SEN Class Teacher (with QTS)
Full time / Term Time (plus in-service training days)
About us
The Amicus School is an independent DfES registered SEN school providing therapeutic education for up to 28 traumatised and vulnerable children between 5 - 16 years old. The children attending our school are a mixture of residential and day student placements.
Our School is part of our specialist & innovative independent children’s therapeutic community accredited by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Our psychoanalytic and group process/ relations model informs and is ingrained in our therapeutic practice, culture and environment and is used to help children to recover from their trauma and engage and progress in their learning.
The Role
We are looking for extraordinary, dynamic, creative & committed qualified Teachers who have a genuine passion in teaching and supporting traumatised children in their education and in making a difference to their lives.
The primary task of our SEN Class Teachers is to;
* Deliver a high standard of therapeutic education
* Enable the children to make marked progress, development and achievements in their learning
* Provide a nurturing and understanding environment for the children
* Create a stimulating & age appropriate learning experience
* This is a challenging and rewarding role, taking ownership for a small class group within our therapeutic school to meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable children in the country. This role will require you to lead from the front, demonstrating hard work and perseverance with a determination to make a lasting and meaningful difference in the lives of children. This is in accordance with regulatory requirements and our model of therapeutic practice.
The Person
* Qualified teacher status (QTS)
* A keen interest in psychoanalysis and group relations and how to integrate and create a therapeutic approach to teaching and learning
* Experience of working with children with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, including work with complex trauma
* A natural caring, empathic & resilient nature
* A passion for wanting to make a difference and in helping children to learn and achieve
Why join Amicus
* An enthusiastic, committed and supportive management and staff team
* Excellent opportunity for personal development and career progression
* Full Induction & extensive ongoing training.
* High levels of individual Clinical and Line Management Supervision, as well a Group Clinical Supervision
* Excellent professional development in expanding knowledge and understanding in the field of working with trauma, psychoanalysis, group relations and therapeutic community principles
* A supportive, reflective & learning culture
* A fully accredited Therapeutic Community environment where staff actively support and encourage one another.
* Generous company pension scheme
* Company Sick Pay
* Life Insurance Scheme
* Healthcare Cash Plan
* Free meals at work
* Free parking
* Staff Introduction Scheme
Your own transport (or at least non-reliance on public transport) is essential due to the location of the School.
Amicus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. Applicants will therefore undergo Enhanced DBS checks and Warner interviews as part of our Safer Recruitment Process and will be required to complete a full application pack.
For further information and to apply for this post please email Poppy or Kayleigh at recruitment@theamicuscommunity.com
Please look at our website for more information about who we are and what we do.