Jobs at RA International School (RAIS)

Location: Bonny Island Rivers

Job Objectives

• To identify children with Special Education Needs and then provide support for these needs thus ensuring that all children in NLNG School achieve their potential.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identify children’s needs through formal standardized and informal assessments then develop and adapt 21st century child-centered teaching methods to meet the needs of these children thus ensuring maximum curricular access and progression.
• Prepare appropriate lessons and resources to teach either individuals or-small groups of pupils within or outside the class to ensure learning is engaging and rigorous.
• Liaise wh class teacher, parents and guardians and with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists to ensure that learning is appropriate and sufficient.
• Update and maintain records on pupils progress to show evidence of new and consolidated learning.
• Attend reviews or other related meetings and actively contribute to the partnership work that arises to ensure approaches within the team support effective working.
• Ensure the views and voices of children with SEN are heard in the teaching context as well as the wider school community to ensure that there is an inclusive learning environment.

Job Requirements/Person Specifications
Education:

• B.Ed. or B.Sc/ BA and PGCE in Special Education with a minimum of 2nd class Lower.
• Qualified Teacher Registration Status.

Experience:

• At least 4 years’ post-graduation experience in supporting children with SEN in a Primary School setting or Specialist School
• A specialism in one or more of the following areas: Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities (Down’s syndrome). Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia/Dyscalculia).
• Experience of writing and evaluating Individual Educational Programmes (lEPs).
• Computer literate.
• Not be more than 45years old by 30th June 2017.