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ASC/SLD SEN TEACHER

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
Queensbury Special School, Wood End Road, Birmingham, B24 8BL
Salary
MPR/UPR + SEN ALLOWANCE
Closing date
9 Oct 2024
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Job Details

Hours: 32.50

Contract Type: Permanent

Queensbury Special School

Wood End Road

Birmingham

B24 8BL

Start Date: 1 January 2025

As a result of our school growing and increasing our intake, an opportunity has arisen at Queensbury School to join a well-established, friendly and committed team.

Queensbury School are looking to appoint a dynamic, innovative Teacher to join a well-established, friendly and committed team. We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our team, someone who is an outstanding classroom practitioner and has a passion for ensuring all pupils ‘unleash their limitless potential’.

We are a specialist provision for students aged 11-19. Our staff take a creative approach in teaching pupils according to their educational needs, ensuring delivery of personalised curriculums in a way that maximises achievement and personal development; skills in Primary Specialists would be beneficial and are favourable with our students’ cognitive levels.

We can offer;

  • smaller class sizes (6-12)
  • less marking
  • greater staff support – most classes have 2 Teaching Assistants
  • more freedom to deliver a creative curriculum
  • fabulous faculties – supportive and driven
  • a collaborative and inclusive culture
  • a committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
  • comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
  • we offer 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means you complete training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions
  • employee Assistance Programme via BHSF - free totally confidential support
  • access to discounts and offers via BHSF
  • access to a generous Teachers Pension Scheme
  • teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions
  • onsite parking at all schools
  • we are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides, Drivers

If you are determined, ambitious, hardworking and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

Applications from Primary Specialist, MPS Teachers and ECTs with the energy and drive to make a real difference are welcome.

Informal visits prior to application are encouraged and can be arranged by contacting the school on 0121 373 5731.

The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

Please note contracts of employment will be with Education Impact Academy Trust not Birmingham City Council.

Closing Date: 9 October 2024, 12:00midday

How to Apply:

Please apply online at our website: https://educationimpact.org.uk/jobs

Interviews to be held week commencing 21st October 2024.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link.
To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link.
 

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Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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West Midlands
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