SEN Class Teacher - Full-time and Part-time

JOB DESCRIPTION – SEN Class Teacher

Purpose of the Post:

The main purpose of the post is to be the driving force for educational delivery within our school, providing the high quality teaching and learning, alongside securing the welfare of the young people within the class. The duties outlined in this job description are in addition to those covered by the latest School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document.

Level of Post:

Responsible to the Department Coordinator / Assistant Principal in which you work, Vice Principal and ultimately the Principal.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching and Learning

·        Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge pupils.

·        Promote good progress and outcomes by pupils.

·        Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.

·        Plan and teach well-structured lessons.

·        Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all pupils.

·        Make accurate and productive use of assessment.

·        Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

·        Fulfil wider professional responsibilities.

Leadership

·        Lead a class team.

·        Provide clear guidance to Teaching Assistants

·        Help to disseminate good practice across the Academy.

Personal and Professional Conduct

·        Teachers are to follow the expected Teacher Standards.

·        Teachers uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by:

o  Treating pupils with dignity, building relationships rooted in mutual respect, and at all times observing proper boundaries appropriate to Teacher’s in professional position.

o  Having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions.

o  Showing tolerance of and respect for the rights of others

o  Not undermining fundamental British Values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with difference faiths and beliefs.

o  Ensuring that personal beliefs are not expressed in a way which exploit pupils’ vulnerability or might lead them to break the law

Personal and Professional Conduct cont.

·     Teachers must have proper and professional regard for the ethos, policies and practices of the school in which they teach and maintain high standards in their own attendance and punctuality.

·     Teachers must have an understanding of and always act within the statutory frameworks which set out their professional duties and responsibilities.

Benefits of the Post:

·   Permanent contract

·   Salary Mainscale / Upper Pay Scale plus SEN 1 point (Teacher Mainscale)

·   Severndale values the importance of all staff having outstanding training. As a result, our Continual Personal Development programme is robust, providing both internal and external courses not only for current roles, but also to provide a platform for future roles within the academy.

·  The leadership of the school fully understands the demands placed on staff. As a result, we offer flexible working contracts to support our staff and their needs.

·  One of the key benefits to working with us is the Local authority pension scheme.

·  The Academy is proud of how it supports the physical and mental health of our staff. We work in partnership with the School Advisory Service (SAS – employee assistance program). The free benefits of this relationship include:

a.      Physiotherapy

b.      Counselling & Mindfulness

c.      Weight Management

d.      Nurse Support Service

e.      Menopause Support

f.       Whole School & Leadership Support

g.      GP Phone & Video Consultations

h.      Cancer & Chronic Illness Support

i.        Private Medical Operations

j.        Staff Wellbeing Clinics

·  We are conscious that the Academy needs to support employees with the cost-of-living crisis and one of the ways we do this is by offering every employee the ‘Bike to work scheme’.

·  Where required we link with NHS and private companies to offer Occupational Health referrals that support you as an employee within the workplace.

·  We are fortunate to be able to offer free staff car parking

·  Severndale social is an area that will be expanding rapidly with employee benefits such as reduced membership costs at local gyms, a number social events and holding a staff raffle twice a year to show our appreciation of staffs’ hard work.

Conditions of Service:

To provide for the education and welfare of a designated class/group of pupils in accordance with the requirements of the Conditions of Employment.

Having due regard to the requirements of the National Curriculum, the schools aims and objectives, schemes of work, and to adhere to the policies and procedures adopted by the Trustees of the academy.

The above job description does not define in detail all of the duties and responsibilities of the post in question. It may be necessary to re-evaluate areas of responsibility. After due consideration and discussion areas may be amended in consultation with the Principal.

The Learning Community Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and young people. All post holders are subject to an enhanced DBS check (including a check on the children’s barred list) for the successful applicant. References will be checked following the Learning Community Trust recruitment and selection process. We are committed to equality and diversity and follow the Safer Recruitment practices as set out in the Statutory Guidance - Keeping Children Safe in Education.

For more information regarding our schools commitment to safeguarding, please see our website for our school policies - https://severndaleacademy.co.uk/our-school/policies/