Specialist SEN Teacher
Salary: £38,556 - £41,983 (doe) + Teachers’ Pension Scheme + fantastic benefits
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 40 weeks per year (12 weeks holiday)
Location: Cheadle Hulme
Type: Permanent
Role Summary
At Seashell we are proud to be providing care and education for children and young people with severe, profound and complex learning difficulties and disabilities, sensory impairment and communication disorders and autism.
As a Specialist Teacher at Seashell you will become a part of our outstanding school team and work as a specialist teacher for a class no bigger than 6 students. Students in Manchester Royal School are aged between 4 and 19, and all follow an individual Seashell curriculum.In addition to a teaching team that includes art, horticulture, music, and cookery teachers you will also be supported by a fantastic team consisting of other SEN teachers and a strong senior teacher and leadership team.
We are recruiting for a Specialist SEN Teacher who wishes to work as a part of a wider team to provide exceptional outcomes for the most complex students. You will be joining a new state of the art school with advanced resources and a dedicated team of Therapists based on site.You will have access to an exceptional training package that will support you in developing your already impressive specialist SEN teaching experience and will work as part of an empowering, supportive and innovative school team. You will be responsible for a group of students and be the line manager for a number of Teaching Assistants.
What we are looking for- Experience of teaching SEN students with complex communication and educational needs
- Experience of working within a curriculum to remove barriers through meaningful and engaging individual programmes.
- The skills to help complex SEN students succeed following a multi-disciplinary approach.
- A SEN Teacher with an aspirational approach to learning where successful small steps lead to positive outcomes.
- A background teaching children with complex needs is required (ideally in specialist as opposed to mainstream school settings) – additional primary / EYFS experience desirable.
- Teaching Degree or Post Graduate Diploma (Qualified Teacher Status QTS)
- Specialist MQ/Masters equivalent qualifications (MSI/VI/HI/TOD/Autism)
- British Sign Language or Makaton or signalong experience is highly desirable.
Our benefits
You will have access to wide range of benefits including: Teacher pension scheme, life assurance, employee assistance and wellbeing programmes, on site gym, private medical, long service awards, employee engagement forum, free parking and a beautiful campus with fantastic facilities all on one site.
We offer great career development, and with a strong, supportive L&D team based on site, you will have access to a wide range of training courses designed to support your specialist SEN development throughout your teaching career.
About Seashell
Seashell Trust runs an Outstanding (Ofsted) special School, and a specialist College together with 17 on-site residential homes for children and young people with complex learning disabilities, physical disabilities and multisensory impairments.
We provide an excellent care environment that is safeguarded and committed to promoting learning, respect and independence, as well as dignity for all of our students. As part of our safer recruitment policy, successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check (no cost) and full references will be taken.
We value our employees and recognise the need to recruit, retain and develop highly skilled and committed talent who share our vision and values!
We value diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. Disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.
We are an inclusive employer and welcome all applications.
This charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our vision is for the children and young people in our care to be safe, happy and to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are valued and valuable members of their communities.