Overview
The Learning Support Team is a well-regarded and welcoming team, consisting of Specialist Teachers with a wealth of knowledge and experience and a passion for inclusion. As part of Specialist Teaching Service, the team's aim is to improve opportunities, outcomes and experiences for children and young people with SEND in partnership with families, educational settings and organisations. The successful applicant will use knowledge, skills and experience to determine children and young people's learning, communication, social, emotional and sensory needs across Key Stages 1-5, identifying and developing evidence-based strategies and interventions in order to improve outcomes for learners with a wide range of complex special educational needs. We are looking for teachers who are knowledgeable about the National Curriculum, appropriate interventions and the barriers children and young people with complex needs can face. You will work with children and young people, their parents / carers and school staff to identify both the strengths and challenges the child or young person is experiencing. Using this knowledge, you will then provide advice and information to identify provision which builds on their strengths and meets their identified needs. This will involve working collaboratively with Specialist Teachers, Educational Psychologists and other agencies where appropriate. Therefore, we welcome applications from highly motivated, creative practitioners, who enjoy working in a collaborative, solution-focussed way. The role involves maintaining thorough records of work undertaken and contributing to Education, Health and Care Plan assessments and annual reviews. In addition, you will engage with ongoing professional development to identify, develop and deliver resources that promote curriculum access for learners with complex Cognition and Learning needs. An enhanced DBS check is required for this post. For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement. We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual\'s personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
* Degree level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status, with evidence of further training and development in Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. It is highly desirable that you will hold a Level 7 qualification related to Cognition and Learning.
* Substantial experience of working directly with pupils with complex cognition and learning needs, including knowledge of effective teaching and learning approaches and resources to support the attainment and inclusion of these pupils
* Experience of delivering of training, including in-service training to teachers
* Good interpersonal skills, with the ability to relate positively to children, young people, parents and other professionals and establish effective working relationships with colleagues, educational settings and partner agencies
* Significant experience of working appropriately in accordance with relevant statutory and local policies and procedures for SEND and the ability carry out all duties in line with LCC Safeguarding policies and procedures and fulfil relevant safeguarding competencies
* Ability to actively demonstrate the values of the authority: Positivity; Trust and respect; Flexibility; Openness and Transparency
* Must be able to perform all duties and tasks with reasonable adjustment, where appropriate, in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010. This will include requirements to work flexibly around holiday periods in line with the service requirements and access to a vehicle with the ability to travel to temporary bases such as schools, touch-down bases etc.
Equality, Diversity and Recruitment
We are looking for an individual who celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion, challenging discrimination at every level, together as a service and as a Local Authority. We warmly welcome those from all cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. In addition, we expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the interview process., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to .
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