English Lead Teacher

Ourteachers are fulfilled by the idea of making even the smallestpositive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the littlethings. There's lots of ups and downs, and to some of our youngpeople, sitting through a lesson can be a big win. We call thesehuge small victories and whilst they may seem small on the surface,they add up to make a bigdifference.

You'll beworking with children and young people with Autistic SpectrumDisorder/Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs. You'll be thereto help them learn, develop their abilities and raise theirself-esteem. You will need to be resilient and dedicated, but thosehuge small victories that you achieve will be something you'rereally proud of.

It can be atough journey, but the positive steps forward will more than makeup for it. As a Teacher at Witherslack Group, you'll get all thesupport you need to succeed, from in-house psychologists, toteaching assistants and therapy professionals. Your colleagues willbe the best at what they do, the school environments will bewell-resourced and we'll be with you every step of the way, helpingyou build a rewarding teachingcareer.

Lavender Lodgeschool resides within an 18th Century building in the heart ofMitcham. Our pupils come from many different boroughs to attend ourschool and are lucky to experience 'a life changing love oflearning.' We are proud of our pupils and our dedicated team andpupils leave us with a sense of achievement. We were recentlyrecognised as Good by Ofsted.
Skill setrequirements -
• Must haveworked with pupils who are autistic and have previous experience ofthis
• Needs to be able tocommunicate in a variety of ways as 70% of our pupils arenon-verbal e.g. can use Makaton, picture display symbols - we usePEC's and PODD, have experience working with non -verbalpupils
• Have worked with pupilswho display challenging behaviour but would have the will anddesire to support pupils to manage their behaviour and also for youto work to understand the function of thebehaviour
• Be flexible to workwith pupils from 4 through to 11 years old
• Be able to think outside the box inregards to delivering lessons. We have lots of tools to helpsupport this, but our pupils need a bespoke and accessiblecurriculum
• Have an awarenessof autism strategies such as TEACCH, attention autism and use ofPODD and be able to use these in practise

We knowyou're going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment,we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in theeducation sector. With us, you'll get to bring learning to life andmake a genuine difference to the lives of our young people - plusyou'll get:

• Training: A fullinduction and on the jobtraining

• Holiday: You'llwork hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full schoolholidays

• Progression: Ifcareer development is your thing, most of our head teachers andleaders have been promoted from within ourgroup

• Flexible benefits:meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance -check out our benefits here

• Pension: weoffer a range of pensions to suit your lifestyle needs includingTeachers' Pension and our very attractive TPSalternative

• Wellbeing:a host of wellbeing tools and advice including employeeassistance

• Medical cover soyou can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentistappointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts

• Beautiful workingenvironments with the very best facilities - check out ourschools here

• Arecommend a friend scheme that offers a GBP1,000 bonus everytime

Our young people come from all walks of life, diversebackgrounds and with different needs - and our workforce reflectsthat diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspireour young people to be themselves. You'll be more thana Teacher, you'll be able to connect with ourpupils because of:

- Your 'can do'attitude - a team player who rolls up their sleeves to helpothers
- Your genuine passion for teaching and theimpact your subject can have on young lives
- Theability to relate your subject to each pupil and build greatrelationships with your class
- Your enthusiasm andexpertise to build your department
- You'll also needprevious teaching experience and have Qualified TeacherStatus

Ouryoung people deserve the best possible future and we feel the sameabout our teams. You deserve to have the career you want, with apurpose-led employer, in an environment that allows you to beyourself.

TheWitherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhancedDBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are anequal opportunities employer welcoming applications from allsections of thecommunity.

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