Specialist SEND Teacher
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy, Derby, Derbyshire, DE23 6SB11 days remaining to apply
Closing date
10 February 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
27 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (FTE)
Specialist SEND Teacher job summary
Specialist SEND Teacher
Hours and Basis: Permanent, full time
Salary: MPS/UPS - £301,650 - £49,084 per annum FTE
About Us
At St. Joseph’s, we are proud of our inclusive ethos and commitment to providing outstanding support for children with additional needs. Our inclusive provision is very important to our school, and we strive to ensure every child feels valued, supported, and empowered to achieve their full potential.
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and skilled teacher to join our team, focusing on supporting children with SEND, particularly those with ASD SLCN and MSI.
In this role, you will:
Plan and deliver engaging, tailored lessons that meet the individual needs of children with ASD and other SEND.
Create and implement Individual Education Plans (IEPs) in collaboration with the SENCO and other professionals.
Foster a nurturing and inclusive classroom environment that promotes communication, independence, and social skills development.
Work closely with families and external professionals to ensure a holistic approach to each child’s learning and well-being.
Contribute to the ongoing development of our SEND provision, sharing your expertise and innovative ideas.
Lead and manage a team of Teaching Assistants who support SEND children.
About You
To excel in this role, you will need:
Experience: Proven experience teaching children with SEND, particularly those with ASD.
Knowledge: A thorough understanding of ASD strategies, sensory integration approaches, SLCN and behaviour management techniques.
Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and additional SEND/ASD training or qualifications (desirable but not essential).
Skills: Outstanding communication, adaptability, and creativity to meet the diverse needs of learners.
Commitment: A genuine passion for inclusive education and a drive to support every child to achieve their best.
Why Join Us?
At St Joseph's we offer:
A welcoming and inclusive school community.
Opportunities for professional development, including SEND and ASD-specific training.
A supportive leadership team committed to staff well-being and career progression.
The chance to make a profound impact on the lives of children with SEND.
Why work for the St Ralph Sherwin Multi Academy Trust?
To find out why you should come and join our team, click on the link to our ‘Why work with us?’ brochure.
A summary of our fantastic benefits are as follows:
- Access to first class CPD opportunities. We also work in partnership with Nottingham Teaching School Alliance to deliver meaningful and relevant CPD. Our Leadership Academy identifies and develops future leaders.
- Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 25 academies in our family, and 84 academies across the Diocese, opportunities for career progression are a reality.
- Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential, independent and unbiased information and guidance 24/7. If clinically advisable, it also offers face-to-face counselling sessions.
- Pension - automatic enrolment into the Teachers’ Pension Scheme with 23.68% employer contributions, or to the Local Government Pension Scheme for support staff, one of the most competitive on the market, with employer contributions of above 20% in most cases.
- Terms and Conditions - we have committed to following nationally agreed terms and conditions for pay for both teachers and support staff.
For more information about our Trust and our Academies, please visit www.srscmat.co.uk
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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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 379 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
School location
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