Trainee Teacher, SEN / High Needs

Bidvane; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group seeks a trainee teacher to work with post-16 students in SEN provision. The role combines teaching with a training pathway, mentoring and a reduced timetable during training.

You will gain a Level 3 Teaching Award in year one and support students to build confidence, independence and employability, with a clear route to becoming a qualified teacher.

Qualifications

• Graduate with a sound academic track record, or experience below.
• Experience supporting young people to gain confidence and independence.
• Ability to work with high needs students in small-group settings.
• Enhanced DBS check and right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Deliver small group sessions to post-16 students with high needs.
• Engage students who may have struggled with confidence in the past.
• Support students to develop independence, communication and employability skills.
• Create a positive, inclusive and inspiring classroom environment.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Resilience

Passion for high needs learners

Confident communicator

Education

Graduate with a sound academic track record, or experience below

Job description

This trainee teacher post with Exeter and North Devon Colleges Group sits in the SEN and high needs provision and teaches post-16 students in small groups. The core work is building their confidence, independence and employability, including engaging those who have struggled before. Training runs alongside the job, with a dedicated mentor, a reduced timetable and a Level 3 Teaching Award in year one before a Cert Ed. No teaching qualification is needed, but visa sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• 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

Qualifications

• Graduate with a sound academic track record, or experience below

Experience

• Experience supporting young people to find confidence, independence and work, in place of a graduate record

Skills & knowledge

• Enthusiasm, resilience and a passion for supporting young people with high needs
• Confident communicator who enjoys working with young people with high needs

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Right to work in the UK

What's offered

• Mentoring from a dedicated mentor and an Advanced Teaching Practitioner
• On-the-job training
• Reduced timetable during training
• Development Track leading to a Level 3 Teaching Award in year one
• Support to gain a Cert Ed in year two
• Route to becoming a trained teacher, with higher earning potential