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Nurture Teacher - Leatherhead

Salary - Competitive salary ** Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*

Position - Permanent Full-Time

Location - Leatherhead, Surrey KT24

Hours: 40 hours per week - Start time 8.15am - Finish time Monday/Wednesday/Thursday 4.45pm. Tuesday 5pm and Friday 4pm

Teaching Personnel are really pleased to be working with a SEND Secondary School in Leatherhead, Surrey for young people aged 11-16 who require support with social communication, emotional regulation and sensory processing, typically associated with Autism. All of our students have access to a broad and exciting curriculum, personalised to meet their needs, interests and passions. With a model of small classes, high levels of classroom support and a supernumerary multi-disciplinary intervention team we are able to give students every opportunity to achieve.  

We are looking to recruit a Nurture Teacher to join our team at this amazing school. You will be based in Leatherhead with an occassional requirement to work out of our satellite sites (within 10 miles)

The main purpose of the role: 

The purpose of the Nurture Teacher is to deliver high quality teaching and learning for children and young people with social communication, emotional regulation and sensory processing needs, typically associated with autism. Some pupils may have multiple learning difficulties and may present with some challenging behaviours. 

Key duties: 

• To 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. 
• To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 
• To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual. 
• To 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. 
• To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes.  
• To contribute to the review of Statements and EHC plans, PEP and LAC reviews. 
• To provide clear structures for lessons maintaining pace, motivation and challenge. 
• To maintain an overall awareness of current issues in the field of autism in order to be able to plan for effective teaching and learning.  
• To appropriately manage challenging behaviours within the school policy and procedures. 

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

What We're Looking For:

Essential:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Experience in special school settings, preferably with pupils with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
• Proven ability to deliver a differentiated curriculum to meet diverse learning needs
• Strong knowledge of the national curriculum
• Working understanding of SEN and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs

Desirable:

• Additional qualifications in SEND
• Experience in curriculum development for learners with SEND, especially those with autism
• Understanding of co-occurring conditions associated with autism and their impact on learning

** We support teacher professional development by offering Upper Pay Scale both to teachers joining the company and through our internal professional development and performance management process.

To be offered a role on Upper Pay Scale we will expect you to:

• provide evidence that you are already receiving an Upper Pay Scale salary.
• Hold specific allocated responsibility, once you have completed your induction, that contributes to whole school improvement including the overall raising of standards in the school and demonstrate their ongoing commitment to their own CPD.

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