Full Time SEND Outreach Teacher Required

Full time  SEND Outreach Teacher Required

Teachers Main Pay Range to Upper Pay Range + SEN Allowance Min1,

Standard Hours

                 This post is offered as a 2 year fixed term contract.

                Required for September 2022

The Governing Board are looking to appoint  a knowledgeable, pupil centred teacher with a proven track record of success in  promoting the best outcomes for children and young people with Social , Emotional and Mental Health needs.  

The successful candidate will enhance our growing outreach team who work as part of the Wolverhampton Outreach Service offering support to mainstream practitioners to enable them to more confidently meet the needs of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). We are looking for a teacher ideally with experience of specialist or alternative provision who is confident to work with children and young people from across the key stages.

This is a varied and exciting role with an emphasis upon supporting mainstream practitioners to meet the needs of children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties.

This will include

• Observation of classroom practices with face to face feedback
• Shared action planning and strategy implementation
• Analysing behaviour to produce personal positive behaviour support plans
• Support for inclusion, access and transition
• Support with differentiation and planning
• Whole school training and SEND CPD
• Preparation of resources
• TAC and EHCP support
• Support for parents / carers

The successful candidate will spend four days each week supporting practitioners in mainstream settings and one day working to support and develop practice within Penn Hall School.

The successful candidate will:,

• have a positive ‘can do’ attitude which they communicate and instil in others.
• have a sound understanding of the functions of behaviour and the strategies which promote positive behaviour and emotional well being.
• be highly motivated, enthusiastic and able to use their own initiative.
• Have high expectations of themselves and those with whom they work.
• Be resilient.
• Have the personal skills and qualities required to form positive relationships with colleagues, parents and carers.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be a confident user of ICT.

Penn Hall School is a maintained special school for 110 children and young people aged 3 -19 years with a range of special educational needs and disabilities. We are proud of our warm and caring ethos and of the way in which we know each pupil and family so well. We offer high quality, personalised provision which builds upon each child and young person's strengths and interests to help them to achieve their personal best. The school has a strong and shared commitment to achieve excellence and improve life outcomes for all pupils.

Our School Motto:

Working together to be the best that we can be

Penn Hall  School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, an enhanced DBS will be required, together with all other applicable employment checks.

School Information

To gain further insight into Penn Hall please:

• Refer to the school information included
• visit our website: www.pennhall.co.uk where you will find information about our school including:

• A link to view our latest Ofsted reports.
• An opportunity to view a video offering a flavour of school life

To gain further  insight into Wolverhampton Outreach Service please go to

Wolverhampton Outreach Service | City Of Wolverhampton Council

Penn Hall School is a committed Equal Opportunities Employer and therefore will not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation.

Socially distanced visits to the school pre  application are strongly encouraged.  If you would like to discuss the post further please contact Kate Rogers, Outreach Co-ordinator  01902 558355. 

Closing Date: 12 noon  Thursday  19^th May 2022

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 25^h May 2022

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Job Description
School Information