Working here

CURRENT VACANCIES

Application forms and job descriptions for vacancies are available to download below. Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@woodlandsmeed.co.uk or posted to the school site.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced DBS clearance and verification of medical fitness. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Woodlands Meed is an inclusive employer and committed to ensuring applicants with a disability are guaranteed an interview provided the minimum requirements for the role are met. We will ensure any reasonable adjustments you may need to access the interview are in place. We are committed to the Government Disability Confident scheme.

A full training programme will form part of your induction and a comprehensive INSET training package will equip you to meet the needs of our learners.

We offer all staff access to a bespoke employee wellbeing programme.

Teaching Assistants

Permanent, full time and part-time positions available.

Full time staff work 35 hours per week, term time only - 8.45 to 4pm Monday to Friday (5pm on Tuesdays). Please specify what hours you are available to work if applying for part-time.

Interested applicants need to have experience or a keen interest in meeting the needs of learners with a wide range of special needs and the ability to contribute positively to a team of class staff.

NJC Grade 4 /5 (scp 5-8) dependent on experience.

Pro rata salary SCP 4-8 £19150-£20129

There are vacancies for teaching assistants opening up regularly throughout the year.

We welcome applications for Teaching Assistant roles at any time due to length of time taken to complete pre-employment checks.

Cleaner

We are looking for hard-working & reliable cleaning operatives at Woodlands Meed School, Chanctonbury Rd, Burgess Hill, Sussex, RH15 9EY.

Join our friendly in-house cleaning team, permanent position, 3 hours per day from 16:00 to 19:00 Monday to Friday, with 25 days annual leave (to be taken in school holidays) plus bank holidays.

You will have your own area within the school to care for and make your own.

Experience is desirable but not essential as full training and support will be given.

£9067 per annum with the option of joining our Local Government Pension Scheme

Closing date - ongoing

Class teachers EYFS-KS5

Woodlands Meed seeking permanent teachers, to start January 2025.

Woodlands Meed is a foundation special school and college with a wide range of learning difficulties and complex special needs, including Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. We are also a Specialist School for Communication, Autism and Careers Education.

We are a dynamic, positive and enthusiastic organisation with a commitment to supporting the professional development of teachers. We will arrange your transition into Woodlands Meed and provide you with the training and support to meet your individual needs. We are committed to supporting CPD and have invested in the IRIS programme, a recording and review tool to support staff development and best practice in education. We will support your development of a subject area at Woodlands Meed and will give you training and financial support to help you develop and grow a subject area.

All teachers at Woodlands Meed need to be flexible and have the knowledge to deliver all curriculum subjects. We are looking for teachers who are looking to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team that provide an individualised approach to learning. The ability to lead a team of support staff and to personalise learning are key skills.

We are recruiting full-time and part-time teacher roles. We can be flexible to accommodate your experience in various key stages and would welcome applications for teachers across:

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
Primary (Key Stage 1 and 2)
Secondary (Key Stage 3 and 4)
Secondary and Sixth Form (Key stage 4 and 5)

Follow the link to our website here https://www.woodlandsmeed.co.uk/ to see our amazing curriculum and all the staff benefits we offer our team. We will be arranging tours of the school and college so you can see the buildings and meet the team. We look forward to meeting you!

Email your applications to recruitment@woodlandsmeed.co.uk

ECT’s / TMS / UPS - plus SEN1 allowance.

Closing date; 11th October 2024

Interviews; week beginning 21st October 2024

Class teachers Complex Needs

Woodlands Meed seeking permanent Complex Needs class teacher, to start January 2025.

Woodlands Meed is a foundation special school and college with a wide range of learning difficulties and complex special needs, including Autistic Spectrum Conditions and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. We are also a Specialist School for Communication, Autism and Careers Education.

We are a dynamic, positive and enthusiastic organisation with a commitment to supporting the professional development of teachers. We will arrange your transition into Woodlands Meed and provide you with the training and support to meet your individual needs. We are committed to supporting CPD and have invested in the IRIS programme, a recording and review tool to support staff development and best practice in education. We will support your development of a subject area at Woodlands Meed and will give you training and financial support to help you develop and grow a subject area.

We need a full-time class teacher but we can accommodate part-time teacher roles. To work with inspiring and engaging pupils with complex levels of need which may include:

• Physical and mobility difficulties,
• Medical needs
• Communication needs
• Severe Learning disabilities
• Feeding and intimate care needs

The successful applicant for this role will be:

• Highly skilled in adapting the curriculum to champion the needs of a diverse range of learners
• Able to demonstrate creative and innovative approaches to learning
• Have a comprehensive understanding of a range of communication approaches
• Able to celebrate small, but important achievements in learning
• Able to motivate and lead a team of support staff and liaise effectively with a range of multi-disciplinary professionals

We can be flexible to accommodate your experience in various key stages and would welcome applications for teachers across:

Primary (Key Stage 1 and 2)
Secondary (Key Stage 3 and 4)
Secondary and Sixth Form (Key stage 4 and 5)

Follow the link to our website https://www.woodlandsmeed.co.uk/ to see our amazing curriculum and all the staff benefits we offer our team. We will be arranging tours of the school and college so you can see the buildings and meet the team. We look forward to meeting you!