Job Details
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Delivering high quality lessons to pupils including those with SEND and adapting lessons to the learning needs of individual pupils or small groups of pupils.
- Liaising with the pupil’s main school.
- Prompt reporting of any concerns or disclosures of Safeguarding issues to the Head of Service and the pupil’s school.
- Direct reporting of any of the above.
- Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of allocated pupils by:
- Providing pupils with informative feedback and clear next steps for improvement.
- Completing the attendance register (daily) and pupil log.
- Providing informative verbal and written reports to be issued to schools and parents.
- Liaising with parents, medical staff, pupil’s main school and other agencies as appropriate with respect to the care and welfare of pupils.
- Monitoring and implementing appropriate strategies to ensure consistent attendance as far as possible given potential health implications.
- Providing information regarding examination entries in consultation with the relevant Examinations Officer at feeder schools or the Hospitals’ School (End of Key Stage).
- Participating in Home/Teacher meetings, monthly Staff meetings and INSET training.
- Maintaining high standards of professional practice.
- Ensuring own continuing professional development e.g. the use of ICT and digital technologies, use of internet and email communication, national and local initiatives.
ROLE SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Qualifications
- Degree or relevant teaching experience
Experience
- Successful experience of planning and deliver of a relevant curriculum across age and ability range.
- Proven success working with vulnerable students who may exhibit a number of health/special educational needs.
- Willingness to gain training, develop expertise in working with students who exhibit a wide range of emotional, psychological and/or educational difficulties.
Knowledge and Skills
- Knowledge of current National Curriculum developments.
- Ability to motivate and inspire a wide range of students.
- Ability to adapt schemes of work and produce relevant lesson plans based on flexibility and differentiation.
- Experience and willingness to use ICT creatively and imaginatively to enhance both curriculum breadth and delivery.
- Willingness to work in a variety of settings.
Special Requirements
- Personal qualities of enthusiasm, imagination, creativity, flexibility and resilience.
- Prepared to work flexible hours.
- Ability to develop and enhance curriculum access in a very different setting through the use of new technologies.
- Ability to work independently and using own initiative.
DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Experience
- Competent and confident in ICT.
- Experience in an SEMH setting.
Knowledge and Skills
- Ability to create a learning environment in which all students of a wide ability range are expected to achieve highly.
- The ability to liaise and work closely with a wide variety of both health, educational and other professionals.
- To have experience or knowledge of trauma based approaches/A.C.E.s
- To have experience or knowledge of highly differentiated teaching.
- A commitment to providing equal opportunities for all students through personalised learning. A commitment to excellence.
- Experience of working with families or other agencies.
Special Requirements
- Ability to work with and support staff across all aspects of the Service.
- Willingness to develop multi-agency work.
Contact: rebeccabentum@carringtonblakerecruitment.com
