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Job title: SEN Teacher
Location: Ryecroft School, Walsall
Pay: Up to £42,200.00 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time only
We are looking for an SEN Teacher for our New Options School - Ryecroft
School in Walsall.
About the role
Working as an SEN Teacher, you will create a positive and safe learning
environment for the pupils and promote positive relationships between peers.
You will be calm, engaging, resilient, and have an innovative style of
teaching, motivated by helping every pupil to reach their potential.
You will
also collaborate with the SLT to secure high standards of teaching and
learning, have willingness to lead on a curriculum area(s), and contribute to
a lively and stimulating environment.
We need people who share our vision to
build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK, to
be happy and to make their way in the world.
Teachers with a background in Early Years and Primary Teaching would be
suitable for this position.
Duties:
* To ensure a capable learning environment where pupils thrive, have their needs met and have access to positive interactions.
* To secure high quality teaching through effective use of resources and planning.
* To organise personalised learning activities and experiences which are differentiated to meet the individual needs and levels of achievement of each pupil.
* To be responsible for planning, tracking, evaluating, assessing and reporting the teaching and learning of pupils.
* Writing and updating Individual Outcomes
* To supervise, develop and manage Teaching Assistants relevant to their responsibilities.
* To liaise with parents, carers, and external agencies as appropriate.
Key Skills Required:
* Hold Qualified Teacher StatusQualified Teacher Learning & Skills
* Have a background of teaching English and Maths at Primary Level, delivering teaching at a good or outstanding level
The cohort is currently looking like it will be primary, ASC and complex
needs pupils including some in Early Years.
About the school
Our New Options School - Ryecroft School will have capacity for 60 pupils and
is due to open in September 2024.
Our New Options School will cater for pupils
with Autism and complex needs.
The school is located in Walsall.
Walsall is a market town in the West
Midlands County.
It is located 9 miles north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles east
of Wolverhampton and 9 miles from Lichfield.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils,
young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties.
As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and
delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our
care.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially
certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional
reward package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* "Your Wellbeing Matters" – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits
Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you,
including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that's not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young
adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every
day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on
the lives of others.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young
people.
All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful
applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
*You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you
more time to do the things that make you happy.
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