Primary Maths Lead - SEND: SEMH, trauma

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Primary Maths Lead - SEND: SEMH, trauma (Primary)

Location: Fishponds, Bristol

Start date: September 2024

Type: Full-time, Permanent (8:30am - 4:00pm, Monday to Friday)

Salary: £30,000 - £36,051 (MPS1 - MPS4)

Our brand new special school for primary-aged learners (KS1, KS2 + Yr7) opens in September 2024 in the Fishponds area of Bristol and we're recruiting for our new staff team. Elmtree Grove School will open based on the successes of learner outcomes at our 6 Elmtree Learning Partnership sites since 2022. Initially, we will be supporting x20 learners with a view to gradually doubling learner capacity in the future. 

All of the learners we support are vulnerable and have an EHCP to define their additional needs. Creativity, perseverance and an empathetic approach when working with them is key to engaging them in education and ensuring their progression.

We are inviting applications for a Primary Maths Lead to join our new team and inspire our learners. Our learners need enhanced support to develop their Maths & numeracy skills. Often, our learners have missed significant periods of education so require an empathetic, patient approach with enjoyable & accesible lessons.

This role will involve:

Delivering an adapted Primary Maths curriculum across our school
Delivering high-quality lessons to all learners across the school
Ensuring that all activities are accessible to individual learners who, across the school, have a wide range of needs
Understanding and supporting the challenges of our learners
Motivating & inspiring our learners to engage & achieve
Providing practical resources & strategies for colleagues to use & integrate into other lessons
Helping to champion the work of our learners

For the Primary Maths Lead we're looking for an experienced and qualified (QTS) primary teacher. Applicants best suited to this role will have previous experience of having worked with learners that have SEND (mainly SEMH & trauma) who have experienced other barriers or challenges to their education .

ECTs can be considered for this role however, currently, ECT induction cannot be supported.

We're building our next great team so if you love working with people who are dedicated to supporting young learners that strive to support their development in a positive setting, this is the role for you.

Every Child, Every Opportunity, The Right Opportunity

Our approach is to offer a bespoke and relevant learning program for each learner. Integration into standardised education opportunities and social integration is everything we do. No child should have their future negatively affected or be excluded in their later life due to the lack of access or support for education opportunities that are appropriate to their abilities & strengths.

We believe strongly in people and look for people that have:

Education-relevant qualifications in supporting teaching & learning
good experience in supporting young people in an education setting
understanding and expertise in supporting learners with SEND
skills & strategies in supporting emotional wellbeing
tenacity & resilience to manage, influence & effect positive behaviours & decisions in learners
the ability to present a strong role model for young people
collaborative and pro-active working practices
a strong sense of responsibility & work ethic

Working with our organisation is a rewarding experience. We offer an enjoyable workplace with additional employment benefits:

Bright HR - online HR management portal also offering partner discounts
Employee Assist - independent healthcare perks
Free training - role specific & relevant, accredited training
Employee Support Assistant - dedicated colleagues to support our employees
Pension scheme

Applications are welcomed from candidates that meet the vast majority of the above job & person criteria. We also recognise that many people who are interested in such a role may not have specific experience as detailed so we would still welcome an application from those that have substantial experience of supporting young people with SEND or other challenges in education.

All applications will be managed by Elementa. Successful applications will have a full-prescreen, interview, ‘insight session’ and visit to one of our Alternative Provision sites. Any appointment will be subject to a successful interview process, satisfactory references, DBS Enhanced Disclosure and successful completion of employment trial period.

Please apply with your full up to date CV. All applicants will be promptly responded to