Special Education Teacher

Job Category: Special Educational Needs (SEN) / Specialist College - Temporary/Permanent

Job Type: Full Time, long term supply and Temp to Perm options

Job Location: Wigan

Pay Rate: Dependent on experience, paid to scale

Start Date: ASAP

About the role:

EdStaff are looking for an experienced and passionate SEN complex needs teacher to lead the delivery of a highly personalised curriculum within a specialist Thrive & Belong cohort , supporting learners with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) and complex medical, physical, sensory and communication needs.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with genuine experience of working with learners with complex SEN, who is committed to creating meaningful learning experiences that promote communication, independence, engagement and quality of life.

You will be responsible for planning and delivering individualised learning programmes based on each learner’s Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), abilities, interests and long-term outcomes. The role requires a flexible and creative approach to teaching, using sensory, experiential and highly differentiated learning strategies to meet the needs of individual learners.

You will also lead and coordinate Learning Support Assistants, work closely with multidisciplinary professionals and build positive relationships with families and carers to ensure a consistent, person-centred approach to education and development.

Key responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver personalised learning programmes in line with individual EHCP outcomes, needs, abilities and interests.
• Deliver sensory, experiential and highly differentiated learning activities appropriate for learners with PMLD and complex needs.
• Support communication development using approaches such as intensive interaction, objects of reference, symbols, switches, AAC and individual communication systems.
• Assess, monitor and evidence progress, recognising small but meaningful steps in communication, cognition, independence, engagement and social interaction.
• Promote preparation for adulthood through life skills, independence, relationships, community participation and appropriate vocational experiences.
• Lead and coordinate Learning Support Assistants, providing clear direction and ensuring consistent implementation of learning programmes.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary professionals, including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, nurses and behaviour specialists.
• Incorporate learners’ physical and sensory needs into learning, including positioning, mobility programmes, sensory regulation and specialist equipment where required.
• Contribute to personal care and health plans, maintaining learners’ dignity, choice, safety and independence.
• Support positive behaviour approaches by understanding communication, sensory and environmental factors and following agreed behaviour-support strategies.
• Maintain safeguarding, health and safety, moving and handling procedures, risk assessments and appropriate care practices.
• Contribute to EHCP reviews and annual reviews, providing accurate assessment information and working collaboratively with families and professionals.
• Develop positive relationships with parents and carers, sharing progress and promoting consistency between college, home and other settings.
• Create an inclusive, stimulating and nurturing learning environment that maximises participation, communication, choice and quality of life.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to curriculum development, staff training, quality assurance and continuing professional development.

Person specification:

• Genuine experience and a passion for working with learners with PMLD and complex SEN.
• Experience of planning and delivering highly personalised learning programmes for learners with profound and multiple learning disabilities.
• Strong understanding of sensory-based, experiential and differentiated teaching approaches.
• Knowledge of alternative communication methods, including AAC and other individualised communication systems.
• Experience of assessing and recording progress against individual learning outcomes and EHCP targets.
• Ability to lead, motivate and work collaboratively with Learning Support Assistants and other professionals.
• Understanding of complex medical, physical, sensory and communication needs.
• A positive, patient and person-centred approach to behaviour, communication and individual development.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with families, carers and multidisciplinary teams.
• A commitment to safeguarding, inclusion, dignity, independence and learner wellbeing.
• Ability to remain calm, adaptable and responsive to learners’ changing needs.
• Right to work in the UK.
• Relevant teaching qualification and/or specialist SEN experience appropriate to the level of responsibility.
• Demonstrable experience working with learners with PMLD and complex learning needs.
• Enhanced DBS on the Update Service or willingness to obtain one.
• Able to provide references covering a two-year period.
• Willingness to undertake relevant safeguarding, health and safety, moving and handling and specialist training as required.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced SEN professional who wants to make a genuine difference to the lives of learners with complex needs. If you are passionate about helping every learner develop communication, independence, participation and the best possible quality of life

Weekly pay via PAYE

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