[230207R1] Autism/SEND Complex Needs Teacher
The Springfields Academy, Calne, Wiltshire, SN11 0DSThis job expired on 15 May 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
15 May 2023 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 February 2023
Job details
Job role
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Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS - UPS
Additional allowances
SEN allowance
What skills and experience we're looking for
The role requires the successful candidate to have an understanding/commitment to understanding the theories of autism and how they can be applied in practice to meet individual need; in addition to creativity, flexibility, resilience, and a commitment to meeting the needs of our pupils through innovative provision and pedagogy.
Experience of working with pupils with Complex Learning Needs is advantageous.
What we are looking for:
- A positive ‘can-do’ attitude.
- A passion for, and understanding of, autism.
- Resilience.
- A creative and flexible approach to teaching that builds success through challenge, personalisation and innovation.
- A commitment to enabling all our pupils to overcome their challenges and achieve their potential both socially and academically.
What the school offers its staff
The Springfields Academy is a Reach South Academy for young people aged 5-19 with autism. We have 170 pupils attending our Calne site and 40 pupils at our Satellite provision in Salisbury. Our goal is to build safe independent lives for autistic young people through support, understanding and enablement.
The Springfields Academy is an academy over two sites in Calne and Salisbury. We aspire to build safe independent lives for autistic young people through support, understanding and enablement. Additionally, we hold the National Autistic Society Advanced specialist award and are recognised as an Ofsted good school.
We are an acknowledged centre of excellence for Autism; we are highly reflective in our practices, and are continually working to improve our provision and practices. We provide a personalised curriculum journey that enables leaners with a diagnosis of autism to develop skills in areas of need and to overcome their barriers to learning. The drive to build ‘safe Independent lives’ shapes this curriculum and everything else that we do. The Academy has a PAN of 210.
What we can offer you:
- The opportunity to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable young people with autism.
- The chance to deliver an engaging and creative autism friendly curriculum that builds on life skills and develops independence.
- A close-knit team of professionals who work in a supportive and inspirational environment.
- An outstanding learning community that engages pupils and develops positive attitudes to learning.
- On-going, specialist professional development.
- A comprehensive CPD package with opportunities for individual development and development of knowledge linked to good autism practice
- A commitment to ‘Healthy Working Lives’ through the Croner Employee Assistance programme
- A work laptop
Further details about the role
This is an exciting time to join the Springfields Team as we are growing and offering more provision for more pupils from the autistic community. From September 2023 we will have 210 pupils and from September 2024 will have 250 pupils.
As part of this growth we have an opportunity for an Autism/SEND Teacher to be deployed in either our Complex Needs Provision or within our growing semi-formal curriculum. The core purpose of the role isto develop and deliver a holistic academic, social communication and life skills curriculum for some of our most complex pupils with autism.
The role of Autism + Complex Needs Teacher is an exciting new role in the Academy’s High Needs provision. The core purpose of the role is to develop and deliver a holistic academic, social communication and life skills curriculum for some of our most complex pupils with autism.
It is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to create a developmental learning experience that not only enables the pupils to develop within our setting but maximises opportunities to develop the skills for a ‘safe, independent life’ using autism enablement structures and systems. The role requires the successful candidate to have an understanding/commitment to understanding the theories of autism and how they can be applied in practice to meet individual need; in addition to creativity, flexibility, resilience and a commitment to meeting the needs of our pupils through innovative provision and pedagogy.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About The Springfields Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 231 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- The Springfields Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@reachsouth.org
- Phone number
- 07759365064
School location
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