SEN Teacher

Position: SEN Teacher

Location: Caterham, Surrey

Contract: Maternity Cover

Salary: £26,948 - £41,295 per year (M1 - UPS2 Fringe)

Hours: 40 hours per week

The Aurora Group

The Aurora Group is an innovative provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. 

We’re currently looking for a SEN teacher for our Caterham Education Centre in Caterham, Surrey for a maternity cover contract. The centre supports young people aged 11 – 16 who have difficulties with communication and social interaction, typically associated with Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism, and challenging behaviour. 

Aurora Caterham Education Centre (CEC) is a 30-place secondary/post 16 learning centre for young people with ASD/SEMH, based in the heart of the community in Caterham-on-the-hill, with brand new state of the art conversion.

We are linked to Aurora Redehall School and share the same Headteacher and Senior Management Team, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs. Although the sites operate separately on the whole, students do cross between sites occasionally.

contribute to the delivery and development of the curriculum, having regard to the educational, physical and social needs of the students within a learning environment. 

• To work collaboratively with other members of staff as part of a multi-disciplinary team. 
• To maintain and use short, medium and long term plans in delivering the curriculum. 
• To set, monitor and review personalised targets that will optimise learning for each individual. 
• To monitor, assess, review and report on the progress and work of students to parents, team members, senior staff, examination and funding bodies through reports and identified meetings as directed and as is required through school policies and procedures. 
• To maintain knowledge through training and research where appropriate and take responsibility for own professional development. 
• To develop lesson plans analysing and self-reflecting on the outcomes. 
• The team at Caterham are a family, they believe in working together to achieve the best for their co-workers and students alike. Naturally passionate educators, the whole team strive to exceed expectations at every opportunity.

Please note that duties will vary and you must expect to lend a hand wherever is required.

Skills and Qualifications 

• PGCE, QTS, or equivalent teaching qualification and evidence of in-service training 
• Ability to teach a range of subjects 
• Relevant knowledge and experience of pupils with ASD, SEMH and PDA profile 
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures 
• Experience of managing a range of approaches to behaviour, including managing behaviours that challenge 

Benefits and Additional Information

Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes: 

• Life assurance 
• Pension plan 
• Perk Box- offering high street discounts 
• Employee assistance programme 
• Car lease scheme 
• Teachers’ Pension 
• Fully funded training and qualifications 
• Bike to work scheme 
• Health cash back plan

How to apply:

To apply for this role please do so on our website, for more information on this position please contact 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.