1-1 SEN Teacher - (Draycott Moor School - Stoke) in West Bromwich

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Role Overview

Due to continued growth and expansion, Horizon Care and Education has an exciting opportunity for a peripatetic teacher to join our fantastic Alternative Learning Pathway team at Draycott Moor School, Stoke. Horizon Alternative Learning Pathway (HALP) aims to support and engage young people for whom learning in a school environment is not appropriate. We deliver short to medium term, personalised learning programmes nationally – a combination of direct home tutoring, mentoring and online learning for pupils from ages 8‑25.

Responsibilities

• You will be based at our Draycott Moor School and will form part of the team at this school.
• As a peripatetic teacher, you will visit children to deliver 1‑1 education in the community.
• You will be expected to attend meetings and training at the school and may, at times, be asked to cover lessons/support in school if needed.
• You will work in a variety of non‑school settings where you will build and maintain excellent educational relationships with the students.
• Your focus will be the individual learning needs of the student who has struggled in a school environment.
• Due to the nature of the role, you will need to be a car owner/driver.

Minimum Requirements

• QTS or QTLS Qualifications
• Have proven teaching and learning experience.
• Have up‑to‑date safeguarding and child protection qualifications/knowledge and experience.

Ideal Candidate

• Have the energy, passion, and drive to create exciting and engaging lessons for our students.
• Have initiative, vision, excellent planning, and organisational skills.
• Ideally have experience and a passion for working with students with SEN/SEMH in a 1‑1 or small group setting.

Why Work for Us

• Competitive pay rates
• Occupational sick pay
• Christmas bonus
• Blue Light Card
• Colleague referral scheme with cash rewards – earn up to £2500 per referral!
• Financial wellbeing service
• Life Assurance
• Tastecard – spectacular savings on dining, pizza, cinema tickets, supermarkets, and UK attractions
• Opportunity to progress in your career through our Education Academy, and ongoing training and professional development
• Comprehensive and tailored induction programme including face‑to‑face training, online modules, shadowing, and local induction period
• Face‑to‑face therapeutic training and support for all colleagues via our SHINE programme
• Access to a wide range of free online courses for all colleagues on a variety of topics
• Employee assistance programme – free, confidential support via Bupa
• Supportive management and senior leaders
• High‑quality CPD opportunities
• Free eye checks
• Community and wellbeing – your wellbeing matters to us, and we’re committed to ensuring you get all the support you need to feel good about what you do.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people and enabling them to shape their own future, then we want you to be part of our team. Horizon Care and Education is committed to its employees, values the needs of our employees and the people we support. We recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled staff, and are committed to attract and retain talent who align with our values, vision & mission statement. We value diversity, equality, and inclusion, offering equal opportunities to all individuals interested in joining our organisation.

Candidates who meet the minimum required criteria of the person specification will be guaranteed an interview under the disability confident employer scheme. During your application process, you will be asked to complete an application form which will be used through your recruitment assessment and onboarding journey. Please outline any reasonable adjustments that can be made to support your application and assessment process.

We are committed to safeguarding, the standards of safer recruitment defined under Keeping Children Safe in Education, and enabling a safe culture; a culture that ensures that our employees and the young people in our care and education are safeguarded and receive the right support that meets their individual needs. We promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all employees, all visitors of Horizon and partner organisations who support us to share this commitment.

Please note we will not interview for this role without a fully completed application pack. Closing date for this role is 15th April. Please note we reserve the right to close the advert before the closing date stated if we receive a high volume of applications.