ABA Tutor

Team:

School (Lower,Middle,Upper,Senior,Post-14)

8:30am to 4:30pm (37.5 hrs per week)

Designated Unit Head

9 weeks holiday to include 2 training days plus any bank holidays that fall within term time.

To support the Unit Head in ensuring the efficient and effective running of the department to meet the day to day needs of the pupils

• commitment to undertake appropriate professional development to acquire the necessary knowledge of autism, curriculum, including the National Curriculum and ABA principles and practice; to support the teaching of children and young people with autism.

• key worker for one child in the department responsible for ensuring department head, specialists consultants’ recommendations, directions and programmes are carried out to ensure a pupil’s curriculum is delivered utilising good ABA principles and practice and also PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
• responsible for delivering 1:1 sessions or group sessions with other pupils in class in a variety of settings
• to provide personal care (e.g. toileting, nappy changing and feeding) for pupils within the school
• to supervise indoor/outdoor activities for pupils
• responsible for safeguarding the health and safety of pupils, including maintaining a physically safe environment and completing risk assessments as appropriate

• ensure that pupil progress is collected, summed and graphed. Responsible for regularly communicating data to unit head, and behavioural specialists ensuring compliance with data protection and confidentiality policies and procedures
• ensuring all paperwork concerning key child is in order, up-to-date and stored appropriately

• responsible for production, organisation and maintenance of appropriate teaching materials and resources to support access to the curriculum and a pupil’s personalised targets

To undertake any other appropriate responsibilities and duties that may arise as required.