Senco Teacher - Nursery - Abu Dhabi

About the job Senco Teacher - Nursery - Abu Dhabi

Bloom Education is looking for a SENCO Teacher to join our Nursery in Abu Dhabi.

The SENCO teacher will work with children who need extra support and guidance, to teach in a way that helps them reach their full potential. They will also be responsible for identification and intervention for students with additional learning needs, including planning, assessment, monitoring and implementation of Individual Education Plans.

Bloom Education offers premium and charter school education management through exclusive best-in-class partnerships.

With all the virtues of an education abroad, we nurture our students in opportunity-rich environments, enabling them to reach their highest potential intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally.

Responsibilities

• Use excellent subject knowledge, pedagogic and interpersonal skills to enthuse students and enable students to enjoy learning.
• To support students with physical, emotional, behavioural or learning difficulties and to enable their full or appropriate access to the school curriculum.
• To be involved in identifying all levels of need, planning and reviewing appropriate and effective interventions.
• In collaboration with the Nursery Manager, through weekly meetings, support and advise mainstream teachers to define appropriate activities for the children and to maintain and update all appropriate data and reports.
• To provide detailed SEN reports concerning individual children as required.
• To liaise with parents and, if required, other agencies, such as the medical profession, social workers, speech and language therapists and educational psychologists.
• Arrange regular reviews for students of determination; working in partnership with parents and keeping all stakeholders fully informed of the childs progress and achievements.
• Plan sessions taking in full account of students individual learning needs, as well as their individual learning styles, preferences and capabilities.
• Engage and motivate students to achieve at levels that are beyond their expectations and previous limits.
• Make full use of ICT and new technologies to enhance the quality of teaching and learning for students of all ages and attainment levels.
• Co-operate with colleagues to establish and maintain fair, consistent and positive behavior management in the classroom, around the school and on school trips.
• Maintain high levels of confidentiality when speaking to parents and external parties.
• Actively support the school partnership with the community - attending school / community events which may occasionally occur at weekends or in the evening.
• Maintaining excellent professional relationships with colleagues by making a wider professional contribution to the continuing improvement of the school.
• Contribute to a culture where teachers view themselves as facilitators of learning and are reflective practitioners.
• Participate in ongoing in service and education development opportunities.
  
  

Requirements

• A recognized teaching qualification (i.e. Qualified Teacher Status).
• A relevant Inclusion/SEN qualification.
• Experience in working in an Inclusion department.
• An understanding of or previous experience of working with children for whom English is a Second or Additional Language would be beneficial.
• Demonstrate professionalism, commitment and integrity.
• Inter-culturally aware with well-developed communication skills.
• Innovative, motivated, resourceful, flexible, patient and can persevere.
• Outgoing, positive and enthusiastic.
• Good spoken communication skills.
  
  

Our remuneration packages are competitive locally and internationally with an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits. We also encourage and support the pursuit of Continuing Professional Development where relevant and feasible.

The successful candidate will be required to submit a letter of application and CV, together with a copy of passport, education certificates, and police clearance to complete the online application process. In the CV, please include the names and contact email addresses of three professional referees one of which must be a current Principal.

Bloom Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to submit a current police criminal clearance check or equivalent from their home country or current country of residence before appointment.