Trainee Tutor - East Grinstead, United Kingdom - Pink Tile Education - Sussex

Pink Tile Education - Sussex

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East Grinstead, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Trainee Tutor - Full-time, 8:45am - 5:00pm (4:30pm Fridays), term time only (42 weeks)

Location:
East Grinstead, West Sussex

Start:

ASAP

Our client is an independent school based on the outskirts of East Grinstead for pupils aged 4-19 with (Severe) Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

We are seeking to appoint for our Client, a highly motivated and committed professional to join in the continued development and success of the school.

You will be trained fully as a Tutor, a role relatively similar to teaching assistant, with many more responsibilities due to the needs these young people have.

You must be comfortable with personal care.

Responsibilities:

Conducting individualised teaching sessions with pupils assigned to you on a daily basis
To collect and record data on the programmes delivered as instructed by the Class Leader or Lead Tutor.
To participate and help instruct pupils within extracurricular activities during the school day.
To work towards full time 1:1 teaching.
To work towards keyworker responsibilities.
To supervise indoor/outdoor playtime and lunch for all pupils on a rota basis.
To contribute to the production, organisation and maintenance of appropriate curricular and teaching materials.
To participate in staff meetings and training.
To provide personal care when required (e.g. toileting, nappy changing and feeding) for pupils within the school.
To work as part of a classroom team providing behaviourally based instruction to children with autism and related communication disorders
To undertake other duties as appropriate.

Safeguarding and Welfare

Ensure welfare concerns are reported accurately to the DSL though the school POD
To be aware of and follow risk assessments, behaviour plans and specific teaching strategies for any pupils being supported/taught.
To understand and actively implement all school policies in particular on curricular, Health & Safety, Child Protection and Managing Behaviours.

Communication and Record Keeping

To work towards contributing to home/school liaison and written reports for key child
To regularly upload Earwig with evidence of pupil's progress
To actively participate in team meetings and contribute ideas for pupil learning

Professional Development

To actively engage throughout the probationary period outlined below ensuring that competencies and targets are met within the agreed time scale.

Following induction training which includes Child Protection, Fire Safety and Health & Safety training, new staff members will begin to undertake teaching duties in the classroom.

The probationary period will provide the following support and supervision:

Throughout the probationary period Trainee Tutors will be monitored and provided with regular and ongoing feedback regarding performance and progress.
Specific targets will be set according to areas that have been identified for development.
Progress against these targets will be measured at regular intervals by Class Leaders/Lead Tutors.
During the first two weeks, Trainee Tutors will receive two or three overlaps with either their Class leader or Lead Tutor in the class. These are opportunities for the staff team to explain and demonstrate specific aspects of a pupil's programme, teaching procedures or behaviour management plan as well as to observe the Trainee Tutor teaching, provide appropriate feedback and respond to any questions.
Over the next four weeks, Trainee Tutors can expect to have at least one overlap a week, with their Class Leader or Lead Tutor.
At this stage, Trainee Tutors will be expected to concentrate on getting to know the individual pupils and implementing the basic principles of ABA in their teaching, i.e. using reinforcement and prompting effectively and creating opportunities for language.
At the end of the second month, Trainee Tutors will meet with their Class Leaders for a review of their progress. The purpose of this is to find out how the Trainee

Tutor is finding the job, identify areas they may require help with and decide on a small number of objectives for them to focus on over the following two months.

Over the next two months, Trainee Tutors will work 1:1 with the pupils as per the class rota. They will be expected to become more proficient with the basic teaching procedures at this stage and start to implement the full range of teaching targets.
At the end of the fourth month, the Trainee tutors will have another meeting with the Class Leader. The purpose of this will be to review and revise previous objectives, offer support or further training where needed and provide feedback on the Trainee Tutors' progress so far. It is also a good opportunity for Trainee Tutors to talk about aspects they may be finding more difficult, so that additional support can be provided.
At the end of six months, the Trainee Tutor will have a formal appraisal with his/her Class Leader. Objectives will again b