Job Introduction

To provide a high standard of professional support to each student within the learning environment with assistance from the teaching assistant and other specialist support staff. To ensure that each student is offered curriculum relevant to their stage, age and ability by assessing each individual in line with Doucecroft School’s assessment procedures.
Delivering all areas of the curriculum as required and overseeing the education and welfare of the students including evaluating their progress and keeping relevant records. Plan lessons and timetables and meeting regularly with your team as required enabling them to support you day to day.
Location: Doucecroft School, Eight Ash Green, Colchester, CO6
Salary: Competitive (dependent on experience)
Hours: Hours as requires, Monday to Friday, 39 weeks per annum plus training days
Contract Type: Permenant
The school:
Doucecroft School is a vibrant, dynamic, and highly supportive specialist co-educational school for children and young people with autism and additional complex needs, aged 3 -19 years. Doucecroft has a "Good" Ofsted rating, where we provide a nurturing environment where students can thrive and grow in independence and self-esteem.
Offering bespoke, individualised education with a proven track record of dramatically raising the outcomes for the students who have completed their education with us. Our approach ensures that through our curriculum and delivery, we focus on delivering quality-of-life outcomes, with specialist therapists and professionals providing expertise in addition to the highly skilled education team.
All staff within the school are committed to striving towards outstanding, led by an enthusiastic and dynamic senior leadership team.
The role:

• To ensure each student is offered a curriculum relevant to his/her stage of development, age and ability and in line with the school’s curriculum policy
• To assess each student using agreed assessment procedures and ensure SMART targets are set and evaluated
• To plan Individual Education Programmes for each student within the school’s agreed curriculum
• To ensure Individual Education Programmes, Individual Management Programmes and Risk Assessments are implemented and updated in line with school policy
• To ensure that each student’s progress is evaluated and that accurate records are maintained in line with the whole school system of record-keeping
• To work with students who present challenging behaviour, participating in restrictive physical intervention training, staff training and the preparation and implementation of Individual Management Programmes
• To be present at play periods as required, take meals with students and assist with personal hygiene programmes and other social skills as detailed in IEP.
• To be responsible for the day-to-day organisation and management of the classroom (which includes the students, the staff and the physical environment). This will include working with students at lunch time and supervising break times
• To attend assemblies and register the attendance of students at the beginning of each morning and each afternoon
• To provide or contribute towards oral and written reports and assessments
• To prepare for annual review meetings in accordance with the SEN code of practice
• To attend annual review meetings, case conferences, parents’ meetings, staff meetings, as required, some of which may be outside normal working hours
• To maintain close and regular contact with each student’s parents/carers and welcome parents to the classroom and make home visits, as appropriate
• To take responsibility for the leadership of specific curriculum area(s) or key stage
• To liaise with the appropriate agencies, each student and his/her parents in identifying and meeting future needs
• Any other duties required by the Head Teacher that are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, the title of the post and it’s grading

Applications are welcome from Teachers with the following:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Undergraduate Degree
• GCSE’s at grade C/Level 4 or above in English, Maths and Science
• Qualification/training in special education
• Training in the management of challenging behaviour
• Team Teach
• Qualifications specific to teaching children with Autism and Anxiety
• Emergency First Aid 1
• Clean Driving Licence

By its nature, Doucecroft School offers an excellent work/life balance reflected by small class sizes and a senior leadership team who are committed to reducing the administrative tasks of its teachers, to allow teaching staff to focus heavily on direct outcomes for the students.
To apply:
If you have a genuine passion for teaching and providing excellent education to all, your outstanding future at Doucecroft School could be moments away. Apply now by clicking on the link below and a member of the recruitment team will be in touch.
Autism Anglia is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and online checks.
Autism Anglia is positive about inclusion and welcomes applications from individuals who can meet the requirements of the job position and may wish to request flexible working or reasonable adjustments to support them.