Art Teacher and SAL

Salary M1 - UPS3 £32,916 - £51,047 + SEN (Additional allowances pending relevant experience)

Location Stansfield Academy, Exeter, EX2 7LB

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Vacancy

This is an exciting opportunity to both teach Art at Stansfield Academy, and with the additional role of leading the Art curriculum across the Trust as part of the Trust School Development Team.

The role is based at Stansfield Academy where you will be responsible for Art provision and teach Art- up to GCSE level- for 4 days a week. As part of the broader Trust wide role, the successful candidate will have 1 day a week release to support the implementation and quality assurance of the Trust Art curriculum.

This excellent opportunity to make a difference will involve travel to our Trust academies in Devon and Cornwall, as well as times where you will be home based. We are looking for an experienced and exceptional candidate to drive forwards the quality of the Art curriculum and provision at Stansfield, as well as to support its implementation and impact across the Trust Art Subject Network.

Our ideal candidate will have excellent teamwork and communication skills, boundless patience and resilience and the ability and enthusiasm to make a difference with pupils who have a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.

For a full list of duties, please see the job description below.

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and we may carry out an online check.

About the Academy

Stansfield Academy is an Alternative Provision setting providing full time education for children from 4-16 years of age.

Catchment includes Central Devon including Exeter, East Devon and Mid Devon working closely with Devon County Council to ensure a swift transition both into and out of the Academy to minimise the impact on pupil’s learning.

For more academy information visit Stansfield Academy (Exeter) - Wave MAT

Wave Trust: What we believe and what we do

Who We Are

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

We Aim To

Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.
Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.
Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.
We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.
Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.
Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

The Benefits

Health &
Wellbeing

Pension

Training &
Development

Employee Assistance
Programme

Cycle to
Work Scheme

Free
Parking

Pension Scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Counselling
Occupational Health Services
Professional Development & Training
Salary depending on experience
Cycle to Work Scheme
Tech Scheme
Free Will Writing Benefit
Health & Wellbeing Champion
Company sick pay dependent on service
Free refreshments in workplaces

Our Values

Evidence shows that the values we embody empower young people to succeed; these are the values we are looking for when we recruit new staff or work with new stakeholders.

BE POSITIVE

We value positivity, no matter what the circumstances. It is our intention to stay constructive, optimistic and confident both for and with our young people and their families.

HAVE EMPATHY

We are kind, we have empathy. We consider the consequences of our decisions, large and small on those around us.

SHOW RESPECT

We conduct ourselves in ways that earn the trust of those around us. We respect each other and those we work with.

WORK AS ONE TEAM

We depend on teamwork and the relationships we have. When we work together we are stronger. Together we will achieve more.

BE INCLUSIVE

Everybody is treated fairly and equally; no-one is marginalised or left behind. We are inclusive, we embrace the human spirit. We value diversity of people and thought.