ASD Resource Base Teacher - Billesley Primary School

32.5 Hours per week

39 weeks per year

MPS / UPS plus SEN allowance

£25,714 - £41,604 plus £2,270

Billesley Primary is an innovative and outstanding three form entry school, which serves a wonderfully diverse community. We are incredibly proud of our children, their learning behaviours, drive and determination; and of our staff, who work hard to serve our children and bring about the very best outcomes. At Billesley, all staff receive high quality professional development; a strength noted in our most recent Ofsted report.Teachers benefit from highly effective coaching and professional development, which has enabled them to become skilled practitioners.

Billesley Primary has well established links with Arts and Sports organisations and delivers a rich, well-planned and engaging curriculum, ensuring that learning broadens our children’s horizons and inspires them to greatness.

We would like to appoint an excellent teacher who is committed to their professional development, keen to participate in research based pedagogy and understands the power and impact of effective teaching and learning.

Job Purpose

We are looking for a committed and outstanding teacher with ASD experience in a mainstream school or special school to be part of our team to plan, develop and enhance provision. Experience in working with pupils with Autism and speech, language and communication needs.

You will demonstrate:

• A commitment to engaging and inspiring our pupils, with high expectations and aspirations to make a real difference to pupils’ learning opportunities
• Flexibility, commitment and excellent interpersonal skills as a valuable member of the leadership team
• Working knowledge of specific interventions/strategies for pupils with ASD, speech, language and communication needs and sensory needs.
• A positive approach to challenge, change and school development.

We can offer

• Outstanding professional development and coaching
• A diverse, supportive and committed staff team
• Professional development and progression opportunities across the multi-academy trust
• A fantastic working environment
• Free child care in Nursery and wraparound provision (T&Cs apply) 
• A work Chromebook is provided 

We are a three form entry school plus a Nursery with just over six hundred children located in Billesley in the South of Birmingham. Our pupils generally live close to the school in the Billesley area, however some children come from further away.

There are currently over 40 different ethnic groups represented in the school. The majority of pupils are either from White British or Pakistani backgrounds and about a half of pupils are learning English as an additional language.

Our building was built in the 1920s and has been kept up to date as a well maintained and calm learning environment, with much recent refurbishment making the school an even more welcoming place to learn and to visit. There are extensive grounds and outdoor facilities to enhance the outdoor and sporting opportunities available.

The school takes pupils from ages three to eleven

Billesley Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.