Desirable Experience
* Experience of operating in a specialist neurodiversity role.
* Experience of working within the Special Educational Needs, Additional Learning Needs and Disabilities field.
Essential Qualifications
* PGCE, Cert Ed or Level 5 in Education and Training.
* Level 4 Certificate in Supporting the learning of learners with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND)/Additional Learning Needs (ALN).
* Alternatively, extensive experience working with people with complex needs in a neurodiversity specialist role in a custodial setting or other multi-disciplinary environment.
Role Summary
The post holder will be responsible for leading on supporting prisoners with needs arising from neurodivergence.
Developing and implementing, through close collaboration with stakeholders, a ‘whole system’ principle is of paramount importance, with the focus firmly on supporting individuals to achieve and progress through Education, Skills and Work pathways throughout their sentence.
The Neurodiversity Support Manager (NSM) will liaise with the Head of Education Skills and Work (HoESW), Learning and Skills Manager (LSM), Industry Managers (IMs), Activity Managers (AM) and the education provider to ensure prisoners are supported to engage with education, skills and work, and that they continue to be supported in the community, including by the probation teams.
The post holder will provide support and guidance to ensure that all staff and stakeholders share the same vision and ethos of neurodiversity.
The post holder will ensure that actions across Education, Skills and Work (ESW) within their prison support a whole prison improvement approach which supports wider improvements across the estate.
This is a non-rotational, non-operational job with no line management responsibilities.
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