Trainee Teacher, SEN / High Needs

Exeter and North Devon College; Barnstaple; Presencial; GBP 24 000 - 31 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Exeter and North Devon College in Barnstaple is seeking graduates or experienced supporters who can mentor and help young people with high needs to become confident, independent and employable.

You don’t need a teaching qualification, but you must show enthusiasm and resilience. The role offers mentoring, on‑the‑job training and a Development Track toward a Level 3 Teaching Award and Cert Ed. A supportive environment aims to unlock potential and prepare students for future work.

Qualificações

• Enthusiasm and resilience to support high needs learners.
• Graduate with interest in SEN or related experience.
• Willingness to undertake on-the-job training and mentoring.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver small group sessions to post-16 students with high needs.
• Engage students who may have struggled with confidence.
• Support students to develop independence, communication and employability skills.
• Create a positive, inclusive and inspiring classroom environment.
• Work with a dedicated mentor and an Advanced Teaching Practitioner.

Conhecimentos

Enthusiasm

Resilience

Passion for SEN

Graduate

Mentoring

Descrição da oferta de emprego

We're looking for people who want to swim alongside our students, challenging them and enabling them to become confident, independent and employable. We're not looking for people who want to bark instructions and complete tasks on their behalf. You don't need a teaching qualification for this role, but you do need enthusiasm, resilience and a passion for supporting young people with high needs on their journey to independence and employment. We'll give you mentoring, on-the-job training, a reduced timetable and training to become a trained teacher with a much higher earning potential. This trainee role would suit a graduate with a passion for SEN or people experienced in supporting teenagers with mental health, learning or behavioural difficulties. If you're an outstanding graduate, youth worker, probation officer, or teaching assistant for example, we'd love to hear from you. We'll give you plenty of support from a dedicated mentor and an Advanced Teaching Practitioner. In your first year you'll be on our Development Track, leading to a Level 3 Teaching Award. In year two, we'll support you to gain your Cert Ed. What you're doing…

• delivering small group sessions to post 16 students with high needs
• engaging students who may have struggled with confidence in the past
• supporting students to develop independence, communication and employability skills
• creating a positive, inclusive and inspiring classroom environment
• a graduate with a sound academic track record or
• experience of supporting young people to find confidence, independence and work
• a confident communicator who enjoys working with young people with high needs

If your approach is to engage and challenge young people to learn for themselves and become confident, independent and employable, we really should be talking. If your approach is to instruct young people and complete tasks for them, then maybe we shouldn't…