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| Type: | Permanent |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Reference: | 88434 |
Service Area
Education Services
Grade: Main Pay Scale/Upper Pay Scale- 31,223- 44,833/ 47,349- 50,362per annum plus Special School Allowance - 3,256 per annum
Please note that public sector pay negotiations for 2022 are ongoing.
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Le Murier School is looking to appoint, with effect from 24th April 2023 or February half term 2023 if available to start, a well qualified and enthusiastic class teacher to work with students with Sensory & Communication needs including severe learning difficulties (SLD) and Autism. The person appointed, will require a high level of resilience, working knowledge and experience of students with SLD and additional needs such as communication difficulties, social and emotional difficulties as well behaviour that can challenge.
Le Murier is an 11-19 Special School catering for students with a wide range of learning difficulties and is collocated with St Sampson’s High School. The School is organised into three Departments, Middles (KS3), Seniors (KS4) and Sensory and Communication (catering for students with the most complex learning needs). The Sensory and Communication Department sits alongside the Middles and Seniors Departments at Le Murier. It provides education that meets the needs of students with learning, sensory, communication and physical disabilities and difficulties.
The Sensory and Communication Department offers a flexible approach to the curriculum focusing on skills that matter to this student group. Areas of focus include communication, choice making and social skills, personal development (looking at behaviour and coping skills, developing tolerance, confidence, self-help and independence), movement and body awareness (including therapeutic massage and hydrotherapy) as well as numeracy, literacy and information skills. The department is currently split into groups according to their learning needs. Multidisciplinary input is sought for assessment, the setting of objectives and joint classroom working. Teaching and learning approaches used may include Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS), visual schedules and work systems, principles of TEACCH, objects of reference, sensory diet, Signalong, Attention Autism and Intensive Interaction.
The appointed person will need to demonstrate a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning and will be expected to make a full contribution to the life of the school.
Please click on the link below to view a full Job Description for this role.
Job Description
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Please do not submit a CV to the contact shown above, applications should be submitted online. If you are unable to complete an online application please contact the Recruitment Team at EDUrecruit@gov.gg or on tel. 01481 221993.
Contact: Lee Collier, Headteacher at headteacher@lemurier.sch.gg
We strongly advise that applicants speak to the contact named above before applying for this role.
Closing Date: 20 January 2023
Candidates should upload supporting information to demonstrate how they meet the key criteria for the role. This should be in addition to any CV supplied and should have clear examples of how each is met. The key criteria can be found within the job description which is available by clicking the job description link above. The information provided by candidates will be used by the shortlisting panel when selecting candidates for interview.
Note - Internal applicants are required to inform their Line Manager before applying for any States of Guernsey positions. Internal references may be taken up prior to interview.
Appointment to this role will be subject to the following pre-employment checks which will be completed following an offer of employment:
The States of Guernsey and the Committee for Education, Sport and Culture is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all employees and unsupervised volunteers to share this commitment. The post holder will therefore be required to undergo an Enhanced and Barred List DBS check and is recommended to be registered with its Status Update Service.
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