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Teacher - MPS

Posted 1 day 23 hours ago by Carrington Blake Recruitment

Permanent

Full Time

Academic Jobs

Kent, Dover, United Kingdom, CT157

Job Description

Post Title Teacher - Qualified and Unqualified positions

Grade Teachers Pay Scales plus Secure Unit Allowance and Community Homes Addition

Service Children and Young People's Service

Service Area Early Help Inc & Vnble Children, Secure Services

Reporting to Head Teacher

Location Your normal place of work will be Aycliffe Secure Services. However, you may be required to work at any council workplace within County Durham.

DBS This post is subject to an enhanced disclosure.

Flexitime This post is not eligible for flexitime.

Politically restricted This post is not designated as a politically restricted post in accordance with the requirements of Section 1(5) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and by regulations made from time to time by the Secretary of State.

Description of role To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for young people and to lead a designated curriculum area as appropriate.

The post holder will work as a member of a team of teaching staff and teaching assistants providing a broad and balanced education to young people who attend Secure Education.

Duties and responsibilities

To monitor and support the overall progress and development of young people as a teacher.
To plan, facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides young people with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
To contribute to raising standards of student attainment.
To share and support the school's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Key Responsibilities TEACHING

To teach students according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the student in school and elsewhere.
To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students and to keep such records as are required.
To provide or contribute to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual students and groups of students.
To ensure that ICT, Literacy, Numeracy and the schools Special Needs strategy is reflected in the teaching/learning experience of students.
To undertake a designated programme of teaching.
To ensure a high-quality learning experience for students which meets internal and external quality standards.
To prepare and update subject materials.
To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to young people's needs and demands of the syllabus.
To maintain discipline in accordance with the school's procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
To undertake assessment of young people as requested by external examination bodies, departmental and school procedures.
To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required.

OPERATIONAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

To development appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies within an identified Curriculum Area.
To contribute to the Curriculum Area's development plan and it's implementation.
To plan and prepare courses and lessons.
To contribute to the whole school's planning, recording and monitoring systems.
To contribute to the systems which inform the SEF and SIP.

CURRICULUM

To assist the Head Teacher, to ensure that the curriculum area provides a range of teaching which complements the school's strategic objectives.
To assist in the process of curriculum development and change so as to ensure the continued relevance to the needs of young people.

STAFFING

To take part in the school's staff development programme by participating in arrangements for further training and professional development.
To continue personal development in the relevant areas including subject knowledge and teaching methods.
To engage actively in the Performance Management Appraisal process as described the 'Centrally Employed Teachers pay Policy'.
To ensure the effective and efficient deployment of classroom support.
To work as a member of a designated team and to contribute positively to effective working relations within Secure Services.

QUALITY ASSURANCE

To help to implement school quality procedures and to adhere to those.
To contribute to the process of monitoring and evaluation of the curriculum area in line with agreed school procedures, including evaluation against quality standards and performance criteria. To seek/implement modification and improvement where required.
To review from time to time methods of teaching and programmes of work.
To take part, as may be required, in the review, development and management of activities relating to the curriculum, organisation and pastoral functions of the secure unit.

MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION

To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to date information for recording systems.
To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of students.
To track student progress and use information to inform teaching and learning.

COMMUNICATIONS & LIAISON

To communicate effectively with residential staff as appropriate.
To communicate and cooperate with other professionals.
To follow agreed policies for communications in the school.
To take part in whole school events and activities.
To contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies.

MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES

To contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
To assist the Head Teacher to identify resource needs and to contribute to the efficient and effective use of physical resources.
To co operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources, and share good practice to the benefit of the secure unit, and young people.

PASTORAL SYSTEM

To act as an education tutor to a 'House Group' of young people.
To promote the general progress and well being of individual young people.
To liaise with residential staff to ensure the implementation of the young peoples incentive scheme.
To assist in the induction of young people as they are admitted.
To evaluate and monitor the progress of young people and keep up to date records as may be required within the tutor group.
To contribute to the preparation of 'Personal Education Plans' and 'Individual Education Plans' and other reports as required.
To alert the appropriate staff to problems experienced by young people and to make recommendations as to how these may be resolved.
To communicate as appropriate, with outside agencies after consultation with the appropriate staff.
To apply behaviour management systems so that effective learning can take place.

SCHOOL ETHOS

To maintain and contribute to the overall aims of the school.
To promote actively the school's corporate policies.
To comply with the school's Health and Safety policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
To promote and support the values of 'Every Child Matters'.
To be aware and comply with 'Child Protection Procedures'.

GENERAL DUTIES

To work in accordance with the schools agreed policies and procedures in relation to JNCTRE Conditions of Service.
To ensure that all activities are carried out in accordance with Equal Opportunities legislation.
To comply with Health and Safety legislation.
To undertake any other duties that are reasonably assigned to you commensurate with the level of the post.
To review and develop personal professional practice.
To be aware and comply with 'Safety and Security Procedures' as they relate to Secure Services.
To be aware and comply with rules relating to 'Confidentiality'.
To support the principles of 'Inclusion' as they relate to the Secure Estate.
The above outlines the main duties and responsibilities of the post but may not identify each individual task to be undertaken.

Values and behaviours To demonstrate and be a role model for the council's values and behaviours to promote and encourage positive behaviours, enhancing the quality and integrity of the services we provide.

Smarter working, transformation and design principles To seek new and innovative ideas to work smarter, irrespective of job role, and to be creative, innovative and empowered. Understand the operational impact of transformational change and service design principles to support new ways of working and to meet customer needs.

Communication To communicate effectively with our customers, managers, peers and partners and to work collaboratively to provide the best possible public service. Communication between teams, services and partner organisations is imperative in providing the best possible service to our public.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing To take responsibility for health, safety and wellbeing in accordance with the council's Health and Safety policy and procedures.

Equality and diversity To promote a society that gives everyone an equal chance to learn, work and live, free from discrimination and prejudice and ensure our commitment is put into practice . click apply for full job details

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