Specialist SEN Teacher for High COIN Centre

Contract: Full time, maternity cover

Salary: MPS/UPS with SEN allowance

Start date: September 2023

Do you understand the needs of children who have communication and interaction challenges? Do you have a passion for inclusion? If so, read on...

Chandlers Field Primary School has started a new and exciting journey for learners as we develop our provision for children with SEN. We opened a Centre specialising in high level communication and interaction needs, in September 2021. The new primary High COIN SEN Unit which will begin to bring online additional places from September 2021, will help to realise the local area’s ambition to ensure availability of specialist school places that are matched appropriately to need type, phases of education and geographic locations.

We are looking for an outstanding and committed SEN Teacher to deliver a first-class curriculum to learners with communication and interaction needs. You will be part of a small team of SEN specialists and will have the unique opportunity of contributing to the development of a high-quality provision. To be successful in this role, you will need to have experience working with children with ASC and associated communication difficulties, be an excellent communicator, and have a creative approach to ensuring that all children progress and achieve, regardless of their needs.

You will:

• Have a working knowledge of a wide variety of strategies to support and enable children to fully access all areas of school life.

• Have high expectations of yourself, your colleagues, and the children under your care

• Create a warm, nurturing, and inclusive environment where children and their learning are the priority

• Work flexibly as part of a committed team

• Be actively supportive of the values and ethos of the school

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills in order to communicate effectively with children, staff and parents alike

• Make a significant contribution to the wider life of the school, including involvement in extra-curricular activities

• Be willing to undertake positive touch training and other training relevant to the role.

In return we can offer you:

• A warm, welcoming working environment

• Support in your role from experienced colleagues

• A unique opportunity to contribute to a brand new, proposed specialist centre

• Opportunities to develop your practice through a tailored programme of Continued Professional Development.

• An employee assistance programme (offering free round the clock, confidential advice.)

• Free parking

• A reward scheme for Surrey County Council employees including benefits such as child care vouchers.

If you are interested in finding out more, please contact the school to discuss this opportunity further.

Chandlers Field Primary School is committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of all children and all applicants to this post will require an Enhanced DBS check.

Closing date: Monday 12th June 2023 at midday

Interviews will take place the following week