We have an opportunity for a passionate, motivated and innovative Classroom Teacher to join us at Linden Bridge School. We are looking for an inspirational teacher with the ability to create a nurturing learning environment and meets Teacher Standards.  

We are looking for teachers who can demonstrate:  

•  Experience in or the desire to understand more about of the learning styles of pupils with autism/communication difficulties  
•  Experience in or the desire to learn how to support pupils in their social communication and emotional regulation
•  A creative approach to best enable access to the curriculum for our all of our learners. 

We  will support your professional development to become an outstanding classroom practitioner, this includes:  

• The opportunity to plan from a progressive, sequential curriculum, delivering an individualised approach to access based on students’ profile of need, working creatively as part of a multi professional team.  
• Being part of a Trust who have expertise in all areas of SEND.  
• A comprehensive induction and training package including TEACCH; Behaviour for Learning; Attention Autism, Zones of Regulation. 

At Linden Bridge teaching and supporting communication skills is key to enabling pupils to communicate their needs, wants, feelings, worries and opinions, whether using verbal language or autism specific strategies.  We promote a strong safeguarding culture in our schools to ensure the safety of well-being of all pupils.   

Working in our school within The Howard Partnership Trust provides a wealth of opportunities to include excellent career progression options. Regardless of your experience or level of responsibility you will have a range of exciting opportunities to ensure you are improving your craft. 

THPT offer an extensive Rewards and Benefits Scheme that includes Loyalty & Service Awards, access to discount schemes and membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme.

Tours to the school are warmly welcomed, if you would like to request a tour of the school, please contact Linden Bridge School to arrange.

 If you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact the THPT HR Team by email.

 All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. 

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

We really want you to shine as part of our application and selection process, so that you can truly perform at your best and feel comfortable. Our processes are extremely flexible, so please let us know what we can do so that you can be at your best throughout the application and selection stages.

Early applications are encouraged.   We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement.

Values and Behaviours

We are a values-based organisation and seek to recruit individuals who can demonstrate our values. Please ensure your supporting statement reflects our values. 

Our values are: 

• Integrity – displaying honesty and having strong moral principles 
• Partnership – working together and taking collective ownership to achieve the same goals 
• Advocacy – working hard on behalf of others to maximise their success 
• Resilience – finding success again after something difficult or negative has happened 
• Compassion – displaying empathy towards and a desire to help others 
• Aspiration – aiming high to achieve success 

Safeguarding and Further Information

The successful candidate will be subject to satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). 

 The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to  be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment. 

 As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).