Position: SEN Teacher - Autism
Location: Nottingham
Salary: >£38.2k
Role: Permanent
Mayfield Recruitment are currently looking for a SEN Teacher - Autism in the Nottingham area on a permanent basis. The position will be working with 5- 19 year olds so the candidate must have at least 2 years’ experience working with ASC.
Job description for the SEN Teacher – Autism position
•The SEN Teacher will be enabling each student to independently contribute to society, embrace lifelong learning and achieve without a ceiling.
•You will be working with a range of candidates with varying levels of qualification and must have experience in working with 5-19 year olds
•The successful candidate will be delivering small group sessions at a base specifically crafted for a small group of students.
•The SEN Teacher must be able to build trusting relationships and provide security to vulnerable learners
Essential experience for the SEN Teacher - Autism:
•An understanding of a variety of behaviour management techniques, with a focus on resolution management followed by developmental reflection.
•To be able to work in partnership with a number of professionals, as well as parents/carers.
•Experience and passion for working outside of the conventional classroom and embracing outdoor learning,
•A practical understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education legislation
Essential Skills for the SEN Teacher – Autism:
•Behaviour management and de-escalation techniques
•Empathy and sensitivity to the needs of learners with an ASC
Preferred Qualifications for the SEN Teacher – Autism:
•Qualified Teacher Status in Secondary or Special Education
•A knowledge of, and up to date qualifications in, the safe handling of students (Team Teach).
•First Aid
•Autism Level 1&2 preferred
Key Responsibilities
•Planning Schemes of Work with a creative, yet target based approach
•Advocating outdoor learning,
•Responsibility for leading progression with student’s autism and/or associated behaviours.
•Responsibility for marking students’ work in line with the marking policy and feeding back to students and leaders.
•Able to embed fundamental British values and opportunities for students to increase their spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.
•To follow a self-constructed Scheme of Work in line with a long-term plan,
•Use assessment software to monitor students’ progress, the analysis of which will feed into planning.
•Report on the progress of students’ both in subjects and related to their autism.
•Timely completion of teacher and student assessment documentation.
•Able to highlight and request resources to best impact the academic progress of the student.
•Responsibility to lead some inset day sessions
•Attend and contribute to departmental meetings as and when required
•Responsibility for taking ownership of own continued professional development and performance management process.
•To keep up to date with latest educational advances and research in the field.
•Responsibility for attending moderation sessions
•Responsibility for embracing the local community and planning session in order to have an impact on the local area.
Compliance responsibilities
•Have an awareness of the risk assessment for bases in which you will work
•Demonstrate a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
Administrative Responsibilities for the SEN Teacher – Autism:
•Preparation of Schemes of Work and communication of these to the relevant parties
•Preparation of any resources for lessons.
•Responsible for the input of data to, and analysis of reports from, planning and logging software.
•Contribute to Risk Assessments where sessions deem this a requirement.
•Bi-annually contributing to reports to be communicated home to parents.
Hours
•Monday - Friday 08:30am-15:30pm Full time, Term time
•190 contact days
•5 inset days
•Salary £30,992.09 - £38,294.25