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.

LavenderLodge school resides within an 18th Century building in the heartof Mitcham. Our pupils come from many different boroughs to attendour school 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 have worked withpupils who are autistic and have previous experience ofthis
• Needs to be able to communicate in avariety of ways as 70% of our pupils are non-verbal e.g. can useMakaton, picture display symbols - we use PEC's and PODD, haveexperience working with non -verbal pupils
• Haveworked with pupils who display challenging behaviour but would havethe will and desire to support pupils to manage their behaviour andalso for you to work to understand the function of thebehaviour
• Be flexible to work with pupils from4 through to 11 years old
• Be able to thinkoutside the box in regards to delivering lessons. We have lots oftools to help support this, but our pupils need a bespoke andaccessible curriculum

Have anawareness of autism strategies such as TEACCH, attention autism anduse of PODD and be able to use these inpractise

We know you're going todo great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward youwith the best salary and benefits package in the education sector.With us, you'll get to bring learning to life and make a genuinedifference to the lives of our young people - plus you'llget:

• Training:A full induction and on the jobtraining
• Holiday:You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full schoolholidays
• Progression:If career development is your thing, most of our head teachers andleaders have been promoted from within ourgroup
• Flexiblebenefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits suchas 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
• Medicalcover so you can claim back the cost of things like anopticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-streetdiscounts
• Beautifulworking environments with the very best facilities -check out our schools here
• Arecommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 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 than aTeacher, you'll be able to connect with our pupilsbecause of:

- Your 'can do' attitude- a team player who rolls up their sleeves to help others
- Your genuine passion for teaching and the impact yoursubject can have on young lives
- The ability to relateyour subject to each pupil and build great relationships with yourclass
- Your enthusiasm and expertise to build yourdepartment
- You'll also need previous teachingexperience 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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