Neurodiversity Support Manager

AWE; Reading; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK company in the Reading area is seeking a Neurodiversity Support Manager to enhance support for apprentices with various learning needs. In this role, you'll collaborate with management, instructors, and external partners, ensuring compliance with educational standards. The ideal candidate will possess a SENCO qualification, experience managing educational support, and exceptional communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary along with generous annual leave and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

270 hours of annual leave

Flexible working arrangements

Professional Career Development funding

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous pension contributions

Life Assurance

Discount benefits

Paid time off for volunteering

Qualifications

• Undertake and pass a CRB check.
• Ability to work with young people and various grades.
• Able to attend off-site events including overnight stays.

Responsibilities

• Support apprentices with specific learning needs.
• Ensure compliance with funding and support requirements.
• Provide training and resources for staff involving neurodiverse learners.
• Conduct periodic reviews and audits for apprentice support.

Skills

SENCO Qualification

Professional training qualification

Assessment and/or verification qualifications

Experience with additional educational needs

Literacy and numeracy

Presentation skills

Communication skills

Influencing skills

Organisational skills

Coaching skills

Fluency in metrics development

Job description

We are looking for a Neurodiversity Support Manager to join our Skills Academy. In this role you will ensure that those apprentices that have additional learning needs have effective and targeted support. You will work in partnership with the Skills Academy Manager, instructors and external stakeholders and ensure compliance with Skills Funding Agency contract and OFSTED requirements placed on the academy to support apprentices with varying educational needs.

Location - Reading / Basingstoke area

Package - £34400 - £39400 (depending on your suitability and level of experience)

As part of our People Promise, AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) has a range of benefits to suit you. These include:

• Time to recharge your batteries with 270 hours of annual leave (plus every other Friday off work)
• Consideration for flexible working arrangements so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know on your application if you wish to work part time
• Opportunities for Professional Career Development that include funding for the annual membership of a relevant professional body, access to mentors and training
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
• A generous defined contribution Group Personal Pension (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your own contribution)
• Life Assurance
• Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending
• Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring for your family
• A host of voluntary & core benefits to suit your health and wellbeing - more information available on our careers site

Key accountabilities of the role

• Support all apprentices across the full range of Specific learning needs including where appropriate diagnosis. This will include both in-academy and work placement
• Ensure that regular reviews and support meetings take place and that sub-contractors provide appropriate and timely special provisions
• To ensure funding is accessed where appropriate for SpLD support and apprentice data is accurate, robust and of high quality in relation to this
• To support staff working with neuro-diverse learners; providing appropriate training, information and workplace resources
• To maintain subject matter expert knowledge regarding SpLD and neurodiversity strategies and current best practice
• Monitor and where applicable provide local documentation, policies and work instructions for neurodiversity in apprenticeships
• Conduct periodic internal reviews or audits to ensure that apprentices are appropriately supported and documentation for SpLD related interactions are met
• Line manage apprentices where this is appropriate and beneficial

We are looking for the Neurodiversity Support Manager to have:

• A SENCO Qualification
• Appropriate professional training qualification or equivalent
• Appropriate assessment and/or verification qualifications
• Experience of managing support for students with additional educational needs and a wide range of learning difficulties and disabilities
• Good levels of literacy and numeracy
• Proven presentation skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal to be understood by a range of audiences, from new apprentices to senior management
• Good influencing skills to ensure the appropriate learning opportunities and development of individuals
• Personally well organised and able to work in an organised manner, coping with multiple tasks and able to deliver in the face of challenges
• Expert coaching skills and ability to inspire confidence in others
• Fluent in the development and use of metrics

As part of this role you must:

• Undertake and pass a CRB check
• Have the ability and affinity for working with a diverse range of people and grades across the business particularly young people
• Have the ability to attend off-site events (e.g. meetings, conferences, residential courses, etc.) which may include short periods away from home including overnight stays

All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the correct security clearance for this role.