SEN Teacher

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School; Coventry; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, part of The Romero Catholic Academy, invites you to join our dedicated SEN team. We are seeking an ambitious and nurturing SEN teacher to deliver personalised learning for pupils with additional needs.

The successful candidate will work closely with the SENCo, plan engaging activities, and collaborate with parents, governors, and the local community to uphold our high faith-inspired standards and inclusive ethos.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with SEN expertise.
• Experience with pupils with ASD / non-verbal needs desirable.
• Ability to plan engaging activities tailored to each child.

Responsibilities

• Be passionate about inclusive learning and raising standards.
• Work with the SENCo to tailor provision for every child.
• Plan activities to engage, motivate and inspire pupils.
• Collaborate with staff and families to build a strong team.

Skills

Inclusive learning

SEN experience

Team collaboration

ASD experience

Lesson planning

Education

Qualified teacher status

Job description

The Romero Catholic Academy and Saint Patrick's Primary School are seeking to recruit an ambitious, nurturing and dedicated SEN teacher to join our family to support the children in our SEN provision. The SEN provision within our school supports a small group of pupils with additional learning needs who are currently working outside of age-related expectations. The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering personalised, high‑quality learning experiences tailored to each child’s individual profile. We welcome applications from qualified teachers who have substantial experience leading learning within an SEN environment.

We wish to appoint an exceptional individual who can nurture and cherish the uniqueness of every child as we guide and support them through their journey of faith and education. If you want to be part of a school team and a wider Academy with high aspirations; where we develop children that grow and succeed.

The successful candidate will:

• Be passionate about inclusive learning and committed to raising standards for all children.
• Work closely with the SENCo to ensure provision is tailored for every child.
• Plan activities which engage, motivate and inspire pupils.
• Contribute to constructive team - building with staff and families.
• Bring new qualities and strengths to our school
• Be committed to working with parents, governors and the local community;
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills and commitment to work as part of a team
• Experience with pupils with complex ASD / non-verbal needs is desirable.

We can offer you:

• A strong Catholic ethos where everyone is valued
• A welcoming and friendly team of staff
• A Senior Leadership Team who value, nurture and empower all staff
• A chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy children
• Future professional development within an innovative and ambitious school
• An exciting curriculum with collaborative opportunities across the wider Romero Academy
• A supportive and committed Local Academy Committee

The Romero Catholic Academy operates a refer a friend scheme of £200 for the referrer. If you have been referred to this vacancy by a current employee, please highlight this within the section headlined "Where did you first hear of this vacancy?" on the application form. All rules relating to the referrals are provided within the TRCA Refer a Friend Policy on our website.

We are committed to safeguarding children. As part of the pre‑employment process, an enhanced DBS Check, Prohibition Checks, Childcare Disqualification (where appropriate) and Online/Social media screening will be undertaken in addition to other relevant background checks. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Safeguarding is our top priority, and we encourage all applicants to review our safeguarding and child protection policy which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our students.

We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications.

For further details on the role including the location of the roles please contact Hannah Gibson (MAC Strategic Lead for SEN) [e-mail]