Skills Teacher Fulltime

Job Description

Pay: To be discussed at interviewStart Date: Negotiable Great Oaks Small School is aflourishing small independent secondary school with post-16 provision. Ourlower school is situated in a beautiful, semi-rural site, in attractiveconverted farm buildings, on the outskirts of Minster. Ourupper school andsixth-form department is sited within the Science and Technology InnovationCentre at Discovery Park. The two sites are within a five minute drive of eachother. We provide a unique education forstudents on the autistic spectrum, aged 11 - 19 years of age. Studentssuccessfully study subjects at a level commensurate with their academic, socialand emotional ability: Independent Living Skills, ASDAN,COPE, Foundation, EntryLevel, Functional Skills, BTECs, GCSEs and A Levels as appropriate to aptitude,aspiration and need. Closing Date: 05/01/2021 at 09:00Interviews: TBC Information about the schoolGreat Oaks Small School is a smallindependent (secondary) school with charitable status, situated in a semi-ruralsite, in attractive converted farm buildings, on the outskirts of Minster inKent. Established in 2001, the school moved to its present location in August2006. We provide a unique education forstudents with a wide range of abilities who have a diagnosis of AutisticSpectrum Condition (ASC) or Social Communication Disorder (SCD), either with orwithout high anxieties. We are a co-education communityand aim to provide a holistic education which ensures our students leave aswell-rounded intellectual, moral, social, aesthetic and confident young people.We support our students in gaining qualifications that are appropriate to theirindividual needs and aspirations. Great Oaks is an equalopportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers toshare this commitment. Safe recruitment checks will be carried out inaccordance to statutory requirements for the successful candidate. All applicants are required tofully complete the application form only. CVs are not required. Please enclosefull contact details of two references including email addresses. These must berecent. One will be a current employer who can comment on your suitability towork with children. If this is not possible it can be a previous employer. Wewill ask for references from all candidates who are shortlisted. If anappointment is made, this will be subject to both references being received. Wemay contact any previous employer listed on your form to clarify anyinformation. Shortlisting will be based on the applicants suitability for thepost linked to the job description and person specification. Please make sureyour application matches these requirements. Your standard of English andattention to detail will be taken into consideration when we view yourapplication form. Our School and all its personnelare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Thispost is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure andBarring Service. KTJ1