SEND Head of Area (Communication & Interaction)

The Methodist Church in Britain; West of England; Vor Ort; GBP 30.000 - 42.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

CPD and leadership development

Employee assistance programme

Discounted gym membership

Cycle-to-work scheme

Eyesight test vouchers

Flexible working supported

Zusammenfassung

Bristol Cathedral Choir School, part of Amplify Education trust, is seeking a Fixed-term maternity cover for the SEND Head of Area role. You will lead communication and interaction provision across the school while overseeing procurement for alternative learning provision within budget.

Expect term-time, three days per week, with some student-facing work and cost-conscious leadership. The role requires solid SEND knowledge, attention to detail, and the ability to evaluate options for

Qualifikationen

• Experience working in SEND

Aufgaben

• Lead all aspects of communication and interaction provision across the school
• Manage the SEND department's procurement of alternative learning provision within available finances, evaluating options for cost-effectiveness
• Carry out student-facing work

Kenntnisse

SEND knowledge

Cost-effective procurement

Attention to detail

Leadership

Team player

Positive disposition

Rules compliance

Jobbeschreibung

Fixed-term maternity cover as SEND Head of Area for communication and interaction at Bristol Cathedral Choir School, a state cathedral choir school in the Amplify Education trust. The post leads all communication and interaction provision, with some student-facing work and management of alternative learning provision purchasing within budget. It is a term-time job share of three days a week in a school with many students holding EHCPs. Fit rests on a solid grasp of SEND and an eye for cost-effective provision.

What the job involves

• Lead all aspects of communication and interaction provision across the school
• Manage the SEND department's procurement of alternative learning provision within available finances, evaluating options for cost-effectiveness
• Carry out student-facing work

Experience

• Experience working in SEND

Skills & knowledge

• Good understanding of SEND
• Ability to evaluate provision for cost-effectiveness
• Attention to detail

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check, with periodic re-checks
• Declaration of all convictions and cautions before interview

Other

• Positive disposition
• Team player
• Follows rules and procedures

What’s offered

• Continuing professional and leadership development
• Employee assistance programme offering counselling, support and advice
• Discounted gym membership
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Eyesight test vouchers
• Flexible working supported and enhanced family-friendly policies
• Automatic enrolment in the Teachers' Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund