Class Teacher

What skills and experience we're looking for

Class Teacher

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Class Teacher to join our welcoming school community. In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children with additional needs, delivering tailored lessons that support and inspire every child to achieve their full potential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Class teacher to a group of key stage 2 children with Speech, Language and Communication needs and/or children with Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC)
• Responsible for leading a curriculum subject across the Primary site
• To effectively plan educational activities that are motivating to learners
• To organise a person-centred learning environment ensuring pupils have access to a variety of practical equipment and Information Communication Technology
• Provide a stimulating classroom environment appropriate to the age and needs of the pupils

Key Requirements:

• Hold a recognised full teaching qualification such as QTS or be willing to undergo teacher training in line with current regulations.
• Experience of working with children with special education needs
• Ability to set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils
• A clear understanding of the features of high-quality teaching and learning across different key stages.
• Ability to manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment

What the school offers its staff

OHCAT is an exciting, forward-thinking organisation, and we offer many benefits to attract and keep our staff, contributing towards maintaining and improving wellbeing, and encouraging our required behaviours, achievements, values, and skills. Below is just a selection of the benefits available to our employees:

Rewards & Benefits:

• Pathways for progression within the trust, ensuring you can grow and thrive in a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Pension Scheme - you will be enrolled in either the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS), both offering life cover and financial protection for your family.

• Salary Sacrifice Schemes (Cycle Scheme and Home Electronics Scheme)
• Employee Wellbeing - We support employee wellbeing with access to counselling, mental health support, generous leave, flexible working, and enhanced parental leave including Employee Assistance Programme, MyGym Discounts, Corporate Eyecare Scheme
• Employee Discounts (Blue Light Card, Costco Membership, Discounts for Teachers, and more)
• Other (Season Ticket Loan and Employee Referral Scheme)

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.