Salary: Prif Ystod Cyflog - £30,742 - £42,466
About The Service
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Inclusion Service and work as part of Cardiff's Autism Support Team on a temporary basis - Initially for 1 term. We are looking to appoint an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic teacher to this well-established support service, and the post would be suitable as a secondment opportunity.
Working as part of Cardiff Education's Inclusion Service, the Autism Support Team (AST) supports learners who have been identified as autistic or those under assessment for a possible Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis. The team offers a wide range of advice, support, and training to learners, parents/carers, schools, and other professionals, and works closely with colleagues from across our schools, the Inclusion Service, Health, and Children's Services. We work in a wide range of settings with learners from Reception to Year 14 to support inclusion and ensure our learners achieve their full potential.
About the job
The successful applicant will join a team of experienced and enthusiastic autism Specialist Teachers and Teaching Assistants. The role involves a wide range of different experiences, working across the age range and across all settings - working with autistic learners and those under assessment for ASD, their schools, families, and other professionals. Through the role, you will contribute to raising awareness, increasing expertise and knowledge across our schools, and model and support excellent inclusive practice in the field of autism. A large part of the role involves working with organisations to create change.
The successful candidate will receive MPR/UPR (£30,742 - £47,340) + 1 or 2 SEN (£2,585 - £5,098) points depending on their specific qualification in the area of ALN/ASD.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for a teacher with a sound understanding of the range of needs of autistic learners and extensive experience supporting learners with ASD. In addition, this post requires a person with excellent interpersonal and organisation skills. The successful candidate would need to be flexible, empathetic, with a strong understanding of what good quality teaching and learning looks like. They would need to be able to adapt their teaching and interactive style to suit a range of ages, settings, and situations, and be able to build strong professional relationships that help to drive change constructively.
A strong understanding of ICT with an emphasis on access technology, its strengths and limitations, would be an advantage, as would a good understanding of the way in which Additional Learning Needs strategies work within the wider educational structure. The world of education is a fast-changing one, and the successful candidate would need to be able to take a positive approach to working in such an environment of change.
We are looking for someone who has:
* A sound understanding of the range of needs of autistic learners and their implications for communication, teaching, and learning
* Evidence of ongoing CPD within the field of autism
* A thorough knowledge of strategies that impact on learners with autism
* Additional qualifications in the field of ALN/SEN, or a clear commitment to obtain this qualification
* Significant proven teaching experience of working with autistic learners and leading school-based improvement projects in this area
* Secure knowledge and evidence of understanding both local and national initiatives and developments in relation to ALN, emotional health and wellbeing needs, and the new curriculum
* Experience of multi-agency working including parents/carers
* Experience of applying person-centred planning approaches
* Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
* The ability to manage change, problem-solve, use high levels of initiative, and manage own workload effectively
Additional information
If you require further information about this post or would like an informal conversation, please contact Liz Webb - Elizabeth.webb@cardiff.gov.uk.
This post is temporary until 31st December 2024. Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/Assistant Director/Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher/Governing Body.
This post is suitable for a post share and has a requirement for registration with the Education Workforce Council. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
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