Sen Teacher

Full Job Description

Call/email Alisdair to get an application form to complete and also a full job description.

This SEN/SEMH school is part of a UK wide SEN Schools group of over 20 schools - they are the 6th largest provider of SEN education and care in the UK.

This is a specialist school providing education for young people aged 11 to 19 with complex care needs including behaviours that challenge and learning disabilities, often in association with autism spectrum conditions.

Essential Criteria : PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training.

Location : Wakefield Contract Type : Full-time Hours : 40 hours per week

Salary : £30,000 - £44,870 per annum (M1 - UPS2) Closing date: Wednesday 15th May 2024

Skills/Qualifications/Experience:

Qualified Teacher status

Experience in achieving outstanding outcomes

Thorough working knowledge of the curriculum and how to adapt this for pupils with SEN

Experience of working with young people with ASD

Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures

Ability to create and maintain strong nurturing relationships with young people

Experience of managing a range of approaches to learning, to include the students with anxiety.

Knowledge of strategies and visual teaching methods to engage reluctant learners.

A flexible approach, a high level creativity and the ability to adapt teaching to meet individual needs

The Role

As the Class Teacher, your role will be to provide high quality teaching that will enable pupils to make progress not just academically but socially and emotionally.

Class sizes are small (up to 8 student), highly supported by some great Teaching Assistants (typically 1:1) and complimented by a superb therapy team.

The role will give you the opportunity to showcase your creativity as you’ll support the planning and delivery of a very broad and balanced curriculum to enable our pupils to achieve their full potential in all areas.

To facilitate this, you’ll plan and deliver lessons across a number of subjects that support young people achieving accreditation, building self-esteem and confidence

You’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to Classroom Support Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.

Naturally, you will take responsibility for implementing school policies and practices, including those relating to safeguarding and equality of opportunity. Additionally; you will also be expected to carefully monitoring the health, well-being and personal care of the pupils; informing Pastoral/Clinical/ SEND support teams and any other relevant professionals of any concerns.

Benefits:

Training and Development

This schools' group strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people they support. They offer a wide range of programmes and opportunities to all employees to improve your skills and further your career.

Save money on your bills!!

With the cost of living rising they have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further. Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are. You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more. You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme.

Competitive Pay and Reward

Every year they compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. They also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Pension and Life Assurance.

UK Health Cash Plan

This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

Employee Assistance Programme

Your health and wellbeing is very important to this Group and they have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.

Refer a friend for £1,000

They’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

School Staffing Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.