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Secondary School Special Educational Needs Teacher

NIS seeks to appoint an experienced, talented and inspiring Special Educational Needs teacher to join our Student Services Department.

As a community school, NIS strives for inclusivity and serves a diverse group of students with varied talents, hopes, and dreams. The student services department consists of staff responsible for the areas of physical health, counseling, special needs/enrichment and EAL. Together, the team is focused on working in collaboration with classroom teachers, administrators and parents to remove any barriers which might otherwise inhibit learners from accessing our mission. Based in the ‘iSpace’, a collaborative flexi-space for students and staff, the student services team work incredibly hard to provide mission access to learners each and every day.

The successful candidate will be an experienced and qualified special needs practitioner. Ideally the candidate will be able to conduct appropriate assessments, provide specialized interventions, and also have some experience of enrichment/gifted provision.  While some aspects of the role will involve pull-out provision, as an Inclusive school NIS prefers to provide in-context support wherever possible. Therefore, a desire to collaborate with classroom teachers in order to support learner needs is essential. Additionally, NIS runs an internship programme and the Special Needs teacher will be heavily involved in the professional development and support of interns who are assigned to push into classrooms and support identified learners.

Posted: January 2020
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LocationNagoya, Japan
Start DateAugust 2020
Eligible CandidatesLicensed Teacher
Student LevelMiddle School, High School
Monthly SalaryUSD 3020 - 5890
Number of Vacancies1

Job Benefits

A full copy of benefits, terms and conditions will be provided to candidates during the application process. However, additional benefits include:

  • Co-pay medical insurance and pension
  • Social allowance
  • Dental/optical allowance
  • Severance payment
  • Personal leave, sick leave, bereavement leave, job application leave, etc.

Qualifications and Requirements

Required Certificates
Teaching Credential/License
Education RequiredBachelor
MajorRelated field
Additional School Requirements

Essential:

  • BA Degree & Appropriate teaching certifications in Special Educational Needs or equivalent
  • At least 3 years’ experience in teaching special educational needs at the secondary age level
  • Ability to conduct, analyse and utilise rudimentary SEN assessments
  • Commitment to collaborating with colleagues to make learning connected and meaningful
  • A proven commitment to professional development that has been applied to your classroom practice
  • Ability to provide clear police/background and medical checks
  • A commitment to inclusive education and to serving a diverse array of learners
  • A love of being a homeroom/advisory teacher in addition to – and of equal importance to - your subject teacher role

 

Highly Desirable:

  • Experience of the IB MYP & IBDP programmes
  • Experience of gifted and talented provision
  • Experience of leadership and of mentoring colleagues

 

Please do not apply unless you meet the ‘essential’ requirements above.

We hope to hear from you!

Thank you for your interest in NIS.