Do you have a passion for working with young autistic learners?

Do you believe that education should offer so much more than progression towards certificates?

Do you want to enable young people with an ASC to independently contribute to society, embrace lifelong learning and achieve without a ceiling?

If you answered ‘YES’ to the above, this may well be the perfect opportunity for you…

At Woodside, we specialise in educating young people with an Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and know that by putting each individual at the centre of their learning journey, we are able to craft a unique and fulfilling experience for each student that will allow them to independently contribute to society, embrace life long learning and achieve without a ceiling.

We are excited to announce that we have vacancies for a range of candidates with varying levels of qualification and experience to work with 5-19 year olds at our new school in Stoke on Trent.

We’re looking for passionate individuals with experience of helping to develop a child in line with targets from their academic and pastoral plans.

The successful candidate will be delivering small group sessions at a base specifically crafted for a small group of students. This “homely” feeling enables us to nurture our students and provide them with the best education experience once we’ve successfully engaged with them emotionally. Therefore, we need practitioners who can build trusting relationships and provide security to our vulnerable learners and who are able to communicate clearly, confidently and demonstrate resilience in the face of high pressure circumstances.

Essential experience:

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience developing and supporting children with an ASC
• An understanding of a variety of behaviour management techniques, with a focus on resolution management followed by developmental reflection.
• An aptitude to work in partnership with a number of professionals, as well as parents/carers.
• Experience and passion for working outside of the conventional classroom and embracing outdoor learning, in line with the ethos of the school.
• A practical understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation

Essential Skills

• Behaviour management and de-escalation techniques
• Empathy and sensitivity to the needs of learners with an ASC

Preferred Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status in Secondary or Special Education
• A knowledge of, and up to date qualifications in, the safe handling of students (Team Teach).
• First Aid
• Autism Level 1&2 preferred

Key Responsibilities (including but not limited to)

• Responsibility for complying with the Woodside Group adopted teacher matrix.
• Responsibility for planning Schemes of Work with a creative, yet target based approach, built upon a solid understanding of the student’s individual manifestation of autism.
• Responsibility for advocating outdoor learning, including this into as many lessons as possible.
• Responsibility for leading progression with student’s autism and/or associated behaviours.
• Responsibility for marking students’ work in line with the marking policy and feeding back to students and leaders.
• Responsibility for contributing to the overall ethos of the base.
• Responsibility for embedding fundamental British values and opportunities for students to increase their spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.
• Responsibility for following a self-constructed Scheme of Work in line with a long-term plan, which guarantees the educational and personal improvement of students within the year.
• Responsibility for using assessment software to monitor students’ progress, the analysis of which will feed into planning.
• Responsibility for reporting on the progress of students’ both in subjects and related to their autism.
• Responsibility for the timely completion of teacher and student assessment documentation.
• Responsibility for working collaboratively and across curriculum areas in partnership with other teachers.
• Responsibility for establishing and maintaining an environment conducive to the progress of our students bearing in mind their sensory needs.
• Responsibility for highlighting and requesting resources to best impact the academic progress of the student.
• Responsibility for contributing targets to students’ Individual Education Plans.
• Responsibility to lead some inset day sessions
• Responsibility for attending and contributing to departmental meetings as and when required
• Responsibility for taking ownership of own continued professional development and performance management process.
• Responsibility for keeping up to date with latest educational advances and research in the field.
• Responsibility for attending moderation sessions
• Responsibility for embracing the local community and planning session in order to have an impact on the local area.

Compliance responsibilities

• Have an awareness of the risk assessment for bases in which they work and be up to date with all relevant policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Responsibility for the preparation of Schemes of Work and communication of these to the relevant parties.
• Responsibility for the preparation of any resources for lessons.
• Responsibility for any work needed to contribute to staff meetings.
• Responsibility for the input of data to, and analysis of reports from, planning and logging software.
• Responsibility for contributing to Risk Assessments where sessions deem this a requirement.
• Responsibility for bi-annually contributing to reports to be communicated home to parents.

Health & Safety Responsibilities

• All employees are responsible for ensuring they take every reasonable action to keep themselves and everyone in the school environment safe and well.

Hours

• Monday - Friday 08:30am-15:30pm Full time, Term time
• 190 contact days
• 5 inset days
• Actual Salary £24,071.90 - £38,294.25

Safeguarding:

Please ensure that you visit our website and read our Safer Recruitment policy before applying for the role.

∙ Woodside is committed to Keeping Children Safe In Education. Part of this position requires you to work closely with vulnerable young people, reporting to Designated Safeguarding Leaders pertinent information about the safety, welfare and wellbeing of students. Full training will be provided.

∙ You are not required to disclose convictions or cautions that are ‘protected’, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If you’re not sure whether one of your convictions is ‘protected’, you can check here (https://www.gov.uk/tell-employer-or-college-about-criminal-record/check-your-conviction-caution).

∙ If you accidentally provide information about ‘protected’ convictions or cautions, we won’t take this into account. It is an offence to apply for the role if you’re barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

∙ All appointments are subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

• Proof of address
• Two satisfactory references
• A completed application form (attached)
• Verification of your identity and right to work in the UK
• Confirmation of your teacher registration number (if applicable)
• A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check.
• Verification of all listed qualifications
• Proof of vehicular business insurance
• Proof of a valid driving licence
• Access to a personal, roadworthy vehicle
• Personal mobile phone, to use for business communication
• Completion of a pre-employment medical questionnaire

Please email julie@woodside-group.co.uk more details on the role.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £24,071.90 - £38,294.25

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (required)

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £22,367.11-£25,350.47 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Private dental insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Driving Licence (required)

Work Location: In person