Teacher for Inclusion Support

Are you a confident and dynamic teacher with a proven track record of raising the attainment of children with SEN and recent SENCO experience? Are you interested in working for an award winning council in a vibrant inner-city borough?

This is an exciting opportunity to gain a permanent position within a thriving and highly regarded team. We are a specialist advisory service based in the Children's Services Directorate of Tower Hamlets Council.

As an Inclusion Support teacher, you would be expected to work in an advisory and teaching capacity within mainstream schools across both phases, supporting schools to address a range of Special Educational Needs, in particular Social, Mental and Emotional needs. A key part of the role is providing SENCo support to local schools.

You will also be liaising with schools, parents/carers and external agencies.

The role is wide and varied, requiring you to be empathetic and flexible in your approach, helping schools and settings to meet the needs of children with SEND, ensuring that a high quality service is delivered to children, young people and their families and carers.

You will model good practice to teaching and support staff and provide advice and guidance to schools, including providing training, individual assessment, and strategic development support. You will also undertake direct teaching of individuals and small groups.

Requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status.
• Extensive experience of working with, or in, a school or education setting in an SEN role and be able to demonstrate a broad range of skills and expertise in working with other agencies to secure the best possible outcomes for children, schools and families.
• Specialist qualifications in or related to working with pupils with Social, Mental and Emotional Needs, Counselling or therapeutic expertise and/or the NASENCO award will be a considerable advantage.
• First-rate communication and organisational skills and a high level of knowledge of how good inclusive practice raises standards for all is essential.

Additional Information

• Interviews will be held on 4 July 2017.
• Start date: September would be ideal but we are willing to wait until January for the right candidate
• A DBS enhanced disclosure that is satisfactory to us will be a condition of your appointment.

Benefits and Allowances

• MPS + 1 SEN point + TLR2B up to UPS3
• Salary range up to £53,300

Application Details

This post is open to the following types of applicants: Redeployees/ Internal/ External.

If this role is available to Internal employees only, this will include agency workers but does not include independent contractors or Skills Match trainees.

All applications should be made via our online application system, no CV’s or alternative forms of applications are accepted.

Internal employees should apply via the council's Intranet. External applicants apply via the Council's website www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/careers.

Closing Date: 19 June 2017

Interviews will be held on 4 July 2017