County Interim Home Tuition Team: Team Leader

Lincolnshire County Council; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire County Council is seeking a passionate Team Leader for the County Interim Home Tuition Team. This role involves managing Alternative Providers and ensuring high-quality education for children without school placements. The role includes leadership responsibilities and requires Qualified Teacher Status. The position is full-time and is offered on a fixed-term contract basis.

Qualifications

• Excellent leadership skills required.
• Thorough knowledge of the Unattached Teacher Appraisal Procedure.
• Ability to adapt Teacher Standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate use of Alternative Providers.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality education experiences.
• Conduct appraisals and teaching observations.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

Are you passionate about providing high-quality education to children and young people without a school place? The County Interim Home Tuition Team is seeking a dedicated Team Leader to manage and coordinate our use of Alternative Providers, ensuring exceptional teaching and learning experiences.

About the Role

The County Interim Home Tuition Team provides tuition to children and young people who are without a school place. The role of the Team Leader will be to lead, coordinate, and manage the services' use of Alternative Providers (AP). This will include promoting and ensuring the delivery of high-quality teaching and learning experiences for children and young people who come under the remit of the County Interim Home Tuition Team.

The post will be offered on a full-time basis of 32 hours per week on Teachers' Terms and Conditions and will attract a minimum TLR2 allowance. The contract will be fixed-term for 12-18 months, with the length of the contract dependent upon the successful candidate's agreed start date.

The successful candidate's time will primarily support management roles, supporting the service's use of external Alternative Providers and internal tutors. The successful candidate will work alongside the Interim Home Tuition Coordinator, current Team Leaders, and the service's Strategic Lead. There may also be opportunities for direct teaching of children and young people as time allows.

A key part of the role will be to organize, monitor, and manage the service's use of unregulated alternative providers, ensuring education quality and suitability of new suppliers, and maintaining regular contact with service users and APs. Management duties may include conducting appraisals and teaching observations of team members, ensuring consistency, and providing high-quality training to develop the County Interim Home Tuition Team's teaching and learning strategies.

For internal applicants, this role may be offered as a secondment opportunity. Internal candidates should notify their manager if applying for this role as a secondment.

About You

We are looking for individuals with excellent leadership skills and thorough knowledge of the Unattached Teacher Appraisal Procedure. Qualified Teacher Status is essential, and it is expected that the successful candidate is post-Threshold of the Teacher's Threshold Progression.

A thorough knowledge of the Teacher Standards in key areas and the ability to adapt this to suit the County Interim Home Tuition Team, considering guidance for 'unattached teachers,' will be essential.

For more information, please contact Alison Charity, SEND Team Manager and Strategic Lead for Interim Home Tuition, at [e-mail] for an informal discussion.

Applications close on 29th June. Interviews are likely to be held on 17th July.

We wish you the best of luck with your application!

Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.

All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to applying.

Occasionally, we receive more applications than expected for some vacancies, and we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date. We strongly advise early application to avoid disappointment.

We operate a talent pool scheme where unsuccessful candidates may be considered for up to 3 months for similar positions.

Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

A Smarter Working Employer

We embrace new ways of working, including hybrid arrangements. You will have a nominated work base and may need to commute there as necessary. Working arrangements will be discussed during the recruitment process.

Our technology platform supports remote collaboration. Good connectivity is required, and support can be discussed if needed.

Fluency Duty

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to communicate effectively in English is essential for this role.