SEN Teacher - Maternity Cover

This is a great opportunity to join Options Autism as an SEN Teacher at our brand-new school Papworth Hall School. This is an exciting time to join us! If you are a passionate Teacher who is looking to develop their career, this is an opportunity to help develop and grow a brand new school in its infancy and make your mark.

You will be a passionate teacher and a great communicator, as comfortable talking to pupils and young people as you are with contributing to the school's vision and direction.
Our schools are unique environments, each one having its own special atmosphere and range of opportunities and resources. Our Teachers enjoy becoming part of their school's family', exploring the potential of the building and environment and getting to know the brilliant pupils and young people in our care.
You will enjoy building these caring relationships as well as liaising with fellow professionals, whether they are colleagues in the same school or they work in the pupil's previous educational establishments.
You will have excellent written English skills too, along with a passion for working in collaboration with other members of our multidisciplinary team, sharing information in both formal and informal situations.
UK QTS/QTLS essential.

Papworth Hall School is located in the picturesque village in Cambridgeshire. It is within close proximity to Huntingdon and Cambridge. Our new specialist school caters for young people with complex communication needs, autism and associated learning and emotional needs and has the capacity for c30 students.
For over 16 years, Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Our colleagues' wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we're always looking for new ways to improve everyone's work/life balance. We're taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent)., Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional reward package including:
+ Life Assurance
+ Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
+ Your Wellbeing Matters - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you, including:
+ A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
+ 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
+ Cycle to Work Schemes
+ Electric Car Purchase Scheme
+ Critical illness cover
And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.

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