Nigeria LNG Limited was incorporated as a limited liability company on May 17, 1989, to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources and produce Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) for export. The company has a wholly-owned subsidiary, Bonny Gas Transport (BGT) Limited, which provides shipping services for NLNG and Nigeria LNG Ship Manning Limited which provides personnel for all of NLNG’s Vessels. Our LNG is delivered to ports in cities around the world. 

Nigeria LNG Limited, a world-class company helping to build a better Nigeria, seeks to engage an experienced Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teacher on fixed term contract employment in the Nigeria LNG School, Bonny Island.

Are you an exceptional, internationally-minded SEN teacher with the ability to work well in a team, supporting children through on inclusive multi-disciplinary approach?

Job Title: Special Educational Needs (SEN) Teacher

Ref No: HRL/2014/001
Location: Bonny

Description

  • The successful candidate should be an outstanding professional able to identify children with special educational needs and support them so that they achieve their potential. The school is non-selective and accepts all children of NLNG Staff regardless of severity or complexity of needs.
  • Nigeria LNG School serves the children of the Nigerian staff of NLNG as well as the company’s expatriate contractors and secondees. It is located in the middle of a leafy, spacious, fenced compound in the NLNG residential area. The current roll is 660.
  • The School was formerly made up of two streams: the International stream and the Nigerian stream. In 2011, the school started an ‘International School Projects to merge the two streams into one International School following a single curriculum. The year-by-year transition began with the Early Years Department and now includes Year One. The classes will continue to merge on a year-by-year basis.
  • Nigeria LNG School offers a comprehensive learning-focused curriculum for children aged 3 – 12. The school follows the National Curriculum for England for English Language and Mathematics and the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) for all other subjects. In addition the Nigerian stream follows the Basic Education Curriculum for Nigeria.

The Job

  • The appointee will be required to identify children with Special Education Needs and then provide support for these needs thus ensuring that all children in NLNG School achieve their potential.

The Duties
The duties will include, but are not limited to the following:

  • Identify Children’s needs through formal standardized and informal assessments then develop and adapt 21st century child-centered teaching methods to meet the needs of these children thus ensuring maximum curricular access and progression
  • Prepare appropriate lessons and resources to teach either individuals or small groups of pupils within or outside the class to ensure learning is engaging and rigorous
  • Liaise with class teacher, parents and guardians and with other professionals, such as speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and educational psychologists to ensure that learning is appropriate and sufficient.
  • Update and maintain records on pupils’ progress to show evidence of new and consolidated learning
  • Attend reviews or other related meetings and actively contribute to the partnership work that arises to ensure approaches within the team support effective working
  • Ensure the views and voices of children with SEN are heard in the teaching context as well as the wider school community to ensure that there is an inclusive learning environment
  • Actively maintain and develop up to date knowledge of current best practices and skills in the field to ensure that all children reach their potential.

Qualification/Experience 
The right candidate should:

  • Have a Qualified Teacher Status. (Please attach evidence as an addition to academic qualification)
  • Possess B.Ed at a minimum of Second Class Upper level or a first degree in non-education disciplines at a minimum of Second Class Upper level and a PGCSE in Primary Teaching or Special Education
  • Have a minimum of at least 4 years’ post-NYSC experience in supporting children with special educational needs in a Primary School setting or Specialist School
  • Be a specialist in one or more of the following areas; Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Learning Disabilities (Down’s syndrome), Specific Learning Difficulties (Dyslexia/Dyscalculia). (Please attach any evidence in this regard as an addition to academic qualification)
  • Have experience of writing and evaluating Individual Educational Programmes (IEPs).
  • Not be more than 45 years old as at 31st December, 2014.

Additionally, the right candidate will need to be:

  • An excellent communicator.
  • Able to work cooperatively within a team.
  • Able to plan for and lead others (learning assistants).
  • Culturally sensitive and internationally-minded.
  • Experienced with working collaboratively with class teachers to support an inclusive approach.
  • Competent in ICT and have a good awareness of the use of ICT across the curriculum
  • Able to demonstrate a high level of care towards children, colleagues, parents and other stakeholders.
  • Well organised and able to produce high quality reports.

Application Closing Date
23rd December, 2014 

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should: Click here to apply online

Note:

  • You will receive an e-mail notification indicating that your application has been successfully submitted.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
  • Any false information provided during or after the application process will, lead to outright disqualification of such candidate(s).

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