Primary SEMH Teacher

One of our partnership SEMH schools in Ferryhill, are looking for a Fully Qualified Teacher or a HLTA! This role is to begin ASAP!

In this role, you will be engaging in 1:1 sessions with children (Primary) with SEMH needs, focusing on core curriculum subjects. As a SEMH Teacher you will be required to work in classes between 5-8 students, accompanied by a Support Assistant. You will be working with children and young people who are not able attend mainstream education for multiple reasons, such as:

• Children in Looked After Care
• Anxiety
• Exclusion
• Speech and language difficulties
• Physical and mental health issues, disabilities and learning difficulties

In this role you will:

• Assess and monitor children’s learning and development
• Follow behavior support plans to avoid triggers
• Implement routines and expectations in and around the classroom
• Liaise and deploy support staff in an effective manner

The ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or experience tutoring children with SEMH OR have a HLTA qualifcation
• Experience supporting children with SEN/SEMH or a keen interest to pursue this
• A kind, caring and patient manner when working with children
• The ability to communicate effectively with other members of staff
• The ability to differentiate lessons to suit the needs of all children
• Full time availability

As part of safer recruitment guidelines all applicants would be subject to standard vetting checks including

• Enhanced DBS on the update service- this can be applied for through Teaching Personnel
• 2 most recent employment references covering the last 24 months.
• Applicants who have lived outside of the UK for 6 months or more in the last 5 years will be required to present an overseas criminal check (Police check)

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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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