What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills:
* Excellent written and oral communication skills (Essential)
* Excellent organisational and administrative skills (Essential)
* Good interpersonal skills (Essential)
* In-depth knowledge and understanding of inclusion and specialist provision (Essential)
* Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills (Essential)
* Excellent organisational skills and ability to confidently delegate, negotiate and influence. (Essential)
* Resilience and motivation to lead the academies SEND provision through day-to-day challenges while maintaining a clear strategic vision and direction. (Essential)
* Current knowledge and understanding of the statutory, legislative requirements and good practice to include but not exhaustive of: Health and Safety; Data Protection; the Equality Act / residual aspects of the Disability Discrimination Act and Keeping Children Safe in Education and the ability to apply this knowledge to our SEND practice. (Essential)
* Ability to understand, analyse and make effective use of a wide range of data (Essential)
* An ability to build positive relationships with staff, students and wider stakeholders in order to drive forward SEND provision. (Essential)
* A creative and evidence-based approach to problem solving (Essential)
Experience:
* Previous experience of working within a SEND education setting (Desirable)
* Previous experience of supporting students with one or more of the following: Autism, ADHD, children with Speech, Language and Communication difficulties, SEMH, cognition & learning needs or sensory or physical needs (Essential)
* Confident in advising others on approaches children with a broad range of SEND to aid teaching and learning, behaviour and emotional regulation (Essential)
* Willingness to identify and develop own IT skills (Essential)
* Working knowledge of DfE, Local Authority and other regulatory body’s legislation and policy relating to education. (Desirable)
What the school offers its staff
* Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
* A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
* Access to Generous Local Government pension contributions and additional benefits
* Access to discounted travel schemes
* Cycle to work scheme
* Comprehensive training and support
* Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
* Eye care voucher scheme
* Free flu vaccine
* Access to e-learning and development
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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