Teacher - Special


Job description

A teacher who is not a principal shall carry out the professional duties of a teacher as circumstances may require if he/she is employed as a teacher in a school under the reasonable direction of the principal of that school or if he/she is employed by a board on terms under which he is not assigned to any one school, under the reasonable direction of that board and of the principal of any school in which he/she may for the time being be required to work as a teacher..

Responsibilities

  • Planning and preparing courses and lessons
  • Teaching, according to their educational needs, the pupils assigned to him/her, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupils in school and elsewhere
  • Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • Hold a teaching qualification which meets the requirements for recognition to teach in grant-aided schools in Northern Ireland
  • A qualification/experience teaching one or a combination of the following to pupils with Special Educational needs: Forest schools/Outdoor Education, Art, inc accreditation, Home Economics, inc accreditation, Physical Education inc accreditation
  • Have a minimum of 6 months paid experience teaching pupils diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum disorder in a Special school setting

Desirable Skills

  • Hold a current Team Teach certificate for positive handling
  • Demonstrable experience of using language programmes to communicate with pupils eg. Makaton, PECs
  • Demonstrable experience of co-ordinating an area of the curriculum

Further Information

Base of Location: Willowbridge school. A full list of responsibilities, essential and desirable skills can be found on The Education Authority website. The Education Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Work time Monday - Friday.

Vacancy ID
1593202
Job ref.
23000951
Job Sector
Education and Training
Area
Co Fermanagh
Location
Enniskillen
Salary
£24,137 - £41,094 per annum
No. vacancies
1
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
32.4
Published date
16/03/2023
Closing date
31/03/2023
Worktime
Monday to Friday

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