Job Information
Specialist Teacher for Emotional Wellbeing and Behaviour
1 FTE (5 days per week Term Time Only)
Permanent Post
Teacher’s Terms and Conditions
MPS or UPS pay scale (depending upon experience and current pay grade) plus Maximum SEN Payment
Do you want a challenging opportunity? If you are dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic then we want to hear from you.
Who is Northumberland County Council (NCC)?
Northumberland is world renowned as a visitor destination and is also the ideal location to strike a perfect work/life balance. What better way of enjoying the picturesque scenery and stunning coastline than to sample it on an everyday basis?
Our Vision is: “To make Northumberland a county which you regard as a great place to live, and in which you can access the things you enjoy, whilst having the opportunity to learn and thrive”
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The Service
The Northumberland Emotional Wellbeing and Behaviour Support Service is currently made up of 5 qualified Teachers and 5 Behaviour Support Workers who provide a range of services into schools and settings throughout Northumberland. The day-to-day operational management and organisation of the team is the responsibility of the EWB Lead Practitioner who in turn reports to the High Incidence Needs Team (HINT) Manager. The service operates from a centralised base in Cramlington working peripatetically into schools and settings across Northumberland.
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The role
The Northumberland Emotional Wellbeing and Behaviour Support Service is a peripatetic team working with school staff and multi-disciplinary professionals to assess the needs of learners (predominantly between the ages of 3 and 16 years old) with emotional wellbeing and behaviour needs and subsequently to support the school or setting in the implementation and evaluation of appropriate strategies and approaches. We place a strong emphasis on building capacity within schools through a process of consultation and training.
We are looking for a teacher with a significant level of experience working with children and young people with emotional wellbeing and behaviour needs and who has knowledge and experience of implementing evidence-based interventions and approaches to support learners with this range of needs. The successful candidate will also need to be: highly motivated; an effective communicator with excellent report writing, time management and organisational skills; committed to supporting inclusion within mainstream school settings; able to interact with ease with colleagues, staff in schools, pupils and parents demonstrating high standards of spoken English and be able to fulfil the travel requirements of a peripatetic teacher working in a large rural county.
The purpose of the job is:
As part of the Northumberland Inclusive Education Services, to provide specialist support and advice for children and young people with emotional wellbeing and behaviour needs being taught in schools/settings across Northumberland.
To be responsible for management of a caseload of children and young people with emotional wellbeing and behaviour needs. Duties will include carrying out individual assessments and identifying suitable evidence-based support strategies and approaches to promote the effective inclusion and achieve positive outcomes for learners with SEND within their school or setting.
To take lead responsibility for a specified discrete area of service delivery, as required.
To provide specialist support and advice to colleagues in relation to emotional wellbeing and behaviour needs.
Support staff in schools and settings through a process of targeted training, modelling and focused support to develop the skills and knowledge required to enable them to meet the needs of learners with emotional wellbeing and behaviour needs.
We are offering:
MPS /UPS pay scale in line with Teacher Terms and Conditions
Maximum SEN Allowance
Employment on Teachers’ Terms and Conditions
Continuing professional development opportunities
Travel expenses
Please note that successful applicants must be able to attend an interview at Northumbria House, Manor Walks Shopping Centre, Cramlington NE23 6UR
Northumberland County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sectors of the community. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
For further information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact Fiona Tarn, HINT Manager, Email: Fiona.Tarn@northumberland.gov.uk
If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format or would like us to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to attend an interview please contact Fiona Tarn or email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk.
