Unqualified Teacher – Active Citizens Lead

Overview and Responsibilities

Location: Aurora Cedars, Wolverhampton

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week

Salary: £21,731 to £33,902 depending on experience

Closing Date: 20th November 2024

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs.

As part of our growth strategy; we’re really pleased to have opened a new Primary and Secondary ASC/SEMH school in 2023 in Wolverhampton with a proposed capacity of 80 students aged between 5-19.

The building has been redeveloped; and work has been done to design the look and feel of the school to ensure it fulfils its potential of an amazing learning environment with the facilities to allow students to access a varied curriculum in a calm and nurturing environment with a team that strives to give every student the confidence and opportunities to achieve.

The Headteacher is looking for fun, passionate, dedicated, and driven staff to help support her vision for the pupils and the school environment. She is committed to offering a truly unique workplace environment, embedded with a supportive culture, positive ethos, strong teamwork, and personal drive, with further career opportunities as both the school and Aurora, as a company, grows.     

We are currently looking for an Active Citizens Lead to join our new school.

The main purpose of the role:

To develop and run our bespoke Active Citizens Curriculum at Aurora Cedars. Providing outdoor and off-site activities, visits and trips to expand the opportunities and learning outcomes for our pupils. Linking the experiences and opportunities to Princes Trust Qualifications. Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the Active Citizens Curriculum is inclusive, varied and engaging. In consultation with the Headteacher, support with the delivery of the curriculum at Aurora Cedars.

Key duties:

• Set expectations and challenges for pupils to help them achieve their full potential
• Work with the Head Teacher and SLT to ensure that Personalised Learning Plans are used to set specific targets to match experiences to pupil’s needs
• Ensure curriculum coverage, continuity and progression in your subject for all pupils, including those of high ability and those with specific needs
• Managing effective development of pupils individual and collaborative skills necessary for them to become increasingly independent when out of school.
• Establish and implement clear policies and practices for assessing, recording and reporting of pupil achievement, and for using this information to recognise achievement and it assist pupils in setting targets for further improvement.
• Establish clear targets for pupil development and evaluate progress and achievement by all pupils, including those with special educational and linguistic needs.
• Prioritise and manage own time effectively.
• Maintain existing resources and explore opportunities to develop or incorporate new resources from a wide range of sources inside and outside the school.

A Full and detailed Job Description is available on request. Email Karen Barnfield, Recruitment Partner at karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com

Skills and Qualifications

Experience and Qualifications:

• Knowledge and understanding of the characteristics of high quality teaching and the main strategies for improving and sustaining high standards of teaching, learning and achievement of all pupils.
• Experience and knowledge in delivering outdoor education.
• Desirable Outdoor First Aid Qualification (16 hours)
• Desirable HLTA qualification
• Desirable but not essential Outdoor Education Qualifications and skills, such as; NGB Outdoor Specific Qualifications, Forest School, Bushcraft Competency.
• High level of behaviour management experience

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

• Training and Development

Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career. 

• Save money on your bills!!

With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme. 

• Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension and Life Assurance.

• UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

• Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7. 

• Refer a friend for £1,000

We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

How to apply?

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details. If you need any assistance or would like any more information please contact Karen in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.