Teacher of Maths

LES VOIES SCHOOL

Required with effect from 1st June 2015, or earlier if possible

Les Voies School is a specialist educational provision for students with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties, many of whom have involvement from other agencies, such as Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), Social Services and the Child, Youth and Community Tribunal. As a school, we aim to ensure that the needs of students with SEBD are met and they have opportunities commensurate with their peers.

We are seeking an innovative and dynamic secondary teacher with experience of successfully enabling children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties to fulfil their potential. You will have the ability to build excellent relationships, have high expectations of students, and have resilience in managing the significant demands of working with the most challenging students in our schools.

With an understanding of strategies and systems which promote successful learning and positive behaviour, you will be confident in the use of target setting, monitoring and assessment procedures that are an integral part of a professional approach to behaviour management. Furthermore, you will have a strong empathy with a desire to meet the needs of our students. An understanding and awareness of personal and social skills work is also desirable.

The organisational arrangement for teaching may vary but will generally be in small group settings supported by a Teaching Assistant. All teachers are required to undertake the role of pastoral tutor for a group of named students.

This post carries a five-year employment-related housing licence and you can expect to:

• Work in a well resourced school that follows an innovative Bailiwick curriculum based on the English National Curriculum and which has favourable PTRs;
• Be part of a leading development of ICT in education and be allocated a personal laptop;
• Receive a generous relocation package to the island, including rent allowance;
• Enjoy the benefits of more generous tax allowances on an island with no VAT.

Salary will be in accordance with the Guernsey Main Professional Scale £28,534 - £40,972 per annum, or the Upper Pay Scale £43,271 - £46,024 per annum, for teachers who have successfully gone through the Threshold Assessment, plus the Special Schools Allowance payment of £2,975 per annum.

For further information about the post, please contact Jonathan Furley, Headteacher on 01481 710721 or email: jonathan.furley@lesvoies.sch.gg

Applications can be made via www.gov.gg/educationjobs

Closing date: 18th March 2015.