ABA Supervisor

Job Title: ABA Supervisor
Salary: SCP 30-37 plus outer fringe + SEN allowance (28,081-33,634)
Line Manager: Headteacher, Head Behaviour Analyst, Assistant Head Behaviour Analyst and Governors
Supervisory Responsibilities: Senior Tutors and other staff as directed

Forest Bridge School is a new all-age Special Free School (4-16) for children with autism which opened in September 2015 in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead. The aim of the school is to provide a suitable environment with a high level of therapeutic support and excellent teaching to allow pupils with autism to achieve their full potential and to make the most of their intelligence, focus and skills. Forest Bridge School will help each pupil that leaves the school to progress into training, employment or further education. You will be a member of a dedicated team of staff who are establishing a culture in which every pupil has the opportunity to thrive and flourish.
The aim is for Forest Bridge School to be an outstanding provision for children and young people with autism, which has a rooting in ABA/VB and with each individual pupil’s potential at the heart. 
 
We want all of the ‘teachers’ in a pupil’s life to work in close partnership, delivering outstanding teaching to enable each child to achieve their best possible outcomes.  At Forest Bridge School this partnership will include: parents, teachers, behaviour therapists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and tutors.

We offer an exciting career opportunity for someone who wants to make a significant contribution to the development of our school on its journey to Outstanding.

The successful applicant will:
• Be an outstanding practitioner who has high expectations of self and others and is passionate about encouraging all pupils to achieve success.
• Be ambitious to support and extend the learning opportunities for all of our pupils.
• Have a commitment to working in partnership with Teachers, ABA professionals, Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists, other staff, parents and the community to reduce the barriers to learning that children and young people with autism face and promote excellent learning opportunities for all.
• Have drive, enthusiasm and a clear vision for achieving educational excellence for children with autism.
• Have a good understanding of the EYFS/primary/secondary curriculum and experience of planning in conjunction with it.
• Have strong interpersonal and leadership skills.

If successful you will work hard, be approachable, creative, pragmatic and solution focused. You will have a unique opportunity to help shape the future of a brand new school! You will receive professional development to meet your individual needs and a very supportive Headteacher and Head Behaviour Analyst to mentor you throughout your career at Forest Bridge School.

The school is committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you are considering applying for this role, it is highly recommended that you arrange a tour or telephone conversation with our Headteacher, Elizabeth Farnden or our Head Behaviour Analyst Susan Tirella. This can be arranged by contacting [email protected]


Please contact [email protected] for any queries in relation to this post.

Closing date: 06 July 2016

Attachments:
Supervisor Person Specification | (Word Document 17k)
Supervisor Job Description | (Word Document 17k)

If you have questions about this role, please contact: Elizabeth Farnden, Headteacher, Tel: 01628924123, Email: [email protected], Notes: Please email us to arrange a time for the Headteacher to ring you for a conversation around the position at Forest Bridge School.