Vacancies
1 x SEND Teacher (MPS/UPS + 1 SEND Point) Permanent Post
Full-time (1.0)
Hilltop is a forward looking, ambitious and passionately child-centred school for children and young people aged
between 2-19 with a range of severe learning difficulties and complex needs.
We are proud to serve our 116 wonderful children, young people and families from EYFS through to Key Stage 5. We put our pupils at the centre of everything we do and we are constantly striving to improve our knowledge, skills and practice.
We have a highly dedicated and hard-working team of professionals. Hilltop has exceptionally strong partnerships with the primary and secondary schools in the Maltby Learning Community.
This includes co-located Early Years Foundation Stage provision at Maltby Redwood Academy.
We give a very high priority to our own learning and have a well-developed programme of CPD and coaching for all our Teachers, including induction and training for newly and recently qualified Teachers.
For a permanent post we expect new teachers to complete a probationary term of teaching to ensure the new post
works well for both them and us.
At Hilltop, we believe in holistic support for children and families, with a focus on all aspects of a child’s life:
their education, their health, and their social needs; we are looking for a Teacher who not only shares these values,
but who actively pursues their delivery.
We are looking for:
• Enthusiastic and hardworking teachers who have experience of working with children and young people with
special educational needs and disabilities in a specialist setting.
• Teachers who are passionate about personalising learning to meet learners needs, placing children and
young people at the centre of their work.
• People who can work on their own initiative and manage the work of a class team.
• Teachers who are creative, flexible and can adapt their own thinking and practice to our children and young peoples’ needs.
• Thoughtful and reflective practitioners who are passionate about becoming outstanding specialist Teachers.
• Teachers who have experience of leading an area of the curriculum throughout the school.
• Someone with a good sense of humour and strong determination.
The post would be suitable for a teacher with previous experience of teaching within the SEND sector and experience of working with children and young people with profound and multiple needs (PMLD) or complex needs would be desirable.
We will consider applications from Newly Qualified teachers.
Visits to Hilltop are strongly encouraged, please contact
David Burdett, Headteacher, to arrange a visit on 01709 813386 / dburdett@nexusmat.org
These are possible on Friday 17th May at 10am, Tuesday 21st May 2pm, & 4pm, Friday 24th May 10am, 1pm,
Monday 10th June 10am, Tues 11th June 10:30 & 4pm.
For an application pack, please see below. Completed applications should be returned to
Hilltop School, Larch Road, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8AZ by 9am on Wednesday 12th June 2019.
Shortlisting will take place in the afternoon of Wednesday 12th June 2019 and interviews held on Tuesday 18th June 2019.
This post involves working with vulnerable children and therefore if successful you will be required to
apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level.
Further information about the this can be found at www.disclosure.gov.uk
Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 12th June 2019
Interview Date: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Job Description
Person Specification
Nexus Application Form
Full-time (1.0)
Hilltop is a forward looking, ambitious and passionately child-centred school for children and young people aged
between 2-19 with a range of severe learning difficulties and complex needs.
We are proud to serve our 116 wonderful children, young people and families from EYFS through to Key Stage 5. We put our pupils at the centre of everything we do and we are constantly striving to improve our knowledge, skills and practice.
We have a highly dedicated and hard-working team of professionals. Hilltop has exceptionally strong partnerships with the primary and secondary schools in the Maltby Learning Community.
This includes co-located Early Years Foundation Stage provision at Maltby Redwood Academy.
We give a very high priority to our own learning and have a well-developed programme of CPD and coaching for all our Teachers, including induction and training for newly and recently qualified Teachers.
For a permanent post we expect new teachers to complete a probationary term of teaching to ensure the new post
works well for both them and us.
At Hilltop, we believe in holistic support for children and families, with a focus on all aspects of a child’s life:
their education, their health, and their social needs; we are looking for a Teacher who not only shares these values,
but who actively pursues their delivery.
We are looking for:
• Enthusiastic and hardworking teachers who have experience of working with children and young people with
special educational needs and disabilities in a specialist setting.
• Teachers who are passionate about personalising learning to meet learners needs, placing children and
young people at the centre of their work.
• People who can work on their own initiative and manage the work of a class team.
• Teachers who are creative, flexible and can adapt their own thinking and practice to our children and young peoples’ needs.
• Thoughtful and reflective practitioners who are passionate about becoming outstanding specialist Teachers.
• Teachers who have experience of leading an area of the curriculum throughout the school.
• Someone with a good sense of humour and strong determination.
The post would be suitable for a teacher with previous experience of teaching within the SEND sector and experience of working with children and young people with profound and multiple needs (PMLD) or complex needs would be desirable.
We will consider applications from Newly Qualified teachers.
Visits to Hilltop are strongly encouraged, please contact
David Burdett, Headteacher, to arrange a visit on 01709 813386 / dburdett@nexusmat.org
These are possible on Friday 17th May at 10am, Tuesday 21st May 2pm, & 4pm, Friday 24th May 10am, 1pm,
Monday 10th June 10am, Tues 11th June 10:30 & 4pm.
For an application pack, please see below. Completed applications should be returned to
Hilltop School, Larch Road, Maltby, Rotherham S66 8AZ by 9am on Wednesday 12th June 2019.
Shortlisting will take place in the afternoon of Wednesday 12th June 2019 and interviews held on Tuesday 18th June 2019.
This post involves working with vulnerable children and therefore if successful you will be required to
apply for a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level.
Further information about the this can be found at www.disclosure.gov.uk
Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 12th June 2019
Interview Date: Tuesday 18th June 2019
Job Description
Person Specification
Nexus Application Form
