Job Details:
SEN Teacher – Outstanding Royal School Manchester

Job Description

Here at Seashell we are proud to be providing care and education for children and young people (up to 25 years old) with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairment and communication disorders and autism.

The successful candidate will become a part of our outstanding school team and work as a class teacher for up-to 6 students. Our students are aged between 4 and 19, and all follow an individual Seashell curriculum. You will be supported by your teaching team that includes art, horticulture, music, and cookery teachers as well as class teachers such as yourself.

We are recruiting for a talented and passionate SEN Teacher who wishes to work as a part of a wider team to provide exceptional outcomes for the most complex students. We have a new state of the art school with advanced resources and a dedicated team of Therapists, specialist Teachers and TA. The successful candidate will have access to an exceptional training package that will support them in developing their specialist skills and the opportunity to work in an empowering, supportive and innovative team. The post-holder will be responsible for a small group of students and be a line manager for a group of Teaching Assistants.

Requirements

Experience required:

• Experience of teaching students with complex communication and educational needs.
• Experience of working within a curriculum to remove barriers through meaningful and engaging individual programmes.
• The skill to help students succeed following a multi-disciplinary approach.
• An aspirational approach to learning where successful small steps lead to positive outcomes.
• SEN and Primary / EYFS experience desirable.

Education and training required:

• Teaching Degree or Post Graduate Diploma (Qualified Teacher Status QTS)

Our benefits:

Life assurance, employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, on site gym, cycle scheme, long service awards, employee engagement forum, free parking and a beautiful campus with fantastic facilities all on one site. We offer good career development opportunities with performance related pay to progress your salary depending on qualifications, training and experience.

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.

We value our employees and recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled and committed talent who share our vision and values!

We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome all applications.

This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities.

Life assurance, employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, on site gym, cycle scheme, long service awards, employee engagement forum, free parking and a beautiful campus with fantastic facilities all on one site.