Mechanics Instructor

**Job title: Mechanics Instructor** **Location: Westbourne School, Sutton-in-Ashfield** **Salary: Up to £30,000 per annum** **Contract: Permanent, Term Time** **Hours: 37.5 hours per week** As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a Mechanics Instructor to join our new specialist Autism & Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties provision - Westbourne School. If you are looking to join a dedicated teamin a School that will welcome your ideas and aim to re-engage the young people we teach, come join the team based in Sutton-in-Ashfield. If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and re-engage our young people, we would like to hear from you. **About the role** We require a Mechanics Instructor who has the ability to make a significant contribution to our school. **Who are we looking for?** If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and aim to re-engage the young people we teach, we would like to hear from you. **About us** Westbourne School is a specialist SEN school which is based in Sutton-in-Ashfield and has an occupancy of 49 pupils. We cater for children aged 11-18 who have Social, Emotional and Mental Health challenges (SEMH). Classes are located in the original schoolbuilding, with classrooms brought right up to date with top class learning and vocational facilities. There are also a number of residential Children’s homes aligned to Westbourne School. We are opening a new School site later this year to add to the capacity of Children we look after, which will sit in the Westbourne cluster. This will be an exciting opportunity to drive the expansion of the site. The aim of the school is to provide specialist individual support to each child, enabling them to reach their potential so they can live fulfilling and productive lives. We provide the young people with as much freedom as possible while offering a safe andsupervised environment. This is achievable due to the dedication and support from a range of employed professionals who are passionate, reliable and understanding including dedicated education, care and clinical teams. Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches thatprovide measurable outcomes for those in our care. **Why join Acorn Education & Care?** **Benefits** **Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including**: - Holidays are equivalent to 5.6 weeks per annum - Life Assurance - Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions - "Your Wellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks **And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**: - A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits - 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad - Cycle to Work Schemes - Electric Car Purchase Scheme - Critical illness cover **And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the livesof others.