Job Title: Outreach Teacher (Primary)
Salary: Mainscale M1 – M6
Allowances: Special Educational Needs (Min)
Hours: 19.50
Reporting Relationships
Reporting to: School Leadership Team
Main Purpose of the Outreach Service
The Purpose of the Outreach service for children and pupils with Social Communication and Autistic Spectrum Condition is:
o To build the capacity of Halton’s mainstream Schools to meet the needs of children with Social Communication and Autistic Spectrum Disorder by offering early intervention to encourage presence, participation and achievement and to narrow the gap in attainment.
General Responsibilities
o To carry out the duties of a school teacher as defined in the current National Conditions of Service Document
o To be responsible to the Headteacher for undertaking outreach activities to designated pupils based in mainstream Halton primary schools
o Any other reasonable duties that the Headteacher may deem appropriate
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Pupils will be allocated to the Outreach Teacher and the following activities will then be undertaken.
o Contact made with the school SENCO to arrange an initial visit
o Observations of the child in the mainstream setting to offer early intervention
o Modelled teaching to be undertaken
o Resources to be produced and provided to setting
o Training for either individual members of staff, groups or whole school on meeting the needs of the children
o Advice on resources, activities, interventions, further referrals and transition (if appropriate).
o Initial report and final report provided on the intervention at the end of the agreed timescale to the Specialist Teacher for ASD.
Professional development
o To demonstrate a commitment to continual professional development by seeking to progress their expertise through training and courses within school and external agencies
o To act as a model of good practice, and whenever appropriate, to support staff, in line with the role and responsibility of the post
o To be a reflective and self-evaluating practitioner
Managing own performance and development
o Prioritise and manage own time effectively, particularly in relation to balancing the demands made by teaching, subject management and involvement in school improvement.
o Achieve challenging professional goals
o Take a responsibility for own professional development
Shaw Education Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
The content of this job description maybe amended at any time following discussions between the Supervisor and the Senior Leadership, and will be reviewed on an annual basis. This job description is not prescriptive, nor necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post.
The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
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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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