Caring Heart Initiative (CHI) is currently seeking to employ suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Special Education Teacher
Location: Lagos
Job Descriptions
- Teach either individuals or small groups of pupils within, or outside the class.
- Prepare lessons and resources, marking and assessing work.
- Develop and adapt conventional teaching methods to meet the individual needs of pupils.
- Use special equipment and facilities, such as audiovisual materials and computers to stimulate interest in learning.
- Use specialist skills such as teaching Braille to pupils with visual impairments or sign language and lip reading to students who have hearing impairments.
- Collaborate with the classroom teacher to define appropriate activities for the pupils in relation to the curriculum.
- Assess children who have long or short-term learning difficulties and working with colleagues to identify individual pupils' special needs.
- Work with the head teacher and governing body to ensure that their needs are met in terms of reasonable adjustments and access arrangements.
- Liaise with other professionals, such as social workers, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists.
- Work closely with parents and guardians.
- Organize learning outside the classroom in activities such as community visits, school outings or sporting events.
- Assist in severely disabled pupils' personal care/medical needs.
- Administration, including updating and maintaining records of pupils' progress.
- Attend statutory annual reviews or other related meetings.
- Receive in-service training.
Qualifications
- NCE in Special Education from recognized institution
- At least 2 years work experience in related field
- Applicants must reside in Lagos
Required Skills:
- Commitment to working with pupils with special educational needs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Initiative and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to manage confrontation and challenging behaviour
- Team working and organizational skills
- An observant and responsive approach.
- Flexibility: ability to respond to the needs of the children and adapt or change plans accordingly
- A positive, energetic and enthusiastic personality.
- Patience, understanding and empathy with pupils and parents.
Application Closing Date
19th July, 2015.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV's to:
[email protected]