Additional Needs Teacher at Total Child School

Total Child School is currently recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Additional Needs Teacher

Location: Ikoyi / Ajah, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Responsibilities
We are recruiting to fill the position of an experienced Additional Needs Teacher. It is the primary responsibility of the Additional Needs Teacher to:

• Provide class/subject teachers with a follow up on the pupil’s progress in the Learning support programme
• Find out the level of pupil’s progress from both class and subject teachers; and also the nature/severity of the pupil’s difficulty as perceived by the class/subject teachers
• Carry out research on the nature of difficulty of each pupil. He/she is expected to be vast and highly knowledgeable in this field
• Design a programme that will suit the needs and abilities of the pupils
• Keep accurate, well organized and confidential records of each pupil undertaking his/her programme
• Make records available for official purposes
• Notify the school management of the need to refer the child’s case to a specialist
• Notify the school management of the need to invite parents for a chat
• Carry out assessment on new pupils to determine whether they have a learning difficulty or not
• Carry out skills assessment/academic achievement tests on all pupils in the Learning Support Programme
• Discuss individual goals with pupils
• Prepare teaching materials and use a range of resources including worksheets and other computer resources
• Guide and support class/subject teachers and class assistants working with the pupils
• Keep the school management and parents adequately informed
• Deliver individual and group teaching sessions to staff or parents as the need arises

Requirements

• Possess requisite Educational qualification – B.Sc+ NCE / B.Sc (Ed) / B.Ed / PGDE / PDE / M.Ed in Special Education/Learning Disabilities or related discipline
• Minimum of 3 years cognate experience

Required Skills:

• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Ability to get on well with people of all ages and backgrounds
• Creativity to devise interesting, meaningful and appropriate learning activities
• Passion, enthusiasm and understanding
• Confidentiality

Salary
N130,000 – N160,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
18th January, 2021.