About Oak Activities
Oak Activities is a leading Alternative Provision education provider based across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, supporting young people through a holistic and blended learning approach. With 8 sites and over 100 staff, Oak is making a tangible difference in the lives of children and young adults in our communities.
Oak Activities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children. We abide by our Safer Recruitment policy strictly including right to work checks, identification checks, referencing checks and DBS checks.
Role Overview
The purpose of this role is to plan and deliver 1:1 and small group sessions to pupils who struggle to access mainstream education because of SEN, SEMH or medical needs, or are awaiting a specialist school setting.
We have roles available across our provisions in Huntingdon (Cambs), Comberton (Cambs), and Winyates (Peterborough).
Internally, this role will be known as Alternative Provision Teacher.
This is a full-time, term-time only role, working from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
The salary range for this position is £32,000 to £36,000. The successful candidate will be awarded a salary commensurate with their experience.
Core Responsibilities
- Planning, preparing, and delivering a range of sessions and evaluate these activities to inform future learning and ensure we meet the diverse needs and interests of each child
- Providing learning opportunities for every student commensurate to her/his needs, abilities, and stage of development, by teaching a programme that gives each student the opportunity to experience success, and which challenges all students to achieve their full potential.
- Establish effective and positive relationships with students based on mutual respect, recognition of the individuality of each student and affirming their cultural identity.
- To engage with transition with young people, exploring their barriers to learning in a school setting and working collaboratively with the school and Local Authority/agencies to support this transition.
- To work as part of a committed and enthusiastic Oak Activities team focused on teaching pupils at various locations throughout Cambridgeshire.
- To maintain individual records for each child based on observation and interaction, in order to monitor and track their progress and as a tool for planning and assessment.
- To work in close partnership with schools, parents/carers/multi agency teams
- To behave in a warm, friendly yet professional manner towards customers, colleagues, children, and parents/carers adhering to full safeguarding practices.
- To be key worker/lead tutor for a small group of students and support with their pastoral welfare.
- To attend and participate in meetings as required.
- To attend any training for professional development to keep up to date with personal development and regulations.
You may be expected to carry out other duties commensurate with the post as directed by the Alternative Provision Manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- 5 GCSEs including English and Maths - Essential
- Degree relevant to specialist subject - Essential
- Evidence of involvement in continuing professional development activities - Essential
- Higher degree or further professional qualifications - Essential
- QTS - Essential
Successful experience of:
- 1:1 tuition teaching leading to strong student progress - Essential
- Developing and implementing inspiring teaching materials to improve student performance - Essential
- Raising the attainment of SEND and/or alternative provision students through positive interventions - Essential
- Forming positive relationships with young people and parents - Essential
- Supporting students with ACEs through a trauma-informed approach - Desirable
- Liaising with external agencies to support a young person - Desirable
- Implementing the principles of Cambridge Therapeutic Thinking - Desirable
Knowledge and skills
- Understanding of child-safeguarding issues and successful measures that promote and ensure the safe-guarding of children - Essential
- Ability to adapt and teach core subjects including English & Maths to a Grade 4 standard/Functional Skills - Essential
- Excellent organisation skills - Essential
- Excellent communication skills - Essential
- Excellent subject knowledge and the ability to plan and teach a Specialist Subject - Essential
- Ability to form effective working relationships - Essential
- Understanding of emotional literacy - Desirable
Personal attributes
- Reflective practitioner with a creative approach to problem solving - Essential
- Able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills - Essential
- Honesty and integrity - Essential
- Strong team player - Essential
Further Information
We offer competitive salary and benefits packages, including life insurance, pension and professional development opportunities. As a teacher at Oak Activities, you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of students and contribute to their academic success. If you are passionate about education and dedicated to helping students reach their full potential, we encourage you to apply.
Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your qualifications for this position. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Oak Activities does not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
All applicants should be aware that they must undergo child protection screening appropriate for each job role. It’s an offence for any organisation to offer employment that involves regular contact with young people under the age of 18 to anyone who has been convicted of certain specified offences, or those who are included on lists considered unsuitable for such work held by the Department of Education.
It is also an offence for people convicted of such offences to apply for work with young people. If you are successful throughout your application, you will be subject to satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed. Further information about the Disclosure and Barring Service can be found at www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service.
Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. Oak Activities employees are expected to abide by the Company’s safeguarding policy, code of conduct, and will attend Safeguarding training.
Oak Activities reserves the right to invite successful candidates to interview prior to the closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested candidates to submit their applications without delay.
Thank you for your interest in working at Oak Activities.
Pay: £32,000.00-£36,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Licence/Certification:
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
