BREYFS​/Key Stage 1 Autism SEND Teacher

Post: EYFS Autism / SEND Teacher

Location: Curzon Street, Calne. Wilshire, SN11 0DS

Salary Range: MPS1 - UPS3 + SEN Min; £32,916 - £51,047 + £2,787

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

The role of Autism SEND Teacher is an exciting role working with our team in Calne to support our growth in pupil numbers. The core purpose of the role is to develop and deliver a holistic academic, social communication and life skills curriculum for our pupils with autism. It is a unique opportunity for the successful candidate to join our team in creating a developmental learning experience that not only enables the pupils to thrive within our setting but maximises opportunities to develop the skills for a ‘safe, independent life’ using autism enablement structures and systems.

The role requires the successful candidate to be passionate about enabling our learners to achieve their potential and have aspiration beyond expectation for each individual. Alongside this they will have an understanding/commitment to understanding the theories of autism and how they can be applied in practice to meet individual need; in addition to creativity, flexibility, resilience and a commitment to meeting the needs of our pupils through innovative provision and pedagogy.

The Springfields Academy is a Reach South Academy for autistic young people aged 4-19, we are proud to hold the NAS Advanced specialist award and to be recognised as an Ofsted good school. We have 250+ pupils attending our provision. Our goal is to build safe independent lives for autistic young people through support, understanding and enablement.

Part of the excitement of teaching at Springfields is the broad range of individuals that you will care for. A key aspect of working at Springfields is taking the time to get to know pupils and their individual needs, and given their complexity, being able to create a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment is crucial.

You will be joining a happy, hardworking and well-established team. You will also work in partnership with our multi-disciplinary therapy team as part of our therapy first culture.

We are looking for someone with:

• A passion for making complex concepts accessible for the autistic learner.
• A child‑centred practitioner who responds to the individual needs of each child.
• A teacher with a commitment to developing a good knowledge and understanding of autism and social communication needs and appropriate strategies to support pupils with this need.
  
  E.g. TEACCH
• A creative and flexible approach to teaching that builds success through challenge, personalisation and innovation.
• The confidence and skills to build positive relationships that help to break down barriers, build self-esteem.
• A commitment to enabling all our pupils to overcome their challenges and achieve their potential both socially and academically.
• Experience of primary, secondary, or specialist provision beneficial.

• The opportunity to make a difference to the lives of our autistic pupils.
• The chance to deliver an engaging and creative functional curriculum that builds independent life skills.
• A close‑knit team of professionals who work in a supportive and inspirational environment.
• An outstanding learning community that engages pupils and develops positive attitudes to learning.
• The opportunity to be involved in wider‑school life through trips, clubs, collapsed timetable days, Duke of Edinburgh, etc.
• On‑going, specialist professional development.
• A comprehensive CPD package with opportunities for individual development and knowledge linked to good autism practice.
• A commitment to ‘Healthy Working Lives’ through a comprehensive trust Employee Assistance programme.
• A work laptop.
• Small class sizes.

We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme and many other benefits.

There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e‑learning and face‑to‑face training.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Reach South Academy Trust is committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation at any stage of the recruitment process or in the terms and conditions offered to new employees, or promoted employees.