Job Introduction
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a primary trained teacher to join our experienced team at Vermont Primary School, a small special school for children with SEMH as the primary area of need on their EHCP.
Vermont School, is a Thrive school. Relational practice and trauma informed approaches are core to how we support our wonderful children. We believe that our children need to be safe, feel special and have their needs met and we do this through love, play and a strong understanding of our children’s individual needs.
We are seeking a passionate and experienced Teacher to join our team at Vermont School, a nurturing and inclusive environment catering to children with Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH) needs. If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working with an organisation where no day will be the same, then please apply.
We are part of the Aspire Community Trust, which is a small but fast paced trust consisting of 9 schools,1 secondary and 8 primaries. Our family of schools are based in the vibrant and diverse city of Southampton, on the South Coast of England. Our trust is based on the co-operative values of self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. We believe in openness, honesty, social responsibility and caring for others.
Unlike a Multi-Academy Trust, our schools remain autonomous bodies with their own governing bodies and their own Headteachers. Whilst we are all Foundation Schools that work within the Aspire Community Trust, we also maintain our Local Authority maintained status. This is important – we want to provide a local education that meets the needs of our local context.
Job/person summary:
- To lead maths across our school, developing an engaging and inclusive curriculum that supports the diverse needs of our children and helps them build confidence in their mathematical skill
- To teach a small class of mixed age children with a range of SEMH needs
- Lead a team of teaching assistants to provide quality education for children with SEMH needs
- Take an active role in reviewing and developing pupil’s curriculum based on their EHCP targets
We can offer you:
- a collaborative working environment;
- opportunities to work with multi agencies and access to –
- play therapists
- occupational health therapists
- speech and language therapists
- educational psychologists
- Majestic Project
- Saints Foundation
- trauma informed working practices;
- the opportunity to work with wonderful young people and their families and make a significant difference to their lives
- a supportive senior leadership team who collectively and individually offer a wealth of experience;
- a comprehensive CPD programme;
- an individual induction programme supported by a buddy scheme;
- eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff;
- SEN allowance payable for teaching staff
- exciting move to extensively refurbished new school in the coming 18-24 months
- access to an Employee Assistance Scheme (EAP) for yourself and your family –
- 24 hour helpline
- phone and face to face counselling sessions
- financial guidance
- legal assistance
- support & coaching for managers
- signposting for general help
- a positive, creative and supportive environment
Application procedure
Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the linked documents on our website, Vacancies | Vermont School
Please return the completed Application form to Mrs Annie Mewett, recruitment@vermontschool.co.uk
Where applicable, potential candidates may benefit from a tour of the school. Please note, any candidates requesting a tour will be asked for their current place of work which will allow the school to verify, where possible, the name and place of work given. Potential candidates will be asked to bring their current school ID and/or photographic ID as proof when they visit the school for a tour.
Successful candidates will be subject to online searches.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received. An early application is advised with interviews possibly being arranged in advance of the closing date. Vermont School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date.
Safeguarding
Vermont School Is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and fulfilling our statutory obligations as detailed in the DFE statutory guidance, ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’
We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are suitable and that all candidates are subject to the appropriate pre-employment checks
