SEN Teacher - Primary - Mental Health

SEN Teacher - Primary - SEMH - PRU - Woking

The question:

Would you like to work with children who need additional support with their social, emotional mental health?

The opportunity:

The school is situated near Woking and supports boys and girls aged 5-11 who have a range of additional needs associated with social, emotional mental health challenges. It's a small school that offers a restorative, therapeutic approach to education and behaviour management. As a learning support assistant you will be working in classes of 4-6 pupils with a staff to student ratio of 1:1. The idea of the school is to help students to return to a more mainstream school setting.

What is involved:

• Planning and delivering KS1 and/or KS2 lessons to students across the school
• Ensuring that students understand and participate in set tasks in an appropriate way
• Ensuring that all students are properly supported with their literacy and numeracy
• Working with your teaching assistants to ensure that high standards of behaviour and learning are taking place
• Encouraging the development of appropriate social skills
• To ensure accurate individual student records are maintained
• Participating in team meetings and training programmes as an active member of a team
• Following regulations pertaining to safeguarding

What is required:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is highly desirable, but not essential
• If you do not have QTS, then a substantial level of experience working with challenging students is needed
• Due to school location you must have a driver's license and access to a car
• Good general education levels in English and Maths
• Knowledge, keen interest or understanding of the range of different types of learning and behavioural needs (SEMH, PRU)
• Ability to adapt to a various working environments and students with differing abilities and unpredictable behaviour

Summary:

• Small Class - maximum 8 students with 2 Teaching Assistants to support you
• IST staff available on call (inclusion support)
• Price Training (physical restraint and de-escalation)
• Parking on-site
• Lunch is available on-site or there are facilities to make/bring your own
• Although we are still waiting for the office part of the building to be completed the remainder is newly refurbished including all classrooms
• Lots of outside space

• September 2024 starts - £30,000 - £46,525
• Apply directly via this advert or call Ben Mason on for more details