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Teacher – SEN (Royal School Manchester)
Dependent on skills. experience and qualifications + Teachers’ Pension Scheme + benefits
Description: Teacher - SEN (Royal School Manchester)
Type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (12 weeks holiday)
Location: Cheadle
Salary: Dependent on skills. experience and qualifications + Teachers’ Pension Scheme + benefits
Adverts may close early depending on volume of applications received.
About Seashell
At Seashell we are proud to be providing care and education for children and young people with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairment, communication disorders and autism.
As a Teacher at Seashell you will become a part of our outstanding school team and work as a class teacher for up-to 6 students. Students in Manchester Royal School are aged between 4 and 19, and all follow an individual Seashell curriculum. In addition to a teaching team that includes art, horticulture, music, and cookery teachers you will also be supported by a fantastic team consisting of other class teachers and a strong senior teacher and leadership team.
We are recruiting for a talented Teacher with SEN experience who wishes to work as a part of a wider team to provide exceptional outcomes for the most complex students. You will be joining a new state of the art school with advanced resources and a dedicated team of Therapists, specialist Teachers and TAs. You will have access to an exceptional training package that will support you in developing your specialist SEN skill-set and will work as part of an empowering, supportive and innovative team. You will be responsible for a small group of students and be the line manager for the Teaching Assistants for your class.
What we are looking for
- Experience of teaching SEN students with complex communication and educational needs.
- Experience of working within a curriculum to remove barriers through meaningful and engaging individual programmes.
- The skills to help complex SEN students succeed following a multi-disciplinary approach.
- A Teacher with an aspirational approach to learning where successful small steps lead to positive outcomes.
- SEN teaching experience is strongly preferred – primary / EYFS experience desirable.
Education and training
- Teaching Degree or Post Graduate Diploma (Qualified Teacher Status QTS)
- British Sign Language or Makaton or signalong experience is desirable.
Our benefits
- Detailed 2-week induction programme for all new employees.
- Access to our on-site inclusive gym, fitness classes and swimming pool.
- Blue light discount scheme.
- Benenden Health Care Membership – access to 24/7 GP, physiotherapy, medical treatments, mental health support including counselling service, cancer support, care planning and social care advice.
- Access to a wide range of vocational programmes to support you in your job role.
- Life Assurance (3x Annual base salary) subject to terms and conditions.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Free on-site parking.
About Seashell
Seashell Trust runs an Outstanding (Ofsted) special School, and a specialist College together with 17 on-site residential homes for children and young people with complex learning disabilities, physical disabilities and multisensory impairments.
We provide an excellent care environment that is safeguarded and committed to promoting learning, respect and independence, as well as dignity for all of our students. As part of our safer recruitment policy, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost) and full references will be taken.
Please upload your CV to apply.