SEN Teacher - Autism (Grade 3 or 4) - Maternity Cover

To teach students within our secondary provision in our Adventurers and Pioneers cohort. Inscape House School is a non-maintained ASC specialist day school for children and young people aged 5 to 19 years.

Responsibilities

• Understand National Curriculum requirements.
• Adapt the teaching of the National Curriculum to meet the varying learning needs of pupils with Autistic Spectrum Conditions.
• Where appropriate teach accredited courses such as Entry Level, Functional Skills or GCSE in a specific subject discipline.
• Develop high expectations that inspire, motivate and challenge, both academically and socially.
• Create a safe and stimulating learning environment for pupils, rooted in mutual respect considering pupils’ sensory needs.
• Effectively deploy Education Assistants (EAs) to facilitate learning, ensuring that all support positively impacts on the development of every pupil’s independence.
• Create and maintain a high level of accountability on EAs for the learning and development of academic and social skills throughout the school day.
• Manage a team of EAs effectively.
• Ensure that all EAs are punctual, have high attendance and are always mentally present to facilitate learning.
• Complete human resource processes with a team of EAs such as return to work from absence, professional discussions/supervisions, professional development.
• Have a secure knowledge of the primary curriculum or at least one secondary subject curriculum.
• If secondary trained, have a secure knowledge of the Entry Level, Functional Skills and GCSE subject specific curricula.
• Understand and demonstrate autism‑specific strategies e.g. TEACCH, SPELL and Attention Autism, to support pupils to effectively access lesson material.
• Have a secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit pupils’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the physical, social and intellectual development of children, and understand how to adapt teaching to support pupils’ education at different stages of development.
• Use the Autism Education Trust (AET) framework to measure autism‑specific areas of progress.
• Attend external and internal training courses as agreed for continual professional development and meeting appraisal objectives.
• Promote wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders supporting wellbeing and free weekly yoga sessions.
• Provide access to Employee Assistance Programme for staff and adults at home.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teachers Status (QTS).
• Experience of working with children who have autism and communication difficulties comorbid with learning difficulties, ADHD, mental health and/or sensory processing issues.
• If qualified to teach secondary students, to have a subject specialism.
• Evidence of recent professional development.
• Experience of successful work with pupils displaying challenging behaviour.
• A commitment to the ethos, vision and values of the school and the Together Trust.
• A strong commitment to working co‑operatively with parents.
• The ability to work effectively and co‑operatively with colleagues within a staff team.
• Excellent knowledge of the Curriculum including, where appropriate, Entry Level, Functional Skills and GCSE qualifications.
• Knowledge and understanding at both theoretical and practical levels of current perspectives on autism spectrum conditions (ASC).
• Knowledge of approaches/methodologies that can support children with autism e.g. TEACCH, Attention Autism and SPELL.
• Knowledge of the National Curriculum and the demands it places on children with additional needs.
• Knowledge of current developments in education.
• Knowledge of Safeguarding and Keeping Children Safe in Education.
• Knowledge and understanding of strategies for inclusion and equal opportunities.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety expectations affecting children and adults across the school.

Benefits

• Eligible for Teachers' Pension Scheme and its associate Death In Service benefit.
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances, etc.

Equality and Diversity

Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio‑economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience. If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding checks will be undertaken for the successful candidate in line with our safer recruitment policy, including an Enhanced DBS check (at no cost to yourself). This role will involve regulated activity.