Special Needs Teacher at Brainston Kindergarten Ltd

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assessing student's abilities and limitations with regard to intellectual, physical, social and emotional impairments, exceptional intellectual gifts, or other special situations
• Giving instruction on an individual or group basis using special techniques or aids appropriate to students’ needs
• Employing special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory
• Establishing and enforcing rules for behaviour and policies and procedures to maintain order among students
• Teaching academic subjects, and practical and self-help skills to students with hearing, sight and other impairments
• Stimulating and developing students’ confidence, interests, abilities, manual skills and coordination
• Conferring with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons for special needs students
• Preparing and maintaining student data and other records and submitting reports
• Administering various forms of assessment and evaluating progress of each student

QUALIFICATION & REQUIREMENT

• Qualified teacher with a Diploma in Special Needs Education
• Registered by the TSC
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience teaching children with special needs Demonstrate a strong passion for education and young children
• Strong classroom management skills
• A team player with a good command of written and spoken English
• Computer literate with the ability to integrate ICT in all activity areas
• Be conversant with the CBC curriculum
• ECD certification will be an added advantage