SEN Teacher

SEN Teacher
Location: Lewes, BN8 4EF
Salary: Negotiable depending on skills, experience & qualifications
Hours: Monday- Friday 32.5 hours (Term time only)
Our client’s Foundation is a leading charity dedicated to providing exceptional education and care for children and young adults with complex neurodisabilities, physical disabilities and health needs. Their state-of-the-art facilities and expert colleagues create a nurturing environment where individuals can thrive, reach their full potential and make a difference to their lives and that of their families.
The Role
You’ll work alongside a dynamic team, delivering tailored education to learners with diverse needs. Your focus will be on supporting students' academic, social, and emotional development. This is a hands-on teaching role where you will:
* Teaching & Learning: Deliver engaging lessons based on individual pupil profiles, fostering confidence, self-esteem, and independence in a safe and supportive environment.
* Student Support: Implement interventions in communication, emotional regulation, and personal development, while tracking and reporting on progress.
* Collaboration: Work closely with teaching assistants, therapists, and the multidisciplinary team to ensure holistic support for each student.
* Safeguarding: Uphold safeguarding policies, ensuring the safety and welfare of all students.
* Leadership & Management: Lead and develop a team of education assistants, promoting a positive and collaborative environment.
Skills and Qualifications
They welcome applications from teachers who already have a background in special educational needs, but they also welcome those who do not, but who are able to demonstrate through the recruitment process that they eager to learn.
Skills and Experience:
* Recently qualified or awaiting a new teaching post
* Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), recognized by the DfE.
* SEN experience: Knowledge of child development and experience working with pupils with special educational needs (SLD, PMLD).
* Familiar with Educational Health Care Plans (EHCPs) and their planning, monitoring, and evaluation.
* Ability to communicate effectively with non-verbal learners, parents, and professionals.
* Experience leading support staff and providing performance management for education assistants.
* Skilled at adjusting teaching methods and materials to meet the needs of diverse learners.
* Experience working with occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, and physiotherapists is desirable.
* Ability to handle the physical aspects of the role, including manual handling and using specialized equipment.
* Self-motivated, calm under pressure, adaptable, with a passion for working with children with SEND.
Other useful skills and experience:
* Relevant SEN qualification.
* Experience of working with pupils with SLD and PMLD.
* Experience working in a multidisciplinary environment.
* Experience of teaching non-verbal learners with physical disabilities, visual impairments, hearing impairments, and complex health needs.
* Knowledge and understanding of medical conditions for children with visual/hearing impairments, physical disabilities, and complex health needs.
* Understanding of how Occupational, Speech and Language Therapists, and Physiotherapists work with children and young people.
* Experience of teaching children/young people with special needs.
* Experience of working in partnership with parents and professionals
Benefits
* Discount facilities
* Enhanced Pension Scheme
Healthcare Cashplan
Cycle to Work scheme.
Employee Assistance Programme
Health & Wellbeing Centre
Death in Service benefit
Free tea/coffee/kitchen facilities
Onsite Café
Free parking.
Plus, they cover the cost for all DBS checks and renewals
To Apply
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