Teacher

Career Teachers; East London; On-site; ZAR 50 000 - 200 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Special Educational Needs Teacher to join their passionate team in East London. This role involves working with students aged 13 to 19 with Moderate Learning Difficulties and Autism Spectrum Disorder. You will be responsible for planning engaging lessons that cater to individual needs, fostering independence, and promoting well-being among students. With excellent support and resources in place, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in the lives of students with special educational needs. If you're committed to making a difference in education, this role is for you.

Benefits

Free CPD

Access to Skills Network

Refer a friend scheme

Recognition programme

Affinity Extra discounts

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status or recognized overseas teaching certificate required.
• Experience working with SEND in mainstream or specialist settings needed.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver effective lessons tailored to individual student needs.
• Collaborate with staff to ensure best outcomes for students.

Skills

Experience with SEND

Excellent communication skills

Patient and understanding approach

Flexible approach

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Overseas teaching certificate

Tools

PECS

Makaton

Intensive Interaction

Rapid Prompting Method

Job description

Special Educational Needs Teacher - East London

Are you a passionate and dedicated Special Educational Needs and Disabilities teacher? Do you have an interest in working with students with SEND? A specialist Special Needs school for children aged 13 to 19 years old in East London is looking for a qualified teacher to start ASAP.

The school is a small secondary school which caters to students with Moderate Learning Difficulties (MLD) including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). They also take on a number of students with Complex Learning Needs. The school is well resourced and excellent support is in place for both staff and students, as well as excellent CPD opportunities.

Requirements

1. Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an overseas teaching certificate recognized by Naric
2. Experience of working with students with SEND within a mainstream or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) setting
3. A patient and understanding approach
4. A flexible approach
5. Excellent communication skills
6. Existing DBS check on the update service
7. Experience of PECS, Makaton, Intensive Interaction, Rapid Prompting Method and other relevant augmentative and alternative communication approaches are advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

1. Plan and deliver effective lessons which cater to the needs of individual EHCP plans
2. Be responsible for all assessments relating to class students
3. Be aware of, and remain responsible for all safeguarding of pupils within your care
4. Work collaboratively with both teaching and support staff to ensure best outcomes for students
5. Foster independence in students and promote well-being and good welfare

Benefits of working with Career Teachers:

• Free CPD
• Access to Skills Network
• Refer a friend scheme
• Recognition programme
• Affinity Extra - Thousands of discounts on multiple high street shops including coffee and cinemas, plus other benefits and a Health & Wellbeing portal.

These benefits are applicable to those who are working with Career Teachers. You will gain access to the Affinity Extra portal once you start working with us.

Important Notice: In order for you to be successful in applying for the above position you should be eligible to work in the UK, or hold a relevant work visa. Safeguarding, quality and integrity are at the heart of what we do. During the application process you are required to:

• Attend an interview in person;
• Give details for us to complete Reference checks;
• Provide an Enhanced DBS disclosure

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within education. We have a policy, as a matter of courtesy, to respond to all applications within three working days. However, because of the volume of applications, we are sometimes unable to reply to individual enquiries. If we have not contacted you within this specified time your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion, we encourage you to please apply for any other position that you may see in the future. Thank you. Career Teachers is a Recruitment Business and is advertising this vacancy on behalf of one of its Clients.