SEND Primary Teacher - Preston

SEND Primary Teacher 

Location: Preston 

• Contract type: Full Time

• Contract terms: Temporary

• Posted: 30 November 2021

• Closing date: 31 December 2021

• Job starts: January 2022

Salary is dependent on experience, training or qualifications. 

Contract dates 

Vision for Education are recruiting on behalf of a school in Preston who are seeking to appoint a SEND Teacher on a full-time basis, starting in January 2022 for a maternity cover. This is a hugely rewarding role within a Special Needs Primary School for the right highly motivated and child centred candidate. 

The role

The role of a SEND teacher will be to deliver high quality lessons to children with Special Educational Needs in a school of students with hearing impairments exclusively. The perfect candidate will be motivated, calm and professional, ideally with knowledge of British Sign Language or Makaton. Our schools require an enthusiastic, evaluative, reflective, and inspirational teacher.

The school

The SEND schools we work with in the Preston area are committed to making a difference to all the pupils who attend, making sure they get the most out of their school life and education. The school itself is a school for deaf children, based in Preston with pupils from across the region.

As a SEND Teacher you will work within a supportive and stimulative environment, with great facilities, which encourages and gets the best out of all their pupils within this setting. They have a stable and established team of staff includes support staff, teachers and a solid Senior Leadership Team. Student needs are highly tailored to individual needs with signing and speech used in whatever combination works best for each child.

Requirements

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training or qualifications required for the SEND Teacher position are:

• Hold Qualified Teacher Status (QTS or QTLS).

• A minimum of 6 weeks relevant experience.

• Be dedicated and supportive, an excellent communicator and passionate about working with students with SEND.

• Be willing to work in the Preston area.

Ideally the candidate would also have British Sign Language experience in a classroom environment.

Vision for Education is committed to Safeguarding children and young people. 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 to the Update Service.

About Vision for Education 

Vision for Education 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 Vision for Education offer

As a SEND Teacher and valued employee of Vision for Education, 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 (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 training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates. 

• 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 SEND Teacher who can enthuse, motivate and engage students with the experience in British Sign Language or Makaton 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 Vision for Education, please contact our Preston SEND team on 01772 669322.

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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