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Job role:                    Cover Supervisor

Location:                   The Grange Therapeutic School, Oakham, East Midlands

Hours:                        37 hours per week

Salary:                        £23,100 per annum 

Contract:                    Permanent, term time only

Be the educator you’ve always wanted to be.  As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Cover Supervisor to join our close-knit team at The Grange Therapeutic School. If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a challenging and rewarding environment, we would like to hear from you.

About us

Set in the peaceful Leicestershire countryside, The Grange Therapeutic School offers residential care and day school places for boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 18 who have social, emotional and mental health needs or high functioning autism.  We offer children a wide range of creative indoor and outdoor learning opportunities and extracurricular activities.  

We are part of Acorn Care and Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career.

Acorn Care and Education is part of the Outcomes First Group.

About the Role

Joining our team of dedicated staff, you will be responsible for providing day to day cover for teacher absences. There is an expectation that work will be provided however in some cases you will have to use your own resources if the absence is sudden.

You will be based across Lower and Upper School and will also be expected to support in activities inside and outside of the classroom as part of our varied curriculum.

Who we are looking for?

We are looking for a cover supervisor who wants to help pupils achieve qualifications and improve the social and emotional welfare. The successful candidate may regard this as a stepping-stone to teaching.

No two days are the same at The Grange so we want staff who can work at pace to turn ‘can’t do’ into ‘want to’ and are motivated by working with children with special needs. You will be motivated by your belief that every child can achieve and reach their potential.  The ideal candidate will be resilient, have a calm and engaging demeanour and enjoy working with children.

Whilst previous experience of working within an SEN environment would be desirable, the right motivation, personal qualities and levels of resilience are just as important.

Why join Acorn Education & Care?

Benefits

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 children 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 the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

JOB ID 194657