Class Teacher | Abbotts Langley

Job Title: Class Teacher
Location: Special Schools based in Watford, Hatfield, Stevenage and Abbots Langley
Starting Salary: £28,000 - £38,810 MPS plus 1 SEN point dependent on experience
Hours: 32.5 hours per week TTO + 2 weeks
Contract: Permanent

Hertfordshire County Council is made up of over 8500 talented, passionate and caring individuals across Adult Care Service, Children’s Services, Community Protection, Environment & Transport, Public Health, Central Resources, and Sustainable Growth.

At HCC we are committed to working towards :-

• A cleaner Greener Environment for all

• Providing Healthy and Fulfilling lives for ALL of our residents

• Sustainable, responsible growth in our county

• Excellent council services for all

Hertfordshire County Council has worked in partnership with several schools to create a number of satellite classes across the county located in our Special Schools for children with SEND.

This is an exciting opportunity for Teachers who are creative, enjoys thinking differently and keen to develop inclusive practice.

This role would give a Class Teacher an opportunity to support Hertfordshire in delivering better outcomes for children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

You will be a class Teacher responsible for the learning and implementation of EHCP’s for children with learning difficulties, in doing so you will be creating an accessible classroom and developing their individualised targets.

On a day to day basis, the role will see you work with a multi disciplinary team and developing multi sensory learning experiences for Children.

You will be ambitious for the children and support with transition and work collaboratively with the family.

What you can bring to us:

• 3 years post qualifying Teaching experience desirable but will consider Early Career Teacher with SEND experience.

• QTS is essential

• Additional SEND qualifications would be desirable

Additional Information

Why work with us?

Not only will you know that your role is adding value to over 1.2m people and that your contribution towards our goals will be invaluable on top of your salary will also get:-

• Excellent benefits package that includes discounts on the all essentials like shopping, health, leisure and travel etc

• Generous holiday allowances that increase with tenure and the ability to “buy” further holiday allowance

• Support and Wellbeing groups and regular welfare sessions available to all

• Market leading Pension scheme with immediate eligibility for all

• For certain roles a Hybrid working model can be operated so please do not let location put you off applying where this is stated.

• Flexible contract opportunities in many areas

• Training and Career development programmes for all.

IF Hertfordshire County Council sounds like somewhere you want to be then:-

Apply today……..

Please note that should your application be shortlisted for interview, it will be passed onto the relevant Hertfordshire Special School. By submitting an application you are agreeing for your details to be shared with 3rd parties.

• Closing Date: 31st May 2023

• Interview dates: Please note interviews will be taking place throughout the duration of advertising and will be arranged directly by the individual School.

Disability Confident: We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and will invite you to interview should you disclose a disability should your skills and expertise meet the minimum criteria for the role.

English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Safeguarding: Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. For more information Click Here

CS Roles Only: We expect all Children Services employees to fulfil Hertfordshire's Professional Promise for how children, young people & young adults with special educational needs and / or disabilities and their families should be treated. It is our agreement to place families and children at the centre of what we do, and helps parents and carers to understand and be able to hold us to account for how we provide our services. For further information please visit: ‘Professional Promise’

How to Apply

Please upload your current CV, as part of the governance around these roles please ensure any gaps between employment have been addressed and covered. Please also provide a short supporting statement which gives you an opportunity to outline why this could be the role for you and you could be a Hertfordshire Teacher of the future”

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