Additional Educational Needs Coordinator (SEN/EAL for Preschool - Grade 12)

Date posted:2024-04-01 | Writer: Saint Maur International School | Email: [email protected]

We are seeking a qualified and experienced Special Education Needs/Learning Support Teacher (SEN) who also has expertise in teaching English as an Additional Language (EAL). The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring that tailored available support is provided as appropriate to students and seeing that adequate guidance is given to the student, family, and teachers through our SEN services and our EAL support. The position entails preparing and managing Individualised Education Plans (IEPs) for students and reports showing progress and maturity, ongoing goal setting, areas of need, self-advocacy, and to the degree possible, self-reliance.

The Coordinator should have the:-

- experience in supporting students with special educational needs (SEN) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) at whole school level;

- knowledge of intervention strategies to support and guide student achievement

- Bachelor’s degree

- TEFL/TESOL certificate preferred

- ability to support and guide teachers across different sections of the school in implementing relevant strategies for these students where applicable;

- ability to collaborate well with others, and effectively lead teams;

- knowledge and ability to facilitate the assessment and review of

- student referrals of enrolled students

- student levels of SEN and/or EAL support and guidance

- admission applications of students identified as having SEN and/or EAL support and guidance needs;

- discipline of maintaining accurate records and timely progress reports for individual students, as well as data analysis and progress summary reports related to the department as a whole;

- communication skills needed to show empathy, resilience, strength, discernment, and professionalism when in discussions with students, parents, teachers, and/or external service providers.