Position: Special Needs Teacher

Location: Hillingdon

Start Date: Immediate

Duration: Until the end of the academic year, with the option of a permanent position by April 2025

Salary: Paid to teacher scale

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of students with special educational needs?Join our dedicated team at a specialized school in Hounslow, where we are committed to fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment tailored to each student's unique needs. We are looking for a qualified and compassionate Special Needs Teacher to join our team immediately, with the opportunity for a permanent role at the end of the academic year.

Roles and Responsibilities:

As a Class Teacher, your core responsibilities will include:

• Planning and delivering lessons that align with curriculum standards, while adapting them to meet the diverse learning styles of students.
• Assessing and tracking student progress, setting individualized learning goals, and ensuring that all students are engaged and making progress.
• Creating a positive classroom environment that fosters respect, inclusion, and student well-being.
• Collaborating with teaching assistants and other support staff to ensure a cohesive educational experience.
• Engaging with parents and guardians, keeping them informed of their child's progress, achievements, and any areas needing support.

As a Special Needs Teacher, you will have additional specialised responsibilities, including:

• Developing and implementing individualized education plans (IEPs) for each student, in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team.
• Using adaptive teaching methods and specialized resources to engage and support students with varying needs, including physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
• Supporting students with personal care needs where required, working sensitively and respectfully to promote independence.
• Collaborating closely with external specialists, including speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, and educational psychologists, to ensure holistic support for each student.
• Training and guiding teaching assistants in specific SEN strategies to enhance classroom support.
• Implementing behavioral management techniques tailored to the needs of individual students, fostering a safe and supportive learning space.
• Monitoring progress and adjusting strategies as needed to ensure students are developing their academic, social, and life skills effectively.

Ideal Candidate:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent with special needs experience.
• Proven experience working within special education, ideally in a classroom setting.
• Strong knowledge of SEN strategies, behavioral management, and adaptive teaching techniques.
• Excellent communication skills to work collaboratively with parents, specialists, and staff.
• A compassionate, patient, and adaptable approach, with a commitment to fostering each student’s development.

Why choose Engage?

We put the ambitions of our teachers first, ensuring you have the support to teach the way you want to, and pride ourselves on providing high levels of service to our teachers and support staff.

We are widely-recognised, giving us the reach we need to secure reliable work for our supply teachers.

We offer an excellent 'refer-a-friend’ scheme that pays you £150 for every teacher you refer to us (after they work 10 days or more).

We pay our teachers in line with the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) meaning you will be paid the same as a permanent employee, regardless of how many days you work.

You will have your own dedicated consultant, who is fully-trained to answer all your questions and provide ongoing support and guidance.

We will also invite you to our CPD training sessions, which are delivered by our in-house team of former senior leaders, and are entirely free to attend!

I’m interested - how do I apply?

Great! If you meet the criteria to become a supply teacher with Engage, you can apply below or contact us directly.

All applicants require the appropriate qualifications and training.

If you don’t hear from us within 2 working days, unfortunately you have been unsuccessful for this role. However, we’ll keep your CV on file and get in touch if something suitable comes up. (You can still apply for our other roles, too!)

Engage Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.

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We look forward to working with you!