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Science Teacher

Job details
Posting date: 17 April 2024
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 May 2024
Location: Dawlish, Devon
Remote working: On-site only
Company: DYS Space Ltd
Job type: Contract
Job reference: DYS267

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Summary

Employment Type: Fixed-term for 1 academic year
Hours: 35 per week
Pay Scale (M1-M6) - QTS

Chances Educational Support Services is a vibrant school dedicated to providing early intervention for students facing challenges in mainstream education. With a strong OFSTED rating & an impressive success rate in reintegrating students back into our mainstream partner schools, we provide a short-term alternative education provision for students who, for a range of reasons, are struggling in their current education. At Chances, our innovative curriculum, combined with individualised behaviour support & personalised learning, helps students develop resilience & thrive. In a safe & inclusive setting, we emphasise positive relationships, good behaviour, & academic success.

Chances have consistently delivered excellent results. The staff are a mixture of quality teachers & highly trained youth workers, allowing us to focus on education, but also offer a holistic wrap-around approach to the care we provide. Students are at the heart of every decision we make, fostering enthusiasm, confidence, & a passion for learning. After time at our provision, with the support of our great teachers & skilled youth workers, most students reintegrate back into their mainstream school successfully.

Our core values are:
★ Resilience
★ Respect
★ Opportunity

Do you want to help us unlock potential with young people & their communities? Do you love a challenge?

Chances is actively seeking a passionate & dedicated teacher to become a vital member of our dynamic educational team. In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to deliver Science to Key Stage 3 and 4 students within an alternative provision setting, emphasising the critical aspect of early intervention. We are looking for educators who are committed to making a positive impact on student's lives, particularly those who may be facing challenges in mainstream education.

Part of this role will also involve supporting additional interventions for students catching up with their learning in other subjects in addition to their regular lessons, in a 1-1 capacity or very small groups. Staff work with the subject leads at the students' mainstream schools to create intervention packages that will support students in catching up on any lost learning &/or working beyond their current working levels. They will work with the subject leads at Chances & the students' mainstream schools to create intervention packages that will support students in catching up on any lost learning &/or working beyond their current working levels.

Chances invites applications from both secondary & primary trained teachers who share our enthusiasm for early intervention & are eager to contribute to a collaborative & innovative educational environment. Although experience in delivering Science would be beneficial, the right personality & teaching skills are more important!

The successful candidate will maintain a strong awareness of safeguarding risks, complete all safeguarding training, follow school safeguarding policy & procedure to record, report, & share information, & work with external agencies as required in order to promote the safety & welfare of students.

Who we’re looking for
*QTS
*Successful classroom experience of managing challenging behaviour in the classroom
*An understanding of the Key Stage 3 / 4 National Curriculum
*Detailed understanding of the characteristics of effective teaching & learning & of effective assessment practices
*Effective written & verbal communication
*ICT literate
*A strong understanding of intervention strategies
*An ability to differentiate instructions to accommodate students with diverse learning needs

As part of our ambitions to improve equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under any of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010, which include race, age, disability, gender, religion or belief, & sexual orientation.

What we offer

How to apply
Please read the job description & apply by completing our application form, describing your passion for this role even if you don’t feel you meet every point in the description.

If you’d like an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to Chances, please contact Gary Hayes on 01626 864412 or for more information please visit www.chancesschool.com.

To apply for this post please download & complete the attached application form & return this either via email as an MS Word document to recruitment@spacepsm.org or posting to DYS Space Ltd, 100 Club, Wear Barton Road, Exeter, Devon EX2 7EH

Deadline for applications: Tuesday 7th May 2024 mid-day, Interview will be held at Chances, Red Rock Youth Centre, Sandy Lane, Dawlish EX7 0AF on Monday 13th May 2024

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