Are you an experienced Teacher looking for a new challenge? Or an Early Careers Teacher looking for an exciting and rewarding start to your journey in education?

We are looking for Unqualified or Qualified Teachers to join our Education team at The Forum School!

The Cambian Group, the UK’s largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health rehabilitation, residential care and learning disabilities is looking for an amazing, creative Teacher to join The Forum School.

The Forum School and Residential Home is a 52-week residential specialist school set in 28 acres of the beautiful Dorset countryside. We provide quality therapeutic care and education to young people with Autism, severe learning difficulties, challenging behaviour and complex needs.

The young people we educate and care for come to us with a huge variety of needs and difficulties. Our challenge is to help them build hope, confidence, knowledge and skills to unlock their potential. From innovative educational experiences to national curriculum programmes, supported by passionate teams of specialists and key workers, we actively enable each young person to achieve their personal best, all in an environment that best suits them.

Candidate Profile

We are looking for somebody who had drive and vision and is passionate about the teaching profession and committed to a high quality service. If you have an interest in working with special needs students this is an ideal place to use your skills in this highly rewarding and challenging field of education. Our teaching takes place in small classes with Teaching Assistant support. Working as part of a committed team, we need someone who can cater for the diverse needs of our students.

The Role

The main responsibilities are following schemes of work, creating medium term plans, lesson planning, delivering the curriculum to a class group and supporting students with ASD in learning activities and personal skills. You will also be expected to take on a subject or curriculum area responsibility relating to the skills and experience you can bring to the role.

You will be responsible for planning and delivering engaging and memorable learning experiences, following the Forum School’s curriculum and you will have the opportunity to work as part of an integrated skilled multi-disciplinary team, aiming to expand the horizons and improve the skills of young people.

We are looking for someone who is:

• Well organised and able to plan a structured learning environment
• Practical, creative and inventive
• Enthusiastic and energetic
• Able to interact with people in a variety of ways
• Looking to develop expertise in special needs and Autism
• Dynamic and proactive
• A contributor to the schools multi-disciplinary team approach
• Managing complex behaviours

Successful candidates will have to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post. Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care. All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks. Cambian is an equal opportunities employer.

Cambian will conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will be purely based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.