Job description
SEN Science Teacher Required
COMPLEX NEEDS: Autism, Learning Difficulties, Social/Emotional/Mental Health, Communication, PTSD and Anxiety and additional needs.
Prospero Teaching are currently recruiting for an SEN Science Teacher to join a “Ofsted GOOD” Alternative Provision in the Stockport/High Peak area, who specialise in supporting children and young people (key stage 3 & 4) with Autism, Learning Difficulties, Social/Emotional/Mental Health, Communication, PTSD and Anxiety and additional needs. The typical class size is between 6 – 10 and the students will be working at the national curriculum average (with adjustments needed for individual learning levels).
Daily Rate: Paid to scale
Location: Stockport/High Peak
Contract Type: Full Time, Temp-Perm
Start Date: September 2024
The successful applicants will have:
1. Previous experience working with secondary age students (key stage 3 & 4)
2. Ability to plan and deliver high quality, engaging lessons
3. Experience teaching and/or working with student with Special Education & Mental Health Needs
4. A thorough knowledge of the relevant curriculum areas up to KS4 and the ability to prepare pupils for public examinations
5. Excellent classroom and behaviour management skills
6. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to effectively communicate with staff, parents and students
The role will consist of:
7. Teaching KS3 and KS4 Science (ideally Physics, Chemistry and Biology up to GCSE level)
8. Teaching to a class of varying needs including varied types of learning levels
9. Work closely with students, their parents/careers and other members of staff to make sure that the students are happy and learning well
10. Tracking student progress on a regular basis
11. Adapting the syllabus according to the individual students’ EHCP
12. Make appropriate use of a range of monitoring and assessment strategies to evaluate pupil’s progress
13. Focused on improving long term outcomes for students
The successful applicants will have:
14. QTS or equivalent and experience of working in UK schools (Teachers with relevant experience will also be considered).
15. Valid and Enhanced Child or Child and Adult DBS check registered on the update service (or willing to process a new one).
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:
16. Hold Right to Work in the UK
17. Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
18. Provide professional related references*