English Teacher - Job Description and Person Specification

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Running Deer is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Please contact us for a full job description/person specification and application pack. Only a fully completed Running Deer Application Pack will be accepted. Do not send a CV or covering letter. Applications which include a CV or covering letter will be discarded.
You will be required to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK.
You will be required to deliver a half hour English lesson to one of our students. This will be followed by a formal interview. This interview will consist of a 45-minute question and answer session, which will be scored against a predetermined set of questions.
Working for Running Deer doesn’t suit everyone. We strongly recommend that you visit us before making your application. This will give you the opportunity to meet our team, have a look around Butterdon Wood, get a feel for the work that we do, and ask any questions you might have.
Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring will include a check against the Children’s Barred List and Barred Teacher list.
You will be required to complete a medical questionnaire.
References will always be checked to ensure the safety of our children. Our English Teacher will need to be able to work with children and may display aggressive or non-compliant behaviour in a sensitive but firm way, ensuring that they are kept safe and well.

YOUR DUTIES WILL INCLUDE:

· developing programmes of learning activities
· planning, preparing and researching lessons
· preparing and adapting teaching materials
· making use of special facilities and/or equipment
· teaching students in small groups, and occasionally on a 1:1 basis
· checking and assessing students’ work and giving feedback
· encouraging personal development
· attending meetings and reviews
· working with our SENCo and deputy SENCo to liaise with parents/carers, external agencies and a range of other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, and educational psychologists
· writing reports
· coordinating the academic work for our case workers
· Ensure that our tracking systems are kept up date so that we can monitor the progress of students

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

· Qualified Teacher Status (QTS or QTLS)
· Experience of working with KS2-KS4 across the curriculum, with an English specialism
· At least 2 years’ experience of working with SEN essential
· Must enjoy the outdoors
· An understanding and empathy for children with SEN.
· Bags of patience
· An Enhanced DBS check and references will be undertaken for this role.
· Desirable: current First Aid at Work Certificate
A qualified teacher, you will have experience of working across all the Key Stages, ideally in KS2- KS4, in a variety of subjects, but particularly English. You will have wide-ranging experience of working with children with SEN, including ASC and attachment and trauma.
You will be passionate about helping young people achieve the very best that they can, be thick skinned and have a good sense of humour. You will enjoy being outdoors and woodland environment, and in our classroom that is based on site.
You will need to be organised, clear-sighted and able to work with students, and carers. Approachable and committed, you’ll set high expectations.
You will need to be able to deal with extreme weathers, mud and rain, be comfortable working in a woodland setting. Ideally you will love dogs (and horses) who work within our team providing animal assisted interventions.
You will work closely with our Head of School and SENCo to ensure that EHCP’s, assessments and progress reviews are up to date and accurate.
Above all, you’ll love seeing those in your care achieve their true potential