Secondary SEND Teacher

Secondary Teacher

Area: Thrapston

Salary: £32,000 – £44,000 per year

Hours of work: Full time, 8:30am – 4:30pm

Start date: January 2025

Contract: Permanent – no temporary phase

Onsite Parking available

We are looking for a Secondary Teacher to work in an Alternative provision supporting students with autism, ADHD and challenging behaviours. You may be supporting students on a 1:1 basis at times and teaching full class lessons throughout the day.

Students are aged 11-16 and do show very challenging behaviours, so candidates must be able to manage this effectively.

You will need to be very resilient and able to support a team of other teachers and staff who are aiming to improve the school for SEND and SEMH students.

You will be considered for the role if you do not hold a teaching qualification but you MUST have experience with challenging behaviours and within a Primary or Secondary setting.

The ideal candidate will:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or QTLS
• Have experience working with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities or social emotional and mental health
• Hold the relevant qualifications for a teaching position in schools (desirable not essential)
• Have references commenting on their teaching or tutoring work
• Be highly organised with excellent communication skills
• Have a professional manner in and out of school
• Have a desire to work with, inspire and support children
• Have excellent behaviour management skills

Main responsibilities:

• Planning lessons and activities for whole class learning and group learning
• Supporting SEND children with their work
• Managing difficult behaviours
• Supporting and managing teaching assistants within the classroom
• Working 1:1 with children
• Collecting evidence of children’s work to support their assessment

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