Specialist Support Teacher
The successful candidate would be a member of the Area Extended Team. This team comprises of Specialist Support Teachers, (early years, primary and secondary) as well as EAL teachers. The team meets regularly with the Senior Manager Pupil Support both in their own specialist group as well as part of the wider multi-agency group supported by our colleagues from Health, Social Work and Youth, Family and Community Learning.
General duties
To provide outreach support for identified children within mainstream settings who have been identified through staged intervention as requiring additional support to enable them to access the curriculum as fully as possible.
Teaching duties
To support schools, children, teachers and support staff by providing support, advice and direct input to identified children with additional support needs.
This can be achieved in the following ways:
- assessing children’s needs
- supporting the development of an appropriate curriculum
- advising on appropriate resources and strategies for support
- working in partnership to meet the needs of children establishments with identified additional support needs
- work under direction from the Senior Manager Pupil Support
- liaising with staff from other agencies as appropriate
Curricular duties
To plan and develop differentiated approaches to allow children to access the widest possible curriculum:
- working collaboratively with colleagues to develop appropriate programmes for children with additional support needs in line with Curriculum for Excellence
- design and deliver development materials to staff, parents/carers and other professionals
- organise and manage paperwork including record keeping and reporting for multi-agency meetings
Other duties
To work collaboratively as part of the team and the wider Extended Community Team:
- working with colleagues to ensure effective transition procedures, primary to secondary, secondary to positive destinations
- working collaboratively with other agencies, Health and Social Work to ensure the early identification of children’s needs and strengths
- participate in relevant children’s meetings
- attend/deliver relevant training as identified through PRD process