Job Description

Music Teacher

Southlands School, Lymington, Hampshire

16 hours per week

£13,728 annual salary

Do you have a passion for inspiring young people through music?

At Southlands School, we offer an extensive curriculum to our students and currently require an enthusiastic and committed music teacher. You will have a flexible, creative and practical approach to learning and be responsible for developing individualised / small group programs. You will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Knowledge, skills and abilities we are looking for:

• Knowledge of specific subject area to be taught.
• Knowledge of and ability to deliver outstanding educational practice.
• Knowledge of learning disabilities and support strategies.
• Ability to make learning fun and engaging.
• Ability to plan and prepare educational activities to meet specified needs and review their effectiveness.
• Ability to form and promote positive relationships with young people.
• Ability to communicate clearly, accurately and promptly, at all levels, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to carry out appropriate interventions where necessary to safeguard self and others.
• Ability to evaluate own performance, identify own training needs, engage in continuous personal development.

Qualifications:

• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Current car driving license with no disqualifications or serious offences within past 3 years (only scored where minibus driving required).

The School:

The role a teacher at Southlands School, an Ofsted rated Outstanding autism specialist setting, is vitally important in ensuring our student’s flourish. Working in specialist education requires flexibility, adaptability and enthusiasm from the post holder.

At Southlands School there is an emphasis on high quality teaching and learning where purposeful teaching, high expectations, the monitoring of progress and positive reinforcement through a robust pastoral system, are a must. The Education Team works together with the Clinical and Care Teams to meet the needs of our students, offer a shared vision and goals and ensure positive home-school partnerships.

Requirements for an Enhanced DBS and reference checking will be undertaken in line with government regulations and safer recruitment best practice. Whilst we endeavour to keep the recruitment process as short as possible due to the nature of these important checks it may extend the processing time. xrlawcv All young people are equally entitled to have their needs met in a fair and balanced way. Cambian Group employees are responsible for promoting equal opportunities for all and for challenging any behaviour or practice which discriminates against any young person or colleague on the grounds of race, religion, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation or any other perceived difference.