Secondary School Inclusion Co-Teacher

About the role

The Inclusion Co-teacher will work alongside Secondary School faculty from various departments, to support students who have a range of additional learning needs. The Inclusion Co-teacher will work under the guidance of the Secondary School Inclusion team and will perform duties across the secondary school division as/when required. The Inclusion Co-teacher will also, wherever possible, check to ensure that activities and interactions meet the needs of all students in line with the mission, vision and values of the school.

Key responsibilities

• Participate actively in the co-planning, co-teaching, co-assessing and co-reflecting of the learning programme
• Take an active role in behavioural management and pastoral care of students
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, the school counsellor, the school occupational therapist, the school speech and language therapist, and inclusion coordinators / teachers through observations, academic, behavioural and social-emotional support to meet the needs of individual students
• Lead individual and/or small group intervention and design individual and/or small group programmes under the direct supervision of the Inclusion Coordinators / Teachers
• Attend and constructively contribute in staff and team meetings and stay up-to-date with day-to-day planning and plan for differentiated instruction
• Assist in the supervision of student breaks
• Coordinate class activities as deemed necessary
• Assist, as required, in the development and preparation of curricular materials
• Support the classroom teachers by working with whole class, small and individual groups of students across grades and grade levels in a manner that supports the mission statement of the school
• Take anecdotal notes as required and communicate regularly with parents of students on their shared caseload

About you

• A proficient level of spoken and written English
• A proficient level of Digital Literacy
• A willingness to be flexible with approaches and tasks
• A solid work ethic
• The ability to take Initiative
• A willingness to learn new approaches/methods
• Strong communication skills
• Strong collaborative skills
• Experience working with neurodiverse students