Special Needs Educator / SEN Therapist
Location: Gwarimpa, Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement individualized educational and therapeutic programmes based on each learner’s strengths, needs, abilities, and developmental goals.
- Develop, implement, and regularly review Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in collaboration with the SEN team, classroom teachers, therapists, and parents/caregivers.
- Provide structured one-to-one and small-group interventions targeting academic, communication, social, behavioural, emotional, sensory, and functional skills.
- Apply evidence-based practices and appropriate intervention strategies, including Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA), Discrete Trial Training (DTT), Naturalistic Teaching, prompting and prompt fading, task analysis, visual supports, reinforcement procedures, and functional communication strategies, where appropriate.
- Conduct ongoing observation, data collection, and progress monitoring to evaluate learners’ responses to intervention and inform instructional decisions.
- Support learners with autism, ADHD, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, speech and language difficulties, learning difficulties, and other additional needs.
- Implement positive behaviour support strategies and assist learners in developing appropriate self-regulation, emotional regulation, communication, social, and adaptive skills.
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to adapt and differentiate curriculum content, classroom activities, instructional materials, and assessment methods to meet individual learning needs.
- Support the development of functional life skills, including personal care, dressing, feeding, toileting, fine-motor skills, classroom independence, and other activities of daily living.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree, HND, or Diploma in Special Needs Education, Education, Psychology, Child Development, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Behavioural Science, or a related field.
- 1-3 years of verifiable experience working with children or young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
- Practical experience supporting learners with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, developmental delays, intellectual disabilities, communication difficulties, learning disabilities, and behavioural challenges.
- Knowledge and practical application of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for learners with additional needs.
- Knowledge of IEP development, goal setting, data collection, progress monitoring, behaviour management, and differentiated instruction.
- Relevant professional certifications in Special Needs Education, Applied Behaviour Analysis, Behavioural Therapy, Autism, Child Development, or related fields are highly preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to prepare professional learner reports and communicate effectively with parents, teachers, and multidisciplinary professionals.
- Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong observation, documentation, problem-solving, and classroom-management skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, ethical practice, learner dignity, and inclusive education.
Salary
N120,000 - N200,000 monthly.
Application Closing Date
25th September, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV), Cover Letter, and relevant professional certificates to: humanresource.jlla@gmail.com using the job title as the subject of the mail.