Creative Arts Teacher SEN

Creative Arts Teacher SEN

Location: Effingham, Surrey

Salary: £29,344 - £43,360 (M1–UPS2 – London Fringe)

Contract: Full time, Permanent

Hours: 40 hours per week

Poppyfield school

Part of the Aurora Group the fifth-largest provider of SEN educational services in the country, supporting over 800 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff. Our focus is on supporting those with a range of special education needs such as learning difficulties, autistic spectrum conditions and social emotional and mental health needs. We are proud to make a real difference to the lives of all the people who use our services and their families.

We are looking to recruit a Creative Arts teacher to join our team of professionals in delivering education to 11-16 year olds with Special Educational needs Primarily Aurora Poppyfield School caters for children with a diagnosis of ASC, however we work with a range of children with complex needs and who may also present with challenging behaviours because of their difficulties. 

The role / key duties

As our Creative Arts Teacher; your role will be to provide high quality, challenging and differentiated educational activities and sensory experiences to a small classroom of 6 or 7 students with ASD and SEMH, aged 11-16, to enable them to achieve their full potential in all areas of learning. As an SEN teacher you will also support our children to ensure every child has the best opportunity to reach their full potential and access a variety of opportunities in a caring and safe environment. 

To facilitate this, you’ll be expected to plan and deliver lessons following the curriculum that’s tailored to each student and assist with the day to day running of the school.

Additionally, you’ll supervise and provide support and guidance to our Teaching Assistants and Higher Level Teaching Assistants and play a key role in their Professional Development Reviews.

Naturally, you will take responsibility for implementing school policies and practices, including those relating to safeguarding and equality of opportunity and will be expected to work in partnership with all school staff, parents, carers and other agencies in providing for the academic, spiritual, moral, social, emotional and cultural well-being of students and their families.

Like many SEN environments, your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.

Duties will vary, for a full job description please contact Liz from the recruitment team:  liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com   

Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidates will have:    

• Qualified Teacher status    
• Thorough working knowledge of the curriculum and how to adapt this for pupils with SEN    
• Experience of working with young people with ASD, SEMH and complex needs and some severe behaviours that challenge 
• An ability to implement the schools behaviour support approach, including physical intervention (accredited Team Teach) where necessary and always as a last resort Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures    
• Ability to create and maintain nurturing relationships with young people    
• Experience of managing a range of approaches to learning, to include the students with anxiety and ASD/SEMH.    
• Knowledge of strategies and visual teaching methods to engage reluctant learners important.    
• A flexible approach and a high level creativity    
• Experience delivering KS3-5/late primary curriculum.
• A great team spirit and shared value set.

Benefits and Additional Information

Be a part of our special and growing organisation, we offer a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance    
• Teachers' Pension    
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts    
• Employee assistance programme    
• Car lease scheme    
• Fully funded training and qualifications    
• Bike to work scheme
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

How to Apply: 

You can apply online by completing our online application form. For more information on this position please contact Liz on 07918 585258 / liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.