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Job Description
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Field Based Worker
Salary: Teachers leadership - L7-10 £54,816 -£58,959 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 32.5 (5days) Term time (With some Holiday Cover)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 23rd April 2024
Interview Date(s): 7th May 2024 /TBC
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly skilled and experienced specialist teacher to contribute to the success of the Autism Outreach Team by joining the team as a Team Manager. The Autism Outreach Team is a well-regarded and welcoming team, consisting of specialist teachers and practitioners with a wealth of knowledge and experience and a passion for Inclusion. We work with mainstream education settings across Leicestershire to support positive outcomes for autistic pupils in Key Stages 1-5. As part of Specialist Teaching Service, the Autism Outreach Team aim to improve opportunities, outcomes and experience for children and young people with SEND in partnership with families, educational settings and organisations. The management role includes providing effective performance management for staff, leading on the review and development of service delivery, working in partnership with schools and other agencies and coordinating resources to meet increasing demands. you will be supporting and managing staff with a caseload responsibility, so will be confident in approaches to providing support and advice to children and young people with a diagnosis of autism or communication and interaction needs, their families/carers and educational settings within a multi-agency context. LCC's Autism Outreach Team is the East Midlands' Autism Education Trust regional partner and, as such, supporting the development and quality assuring training is a key part of the role. Support will be provided by our other STS Team Managers, Service Manager and knowledgeable Autism Outreach Team. There will be a wide range of professional development, including access to training and mentoring.
Please note: LCC provisions for annual leave apply to staff on Leadership scales. Full-time employees are entitled to 27 days (below 5 continuous years' service) or 32 days (above 5 years' continuous service), plus 8 nominated days for public holidays. Employees on Leadership scale will also be entitled to an additional 10 days annual leave which can be taken in term time.
An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
* Degree level qualification and Qualified Teacher Status, with evidence of further training and development, such as a specialist qualification
* Leadership experience in monitoring, evaluating, reviewing, and developing team performance, including experience of effective management in the appointment, professional development and deployment of staff.
* Knowledge of effective teaching and learning approaches, including training delivery, to support the attainment and inclusion of pupils with SEND, particularly pupils with a diagnosis of Autism or Communication and Interaction needs.
* Experience of working in partnership with schools, other support services and agencies to improve outcomes for pupils.
* 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.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
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.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Styles page on our career site.
If you wish to discuss the role in more detail please contact:
Vanessa Foulds
Email: Vanessa.foulds@leics.gov.uk
Tel: 0116 3058553
How to Apply
Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on 'Apply Now'. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.freshdesk.com/support/home.
By applying for this post, you agree to our Terms and Conditions.
About Us
About Leicestershire County Council
Leicestershire County Council is a Stonewall Top 100, Disability Confident, Menopause Friendly, Mindful Employer, Fostering Friendly, Forces Friendly, and Cycle Friendly organisation. In August 2021, we also signed up to the Race at Work Charter. We are strongly committed to promoting equality and opportunity, championing employee wellbeing and investing in staff training and development.
Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone. Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire.
For further information on what it's like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:
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