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Special Education Needs Coordinator/SENCO

Manor Hall International School

Al Ain , United Arab Emirates

Accommodation provided

Airline tickets

Start date: April 2024

Job
School

Contract Length: 2 years

Number of Vacancies: 1

Eligible Candidates:

Licensed Teacher

School Requirements:

Education Required: Master
Minimum Teaching Experience: 4 years of teaching experience
Major: Special Education
Required Certificates:
Teaching Credential/License
Work Visa Eligibility: United States (USA), United Kingdom (UK), Canada, South Africa

Additional School Requirements:

Qualifications:

Must have obtained qualified teacher status/Teaching certificate or diploma
Bachelors/Masters in Special Education
Experience in supporting special educational needs
Communication, coordination, and organization are required skills
Experience in managing a team is advantageous

Job Benefits:

Airline tickets
Accommodation provided
Health Insurance
Other benefits

Job Description:

We are looking for a SENCO to coordinate SEN provision, maintaining our commitment to inclusivity and enabling every child to reach their potential. Managing a department of 4 support staff and working alongside the school leadership team in an advisory capacity, you will ensure that we meet our legal requirements on SEN support and documentation.

Responsibilities:

Designing and delivering the school’s Special Educational Needs strategy
Resourcing and coaching teachers to support students with additional needs
Liaising with external professionals such as speech and language therapists, social workers, or educational psychologists
Managing the implementation of education, health, and care plans (EHC)
Planning a program of SEN continuous professional development for all staff
Communicating with parents/carers and responding to complaints or queries
Monitoring and evaluating the progress of SEN children and making recommendations
Responsible for organizing and chairing SEN annual review meetings
Coordinating alternative exam arrangements and provisions for SEN children

This is a Direct to School Job

About the School:

Manor Hall International School prides itself on being the first school in the area to be awarded WASC accreditation (Western Association of Schools and Colleges). MHIS is a school with grades ranging from KG-4 through 12th. With 640 students, Manor Hall prides itself in providing a unique and caring school atmosphere connecting students to their passion and purpose.

At MHIS, we place a huge value on creativity and creating an educational program that will help our students fall in love with learning. We also believe community is everything when it comes to learning; hence, we have built a healthy, warm, safe, and nurturing environment. Our founders considered their past and built the kind of system they wish they had growing up.

All of our teaching staff are highly qualified and professionally trained. Committed to high standards of quality and service, they are capable of creating motivational learning environments for children.

We believe that students need every opportunity to explore through making and tinkering. Students work with their teachers to make things that are new and solve real problems within the school community. Students are extremely proud of their work and love to show off what they have made to their classmates, teachers, and peers.

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This is a Direct to School Job

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