Specialist Teacher for children with ASD

Specialist Teacher for children with ASD

MPS/UPS + SEN + possible TLR

(TLR with previous experience)

January 2018 start

Informal visits to the school are strongly encouraged.

 Calverton Primary School

Responsible to:   Resource Provision Manager and Headteacher

Responsible for: Delivering teaching, support and advice to aid teaching and                                     learning of pupils with ASD.

Main Purpose:  

• Responsible for teaching and planning of a group of ASD children

• To play a key role in the continued development of ASD provision working closely with the Resource Provision Manager

 

• To work with schools, parents, key agencies and the young people with ASD to ensure effective and successful inclusion of pupils attending mainstream school
• To advise on learning styles and appropriate teaching approaches, behaviour management, classroom strategies, resources and whole school policies
• To support the Resourced Provision Manager leader and line manager the Teaching Assistants who work with pupils with ASD as required
• To initiate and model autism specific teaching strategies for Teachers/Teaching Assistants, relating to individual pupils within the classroom and whole school

Main Activities:

• To enable access to learning and social opportunities for pupils with ASD through the delivery of teaching, support, families and the young person with ASD.
• To write individual Education Plans, setting and monitoring targets as required and attending reviews.
• To write reports as appropriate including reports for Statutory Assessment/Reviews.
• To work within a multi-agency framework including partnership with the schools and parents.
• To promote inclusion and inclusive practice through the delivery of INSET and development of appropriate school responses.
• To work with Key partners in the Speech and Language Service, Educational Psychology Service, CAMHS and other Services.
• To develop and maintain records of teaching, assessment, advice, meetings, planning and pupil progress.
• To evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of intervention and support.
• To Keep up-to-date with current research on ASD.

Qualification or Training:  

 

•  Qualified Teacher Status 

 

• Additional SEN qualification desirable
• Further training relevant to the education of pupils with an autistic spectrum disorder.  

Practical Skills: Ability to:

• Assess individual educational needs of pupils with an autistic spectrum disorder within the classroom and social settings.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
• Devise SEND targets to address autism specific difficulties.
• Advise classroom teachers, SENCO, parents and the young person with autistic spectrum disorder on teaching and learning styles and practical strategies to enable access to the curriculum and social opportunities.
• Advise on the differentiation and modification of the curriculum.
• Advise on inclusive practice relating to SEND and the Code of Practice.
• Develop teaching methods e.g. TEACCH, PECS, social stories to meet individual needs.
• Work with the whole school to develop policies relating to pupils with an autistic spectrum disorder.
• Devise and deliver INSET on autistic spectrum disorders to a variety of audiences.
• Work within a team approach.
• Keep up-to-date on new research and approaches for young people with ASD.
• Advise on and promote the use of ICT to support the needs of young people with ASD.

Personal Qualities and Attributes:

• Confident in assessing and teaching young people with an autistic spectrum disorder.
• Confident in advising others on autistic spectrum disorders and approaches to aid teaching and learning.
• Confident in delivering INSET to a variety of audiences.
• Good at time management.
• Organised
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Calm in manner, approachable and flexible
• Empathetic and sensitive to differing view points
• Commitment to Inclusive and inclusive practice/
• Commitment to a multi-agency Team approach
• Recognise own professional development needs and willing to learn new skills.

Discipline, health and safety:

•  Maintaining good order and discipline among the pupils and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are authorised to be on the school premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere;

Possible Subject Responsibilities:

• Contributing to school improvement and raising standards of achievement in a subject area by:

• Providing professional leadership and management for the agreed subject area to secure high quality teaching, effective use of resources and improved standards of learning, progress and achievement.

• Working with the Local Authority Adviser and other organisations beyond the school for the benefit of pupils and staff.

• Keep under review and up to date a policy statement for the designated subject area. Ensuring the formulation of curriculum plans (schemes of work) for the subject are in accordance with whole school policy and National Curriculum requirements.

• Advising and supporting colleagues in implementing the policy and plans (schemes of work) in terms of content, skills, organisational strategies, learning and teaching methods, assessment and resources.

• Preparing, delivering, monitoring and evaluating a detailed annual development plan, reporting to the Wider Leadership Team and governors.

• Consulting other subject co-ordinators to ensure effective cross-curricular provision.

 

 

Informal visits to the school are welcomed until Friday 20^th October 2017.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of appointment for post is subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure.

Closing Date: 27^th October 2017 by 9am

Interviews: 30^th & 31^st October 2017