Intensive Support Teacher

Main Purpose of the Role

Working within Perth & Kinross Council is more than a job. It's about being part of an organisation that puts people at the heart of all we do and provides opportunities to make a real difference by enhancing every life we touch.

We Currently Have The Following Opportunity

Intensive Support Teacher 0.5FTE (2 posts) - PKC13020

£33,594 - £50,589 (pro-rata)

Community Learning Wing, Perth Grammar School

We are looking for two dedicated and enthusiastic teachers (each 0.5FTE) to join our dynamic and supportive team in our Intensive Support Service. This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children with significant social, emotional and behavioural needs.

Connections is a small, offsite intensive support service for children with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs (SEBN).

Creating trust Building belief Nurturing growth

At Connections, we believe that the above three values form the bedrock of our approach, upon which all our work is done. They provide the framework for every relationship and interaction within our organisation, enabling us to develop the most effective approaches in our aim to change the story for every child.

We do this through working in partnership with

• The children's families.
• Staff in their primary schools.
• Support services. e.g. educational psychology, allied health services
  
  

Our service aims to provide two levels of support. The first is a shared educational placement for up to ten pupils where the children attend Connections for two or three days as well as accessing their school on the other days of the week. When the children attend their mainstream school, our team operate an outreach service where Connections staff collaborate with school staff to share and model strategies that support each child to develop and progress.

The second type of support is an outreach service to support a small number of children on outreach basis only.

Skills & Experience Required

The Person

We are looking to recruit two teachers who are motivated and skilled practitioners who will ideally have current experience in supporting children whose complex social and emotional needs are a barrier to their engagement in learning.

We Are Looking For Teachers Who

• Understand how early childhood trauma can impact on a child's social and emotional development and their readiness to learn
• Can form positive relationships with children who are hard to reach and disengaged with learning
• Are child-centred and creative in their planning of learning and teaching in order to motivate and engage learners
• Can use assessment effectively to plan for children who have complex needs
• Can establish firm boundaries without being rigid
• Understand the importance of play, sensory processing and multisensory approaches in teaching children with SEBN to regulate their behaviour and be ready to learn
• Can self-regulate during times when children present with distressed and dysregulated behaviour and demonstrate attunement with the children
• Understand the importance of self-care and wellbeing and how important this is for maintaining resilience
• Demonstrate their dedication to their professional development
• Willing to engage in the process of supervision
• Value reflective practice and professional discussion
• Open to trying innovative ideas and approaches
• Have the confidence to collaborate with other practitioners in schools and to be part of a team in finding creative solutions to barriers to learning.
• Can bring a professional curiosity to bear at challenging times
• Apply solution focussed and restorative approaches to problems arising and can model these to the children
  
  

Working at Perth & Kinross Council

We have a vision of a confident and ambitious Perth and Kinross, to which everyone can contribute and all can share.

Our values and behaviours influence our work and support us in the delivery of our key priorities . In your application, and should you be invited to interview, you will be asked to describe situations that support the criteria required in the role and which also demonstrate our values and behaviours . Find out more about Perth & Kinross Council and you could soon be joining our team!

Here's What We Can Offer You

• A nationally agreed annual leave entitlement
• Eligibility to join the Scottish Teacher's Pension Scheme
• Family friendly and positive work/life balance policies such as Flexible Working , Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave , and our Wellbeing Framework
• Access to a range of benefits
  
  

We recognise there can be benefits to flexible working and where individual jobs allow, we seek to support this. You are encouraged to discuss potential options with the recruiting manager, if this is of interest to you. A healthy work life balance is important to us and we provide supportive management and, where possible, flexible working arrangements to help you achieve that balance. You will have access to training and support for continued professional development.

Next Steps

We would love to hear from you and would encourage you to get in touch with Gillian Brierley, Depute Head Teacher - Connections via email - to find out more.

Click "APPLY NOW"

External candidates are required to provide contact details for 2 referees, including email addresses. One should be your current or most recent employer. If you are already employed as a teacher with Perth & Kinross Council, you are only required to provide 1 reference, which must be from your current Head Teacher.

We welcome applications from everyone and as a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to interview applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential requirements of the post. Please contact the hiring manager above or the Recruitment Team on (01738) 475555 or to discuss any reasonable adjustments. Appointments are based on evidence supplied during the selection process.

Diversity is important to us and although some of our jobs may be perceived to be traditionally gender specific, we welcome applications from everyone and would encourage you to apply if you meet the job requirements. That includes welcoming applications from former armed forces personnel/reservists. Many of the skills picked up during your military career could be transferred directly into a role with local government.

Working with children and/or protected adults is regarded as a regulated role and under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 you will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check.

If you have lived overseas for a period of 12 months or more (continuous or total) within the last 10 years, whilst over the age of 18, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check.

GTCS registration is required.

A confirmed offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of the above mentioned mandatory pre-employment checks (including references) and will also include eligibility to work in the UK, qualifications and fitness to undertake the post.

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