The starting salary for this role is £47,826 - £60,186 per annum for working full-time (teachers' terms and conditions). This is a 12-month fixed term contract.

Are you looking for a new opportunity to develop your career working in a unique flagship service rated as ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted?

The Hope Service is a multi-agency service for young people age 11-18 who are experiencing complex mental health, emotional, social, and behavioural challenges. It is based across 2 sites, Epsom and Guildford. We also have Extended Hope which is a short-term residential home for young people to be assessed and supported in a safe environment for 7/10 days, and also provide out of hours emergency support.

Please see the Hope Website for further details.

This is a full-time post (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm) across the 2 sites, Epsom and Guildford. You will enjoy the same term dates/holidays as an education provision. Your Line Manager will be the General Manager at Hope.

Hope is a partnership between health services, children’s services, and education, who work together to provide support to our young people and the community and through the daytime provision where you will be based overseeing the teachers. The team is made up of Social Workers, Nurses, Teachers, Psychologists, Art and Drama Therapists, Psychiatrists, Systemic Family Workers, and Activity Workers.

At our previous inspection we were rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.

To be shortlisted to interview for this position your application will clearly evidence:

• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Experience of working within education.
• Experience of line managing teachers.
• The confidence to facilitate Ofsted Inspections and liaise with partner agencies.
• An ability to work alongside children and young people experiencing challenging mental health episodes.
• Flexibility to work across 2 sites, Epsom and Guildford.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on Monday 22nd August 2022 with interviews to follow.

An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.

Contact Details

For an informal discussion please contact Nick Ridley, Teacher in Charge, by e-mail at[email protected].

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Benefits

From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. For more information about the wide variety of benefits you can take advantage of please visit MyBenefits for Surrey County Council staff.

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all under represented groups.