SEN Teacher / Early Years Teacher

AWD online; Amber Valley; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 53,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Hybrid working options

Annual leave scheme

Employee wellbeing support

Job summary

AWD online is seeking a SEN Teacher / Early Years Teacher to improve inclusion and outcomes for young children with SEND. The role operates across settings and families, providing assessment, advice and collaborative practice within a county-wide service.

Successful candidates will engage in training, supervision and CPD, with access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme where eligible, and a supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
• Experience teaching children with SEND in early years.
• Experience advising parents on assessment, shared strategies and outcomes.
• Experience working within multi-professional teams and providing advice to others.
• Ability to use appropriate assessment techniques, materials and intervention strategies, set targets and review progress.

Responsibilities

• Observe and assess children with significant or complex SEND, identify strengths and barriers, and agree appropriate learning outcomes and strategies.
• Provide practical specialist guidance, modelling and coaching to early years practitioners, supporting inclusive practice and the assess–plan–do–review cycle.
• Work collaboratively with parents, carers, SENCOs, practitioners and professionals across education, health and social care.
• Support children, families and settings through transitions between early years provision and into school.
• Plan and deliver training, briefings and professional development for practitioners and other professionals.
• Maintain accurate records, reports and advice in line with service protocols, legislation, guidance and procedures.
• Contribute to service development, quality assurance, local priorities and professional learning.
• Attend meetings, panels and multi-agency forums and represent the service appropriately.

Skills

QTS

EYFS SEND experience

Assessment skills

Multi-agency collaboration

Communication skills

IT literacy

English fluency

Job description

SEN Teacher / Early Years Teacher

Make a difference to inclusion and outcomes for young children with SEND in this specialist, county-wide role. Qualified teachers with early years SEND experience can bring assessment, advice and collaborative practice to families and settings.

This role is officially known within the organisation as a EYSEN Specialist Teacher

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: SEND Teacher, EYFS Teacher, SEND Specialist Teacher, Specialist Teacher, Advisory Teacher, Inclusion Teacher, Early Years SEND Teacher, SEN Advisory Teacher

Successful candidates can expect high-quality induction and professional supervision, continuing professional development, Teachers’ Pension Scheme access subject to eligibility, and employee wellbeing support.

SALARY: £34,069 - £52,835 per annum + £5,690 SEN2 allowance (MPS P1-6 / UPS P1-3 + SEN2 allowance) + Benefits

LOCATION: Hybrid – North East Derbyshire / Amber Valley Locality

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 32 hours and 30 minutes per week; hybrid working options are currently available subject to service needs, with arrangements discussed at interview

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an opportunity to shape inclusive early years practice while helping children with SEND achieve stronger educational outcomes. The SEN Teacher / Early Years Teacher will work across settings, families and multi-agency networks.

Through specialist assessment, practical advice and modelling, the SEN Teacher / Early Years Teacher will help practitioners build confidence, apply the graduated approach and support effective transitions.

Working within a supportive specialist service, the SEN Teacher / Early Years Teacher will contribute to training, quality practice, service development and evidence-informed support across the locality.

DUTIES

Your duties as the SEN Teacher / Early Years Teacher include:

• Assessment and Outcome Planning: Observe and assess children with significant or complex SEND, identify strengths and barriers, and agree appropriate learning outcomes and strategies
• Advice, Modelling and Coaching: Provide practical specialist guidance, modelling and coaching to early years practitioners, supporting inclusive practice and the assess–plan–do–review cycle
• Family and Multi-Agency Partnership: Work collaboratively with parents, carers, SENCOs, practitioners and professionals across education, health and social care
• Transitions and Continuity: Support children, families and settings through transitions between early years provision and into school
• Training and Professional Development: Plan and deliver training, briefings and professional development for practitioners and other professionals
• Records and Reporting: Maintain accurate records, reports and advice in line with service protocols, legislation, guidance and procedures
• Service Development and Quality: Contribute to service development, quality assurance, local priorities and professional learning
• Meetings and Representation: Attend meetings, panels and multi-agency forums and represent the service appropriately

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Experience teaching children with SEND in early years
• Experience advising parents on assessment, shared strategies and outcomes
• Experience working within multi-professional teams and providing advice to others
• Ability to use appropriate assessment techniques, materials and intervention strategies, set targets and review progress
• Strong knowledge of early child development, the Early Years Foundation Stage, SEND, suitable teaching approaches and the SEND Code of Practice
• Ability to work collaboratively with families and practitioners and translate specialist knowledge into practical guidanc
• Strong communication, active listening, organisation, report-writing, diary and workload-management skills
• Core IT skills and the ability to drive or otherwise travel to work anywhere in the county
• Fluent spoken English sufficient to communicate fully with clients and the public
• Personal resilience, reflective practice and a positive, supportive approach

DESIRABLE

• Ability to prepare and deliver training to a range of audiences
• Further study or training in a relevant area
• A relevant additional qualification, including an SEN qualification
• Evidence of continuing professional development

BENEFITS

• High-quality induction and professional supervision
• Continuing professional development opportunities
• Centrally Employed Teacher pay and conditions
• Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, subject to eligibility
• Employee benefits and wellbeing support
• Annual leave scheme
• Hybrid working options, subject to service needs and discussion at interview

This role requires a DBS Check

JOB REF: AWDO-P15386