Specialist Teacher

About this Role

Specialist Teacher

If you want to teach outside the classroom, in a bespoke and holistic way that meets the needs of our young people, you can be a specialist teacher.

If you believe that learning can take place anywhere the student is engaged, motivated and inspired into discovery, you can be a specialist teacher.

If you can turn Minecraft into maths, make cooking into chemistry and transform gardening into geography, you can be a specialist teacher.

So if you want to pick when you’re free to work, pick who you want to work with and deliver an education to young people in a way that works for them, you can be a specialist teacher with SENse Learning. 

Benefits of the role

• You have the potential to earn £5000 a month.
• You pick the hours you’re available to work.
• You get to pick how far you’re willing to travel.
• You’ll get to work consistently with students 1-1 and build professional trusting relationships.
• You’ll be matched based on more than just geography or availability.
• You’ll  make a difference delivering a bespoke, interest based learning. 
• You’ll be part of making a positive shift in SEN provision. 
• You’ll continue to grow with ongoing CPD and training.
• You have the freedom to find ways to engage disaffected students.
• You get to continue to grow your career without the hours of formal planning, assessments and reports.

Role Description

• Focus on developing relationships with children and young people to engage them in learning.
• Understand the importance of emotional regulation and can implement strategies to support/model this appropriately.
• Be part of developing and delivering a holistic curriculum that focuses on all four areas of the EHCP. 
• Create interest based learning opportunities and foster a culture of wonder.
• Understand that learning can happen anywhere, anytime when you’re inspired.
• Have detailed knowledge of a trauma informed approach.
• Following the guidance in each person's individual risk assessment/student plan to support them to manage their anxiety and behaviour in a positive way and to keep them and others safe.
• You’ll use a range of strategies in supporting the range of additional needs we work with.

Person Specification

• You’ll have a Qualified Teaching Status certificate or equivalent. 
• You’ll have extensive experience working with students with a range of complex additional needs.
• You’ll have at least two years teaching experience post NQT.
• You need to understand how to work in a child-centred, holistic way. 
• You’ll be committed to tearing down barriers to learning and making learning fun.
• You’ll have the ingenuity and creativity to make the curriculum work in an individual, student centred way.
• You're willing to register as self-employed.
• You’ll have a strong commitment to safeguarding.
• You’ll have the resilience to manage potentially challenging situations. 

SENse Learning is an Alternative Provision established by two teachers that understand every young person deserves an education and believe that with the right support, every child can thrive. 

If you’re ready to take the first steps to providing an exciting, original and inspirational education, why not ask for an information form and apply with some simple details and a CV. If you don’t have a CV ready, just ask for an application form or alternatively give us a call on 01444400896 and we can have a chat about the role and why it's right for you.