At a Glance
- Tasks: Support students with high needs to build confidence and independence through engaging sessions.
- Company: A supportive educational environment focused on empowering young people.
- Benefits: Mentoring, on-the-job training, reduced timetable, and pathways to teaching qualifications.
- Other info: Join a dedicated team with excellent career progression opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in students' lives while developing your teaching skills.
- Qualifications: Enthusiasm for SEN and experience supporting young people with challenges.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Are you a dog or a dolphin? Wait, I’ll explain…
We’re looking for people who want to swim alongside our students, challenging them and enabling them to become confident, independent and employable.
We’re not looking for people who want to bark instructions and complete tasks on their behalf.
You don’t need a teaching qualification for this role, but you do need enthusiasm, resilience and a passion for supporting young people with high needs on their journey to independence and employment.
We’ll give you mentoring, on-the-job training, a reduced timetable and training to become a trained teacher with a much higher earning potential.
This trainee role would suit a graduate with a passion for SEN or people experienced in supporting teenagers with mental health, learning or behavioural difficulties.
If you’re an outstanding graduate, youth worker, probation officer, or teaching assistant for example, we’d love to hear from you.
We’ll give you plenty of support from a dedicated mentor and an Advanced Teaching Practitioner.
In your first year you’ll be on our Development Track, leading to a Level 3 Teaching Award.
In year two, we’ll support you to gain your Cert Ed.
What you’ll be doing… delivering small group sessions to post 16 students with high needs engaging students who may have struggled with confidence in the past supporting students to develop independence, communication and employability skills creating a positive, inclusive and inspiring classroom environment
Trainee Teacher, SEN / High Needs in Devon employer: North Devon College
North Devon College offers a supportive and inspiring work environment, focusing on engaging young people in their educational journey. Employees benefit from generous holidays, a superb pension scheme, and unique perks such as free counselling and discounts on various services. The college provides opportunities for professional growth through mentoring and on-the-job training, making it an attractive employer for those passionate about education.
