SEN Teacher - Art, Design & Food Tech

Overview and Responsibilities

SEN Teacher - Art, Design & Food Tech

Location: Torton, Kidderminster

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week

Annual Salary: £31,650.00 - £49,084.00 (M1 – UPS3)

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children, young people and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

As part of our growth strategy; we’re really pleased to have recently opened a brand new ASC/SEMH school, Wilden View School in Torton, Kidderminster, for students aged between 5-19.

Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for a SEN teacher, specialising in Art, Design and Food Tech

It is an exciting time to be part of Aurora and this is a unique career opportunity to make your mark on our growing services.

The role:

We are looking for a passionate, inspirational and engaging SEN Teacher to deliver high quality teaching and learning to children and young people with SEMH and other complex or anxiety related needs who may present with challenging behaviours associated with their diagnosis. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties.

Experience in working with pupils with SEMH and/or ASC needs in a mainstream or specialist environment is essential.

Key duties:

• Contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment.
• Work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum.
• Set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual.
• Monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures.
• Maintain knowledge through training and research where appropriate and take responsibility for own professional development.
• Develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.
• Contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews.

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

Skills and Qualifications

Experience

Essential:

• PGCE, Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training
• Experience of working in a special school environment and/or in particular with pupils with SEMH or ASC needs or significant SEND, SEMH and/or ASC teaching experience within a mainstream environment
• To be able to teach Entry level 2 & 3, GCSEs, and post-16 academic and vocational qualifications in your specialist subject.

 Desirable:

• Postgraduate diploma in SEN
• Experience of successfully delivering a differentiated curriculum to pupils with a wide range of needs

Benefits and Additional Information

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Competitive Pension
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

Apply/Enquiries 

If you are interested in this role then please apply on-line and complete our application form. For more information on this position please contact 07918 144908 / adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com  

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.