LOCATION:
2 High Street Perth, PH1 5PH
SALARY:
£33,594 - £50,589 per year pro rata
CONTRACT TYPE:
Permanent
POSITION TYPE:
Full Time
HOURS:
35 hours per week
We currently have the following opportunity:
Peripatetic Outreach Teachers 1.7FTE - PKC12991
£33,594 - £50,589 (pro-rata)
Based at 2 High Street, Perth
In the Outreach Teacher post you will provide support within primary schools on a peripatetic basis, to enhance learning for children in mainstream class settings, who have Communication, Social, Emotional or Behavioural needs, Autism or who have experienced trauma.
The role covers the five areas of identification and assessment, planning and support, consultation, training and building capacity and partnership working. The post holders will work alongside school staff and other partner agencies.
The children supported may, for a variety of reasons have missed out on learning experiences which promote development of skills and readiness to learn. The range of needs will include the requirement for specific evidence-based approaches that support teaching and learning. The role will involve planned and time limited interventions.
The planned and time limited interventions will be agreed at the start of the piece of work and can be adjusted in response to review of needs. They will involve at least one of the following:
* Advice and consultation around the meeting of needs.
* Contribution to identification, assessment and planning, in partnership with families and partners.
* Small group and one to one teaching, planned and delivered in collaboration with class teachers and other support staff.
* Use of intervention materials to meet agreed targets.
* Support colleagues to build capacity to support children with additional support needs in the classroom
Please note this post is permanent to Perth & Kinross Council but your location may vary.
Skills & Experience Required
You must:
* Have a diploma / degree in Primary Education with significant experience in the Primary sector.
* Have or be eligible for, full GTC Scotland registration.
* Have experience of planning and using active learning, differentiated and child-centred approaches.
* Have had experience of working with children and young people with a range of additional support needs.
* Be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of relevant current curriculum and assessment issues and developments.
* Be able to use ICT in relation to learning and teaching.
* Be able to apply/develop a variety of teaching strategies, adapted to the needs and interests of pupils with additional support needs.
* Have knowledge and experience of the application of relational approaches.
* Be able to provide feedback to pupils and their parents on issues related to making progress and realising potential.
* Be able to collaborate effectively with colleagues within education and wider services.
* Have a valid driving licence as this post requires you to travel to a variety of locations across Perth and Kinross.
Ideally you will:
* Have experience in writing Individualised Educational Programmes.
* Have undertaken CPD opportunities relevant to the post.
* Be CALM trained (de-escalation) or willing to undertake CALM (de-escalation) training.
* Have experience in undertaking assessment using Milestones for Learners with Complex Additional Support Needs.
Working at Perth & Kinross Council
We have a vision of a confident and ambitious Perth and Kinross, to which everyone can contribute and all can share.
Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities. In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours.