 39,900 per annum A supportive and dedicated team Excellent induction and ongoing training The opportunity to be part of a values led, growing organisation Access to a company pension Access to a health & wellbeing programme

What we are looking for

Anexcellent, innovative classroom teacher A teacher who understands the importance of a therapeutic approach to education Qualified Teacher Status (required) Ability to teach a range of subjects (required) At least 1 year experience as a teacher (required) Experience of teaching children with SEN (desirable)

Additional Information

Permanent Full time, 37.5 hours per week Term time only +5 inset days
Family Care is committed to safeguarding and always promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects the post holder to share this commitment. To uphold this responsibility, we follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we select suitable candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to safeguarding checks. An Enhanced DBS check, comprehensive references, and appropriate online and social media checks will be carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance. We are permitted to ask whether an applicant has any convictions, cautions, reprimands, or final warnings (spent or otherwise) under the current guidance, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Please note that disclosure of a criminal background will not automatically disqualify you from employment.

Work with us

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We employ people with a range of Social Care experience including Social Workers, Educators and Level 3 Qualified Residential Care staff.



However, we also welcome applications from individuals with no work experience in social care, but who have a wealth of life experience and a desire to make a difference.


Our core values

Together, we are AGILE

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Aspire

To be the best we can be

Grow

Continuously improve and develop

Innovate

Think outside the box

Legacy

Leave a positive impact

Ethical

Always do the right thing