Therapeutic Educational Practitioner

Therapeutic Educational Practitioner    

London Borough of Newham

£75-£85 per day. 

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for this position is recent experience working with special needs children or vulnerable adults. 

Contract dates – Immediate start – temporary contract  

Smart Teachers is recruiting for a Therapeutic Educational Practitioner to work full time in and around the London Borough of Newham. This full-time position is for Monday to Friday and will be on a temporary contract. The ideal Therapeutic Educational Practitioner will have experience with outreach work and community work with special needs children. This role is to work with children who have social, emotional, and mental health needs. 

The role

• Therapeutic Educational Practitioner    

• Immediate start 

• Full time position working with secondary aged students.  

• All children will display challenging behaviour. 

• Could be working with children with ASD, ADHD, learning difficulties or selective mutism. 

• To be a positive role model supporting students with a variety of needs 

• Supporting the students with communication and building self confidence 

• Liaising with associated external companies and parents.

• Working 1:1 and in small groups 

• Outreach work 

• Will be working in the community and within the school hub. 

The school

• Centre for secondary aged students who have difficulty accessing education. 

• All children will display varying levels of challenging behaviour. 

• Based in East London, with some of the roles requiring work in the community. 

• Outreach work in a variety of other boroughs 

• Supportive team with positive leadership 

• Great transport links

Requirements

To be considered for the Therapeutic Educational Practitioner position, you will:

• Have previous experience working with secondary aged SEN students.  

• Must have experience with challenging behaviour and SEMH.  

• NQTs and/or OS-trained teachers are welcome to apply.

• Have strong communication, literacy, and numeracy skills.

• Eligible to work in the UK (must have valid visa)

• Recent classroom-based references and valid DBS/police checks

Smart Teachers is committed to safeguarding children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Smart Teachers

Smart Teachers is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. We are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff. 

What Smart Teachers offer

As a valued employee of Smart Teachers, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.

• Guaranteed pay scheme (to commence when schools re-open, subject to availability and qualifying criteria).

• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).

• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers’ Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.

• FREE online EduCare training package, including 38 accredited safeguarding and duty of care online courses. 

• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.

• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.

How to apply

If you are a Therapeutic Educational Practitioner who can enthuse, motivate, and engage students and would like the challenge of working in a demanding and rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you.

Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities across Smart Teachers, please contact our SEN team on 0207 065 7500 quoting job LXDTEP 257693.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic and to ensure we are fully compliant with Government guidance relating to social distancing, interviews with shortlisted candidates will take place by video call. 

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