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Job Summary
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Job Description
Identification of at-risk learners
- Conduct pre-school screenings through discussions with educators and working with learners to identify risks.
- Conduct scholastic testing to screen learners for primary school readiness.
- Make use of relevant reading tests (wadding reading and spelling, word chains etc.) to assess readiness and scholastic level of learners.
- Assess learners actual work produced to assess level.
Recommendations and referrals
- Meet with educators and provide feedback.
- Discuss learner needs and requirements.
- Compile summary report of findings and recommendations.
- Meet with parents, go through findings and discuss recommendations at different levels with educators and at home.
- Make referrals to appropriate therapists or to the multidisciplinary disciplinary team.
- Compilation of individual development and intervention programmes for learners.
Monitoring of progress of learners
- Follow up with various professionals to ensure that the learner is attending.
- Provide feedback to educators in limits of confidentiality.
- Assess progress and arrange follow ups to establish progress.
- Round table discussions relating to learners to determine how therapy is going, progress, discuss next steps etc.
Training and education of providers (Internal) and parents
- Provide support and training sessions/ arrange for speakers for educators and therapists on the management of special requirements.
- Conduct/arrange information sessions on various topics on how to identify types of behaviour or indicators of issues with learners.
Key Skills / Requirements
- BEd and/or PGCE in intermediate phase teaching
- Experience as a remedial teacher/coordinator
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as an intermediate phase teacher
- Knowledge of the CAPS curriculum
- Proven facilitation, problem-solving and report-writing skills
- Excellent communication, organisational and planning skills
- Willing and able to work extended hours
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
- SACE-registered
- Clear criminal record