SEN Teacher

Job Title:      SEN Teacher

Salary:          Up to £42,000.00 per annum

Hours:             37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 

Contract:       Permanent, Term Time Only

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Are you a SEN Teacher committed to improving the lives of pupils and young people? The school are looking for experienced SEN Teachers to join their fantastic team.

About the role

As an SEN Teacher, you will take a creative approach to teaching pupils according to their educational needs, ensuring delivery of the school curriculum in a way that maximises pupils’ achievement and ability to develop.

Main Purpose

• Undertake the normal responsibilities of the class teacher
• To attend Teacher meetings as and when required
• Undertake such duties as are delegated by SLT
• To play a significant role in the establishment, maintenance and development of a calm and safe learning environment.
• To provide and promote the emotional well-being of each individual to reflect the school's commitment to educating the ‘whole pupil’

Class teacher responsibilities

• To carry out the duties of a general class teacher, including some provision for cover of absent teachers.
• To be responsible for teaching across both all-key stages

About the school

The school is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 19, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in 4 sites across Wakefield. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

The school pride themselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, they build confidence in their students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

The school have a team of fantastic multi-disciplinary specialists who work closely together to find creative tailored solutions to support the emotional development to make a positive life changing difference to the students.

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, 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

And that’s not all, the school place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in their services at the heart of everything they do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

The school 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.

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

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Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: ME2091313 in the email subject line.

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