SEN Teacher - English
Location: Caterham, Surrey
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Salary : £31,350 - £47,839 per year (M1 - UPS3 Fringe) Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
Hours: 40 hours per week
We're currently looking to recruit a Teacher specialising in English to join an SEN secondary school based in Caterham. The successful candidate will be delivering high quality teaching and learning. The students are aged between 11 - 16 with difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Autism.
Key Duties:
You will be accountable to the school leadership teams to provide the following roles and responsibilities:
- To contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
- To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
- To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
- To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
- To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
- To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.
- To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge.
- To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism in order to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.
- To work in a non-confrontational way to ensure individual needs are met.
Skills & Qualifications
- PGCE, QTS, or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training
- Ability to teach English up to GCSE level
- Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with ASD, SEMH and PDA profile
- Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures
- Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge
Benefits:
- Life assurance
- Competitive Pension
- * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
Interested?
Please apply with your updated CV and we will be in contact!