Overview
and Responsibilities
Part Time Teacher (Fixed Term Contract Mat cover, Jan – Dec )
Essential Criteria: PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training.
Location: Bucknall, Stoke on Trent
Contract Type: Full-time
Hours: hours per week (4 days)
Salary: M1 – UPS2
The Aurora Group
The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
We are currently looking for an experienced Full Time Teacher for our 'Outstanding' rated Aurora Hanley School. The school supports young people aged 6 - with ASC, communication and sensory needs. Behaviours across the school are excellent. The team is warm, friendly and supportive.
We are looking to appoint someone with experience of delivering outcomes for young people who are primary age and some at secondary age but working below age related expectations. Content delivered follows the Primary National Curriculum. This post will suit someone with experience of teaching a range of subjects across the Primary age range KS1/KS2.
The Role:
As a lower school Class Teacher, your role will be to provide high quality teaching that will enable pupils to make progress not just academically but socially and emotionally. You must be creative and have high expectations. An understanding of ASC would be useful to support the planning and delivery of a broad and balanced curriculum to enable our pupils to achieve their full potential in all areas.
You’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.
Naturally, you will take responsibility for implementing school policies and practices, including those relating to safeguarding and equality of opportunity. Additionally; you will also be expected to carefully monitoring the health, well-being and personal care of our pupils; informing Pastoral/clinical/ SEND support teams and any other relevant professionals of any concerns.
Skills and Qualifications
Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:
1. Qualified Teacher status with experience of delivering the Primary National Curriculum
2. Experience in achieving outstanding outcomes
3. Thorough working knowledge of the curriculum and how to adapt this for pupils with SEN
4. Experience of working with young people with ASD
5. Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures
6. Ability to create and maintain strong nurturing relationships with young people
7. Experience of managing a range of approaches to learning, to include the students with anxiety.
8. Knowledge of strategies and visual teaching methods to engage reluctant learners.
9. A flexible approach, a high level creativity and the ability to adapt teaching to meet individual needs
Benefits and Additional Information
What’s on offer?
10. Training and Development
Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.
11. Save money on your bills!!
With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.
12. Competitive Pay and Reward
Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Pension and Life Assurance.
13. UK Health Cash Plan
This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.
14. Employee Assistance Programme
Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available /7.
15. Refer a friend for £1,
We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
How to apply?
Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at