Specialist Teacher - Autism

Newham Children and Young People’s Service

0 – 25 SEND Integrated Service

LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION & INTERACTION SERVICE (LCIS)

Based at Lathom Junior School, Lathom Road, London, E6 2DU

0208 325 4527

One post available from April 2018
Full time Specialist teacher - autism spectrum disorder

Grade: TLR2b (+ 1 or 2 SEN points depending on experience/qualifications)

Newham’s Language, Communication and Interaction Service is a well-established and highly effective specialist team within a unified SEND support service, which works with children and young people with autism and developmental language disorder, and their schools and families, across EYs, primary and secondary mainstream settings.

This is an opportunity for an outstanding teacher with experience of working with children and young people with autism, to join our dynamic multi-professional team of teachers, speech and language therapists and SEN practitioners, to help shape the future of inclusion for children and young people with autism.

You would:

• Work in partnership with schools to demonstrate, model and deliver high quality specialised assessment, and programmes of intervention and learning for children and young people with autism
• Lead training sessions for teachers, TAs parents/ carers and other professionals, across the range of children and young people's services.
• Work closely with the Senior teacher for autism, other team members and colleagues within the unified support service and across a range of agencies, to ensure cohesive service delivery to families, and schools

You are:

• An skilled, enthusiastic and creative teacher with significant experience of autism, SEN and disability, and inclusion
• Knowledgeable about up- to-date, and effective approaches to teaching and learning of children and young people with autism
• Experienced in delivering training to school staff and others
• Able to challenge, motivate and inspire teachers, TAs, parents/cares and other professionals
• A good communicator, skilled in building relationships with staff, colleagues and families

We can offer you:

• The opportunity to work within a dedicated specialist team of professionals.
• Exciting, inspiring and diverse children, young people and families.
• Welcoming inclusive schools, with high expectations and aspirations for all pupils.
• Clear structures for support, supervision, appraisal and professional development.

Newham is a vibrant inner city borough in the heart of East London It is a young, friendly and cosmopolitan community and a showpiece for regeneration. Newham has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in both services to the community and the employment of people and expects all employees to understand and promote its policies in their work

We welcome and encourage a visit to the team to find out more about our work. To arrange a visit or to discuss this post further please contact:Judy Roux, Group Manager or Rosanne Stubbington –Daniels, Senior Specialist Teacher on 0208 325 4527 or email judy.roux@newham.gov.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 30^th January 2018

Interviews to be held on:         Monday 5^th February 2018