Specialist Teacher

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Rugby, Bedworth, Warwick; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Bank holidays and Christmas

Vivup benefits and discounts

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking experienced teachers to join the Specialist Teaching Service. The role is full time during term time, across three bases: Rugby, Bedworth, and Warwick. You will bring strong mainstream and SEND experience to support schools in meeting SEND needs.

You will work to build confidence and capacity, deliver training, coach staff, and collaborate with leaders to promote inclusive practices, with a focus on vulnerable learners.

Qualifications

• Qualified teacher with degree and a SEND postgraduate qualification, or working towards one.
• Experience in delivering training to school staff on SEND approaches.
• Significant post‑qualification mainstream teaching experience with up‑to‑date SEND practice knowledge.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and promote evidence‑based practice.

Responsibilities

• Support schools to increase knowledge and confidence of staff in meeting SEND needs through training.
• Lead and contribute to the delivery of Warwickshire’s EXperts at Hand offer within the Specialist Teaching Service.
• Collaborate with teams to develop inclusive practice and respond to high‑pressure teaching demands.

Skills

SEND expertise

Training delivery

School leadership

Flexible working

Team collaboration

Education

Qualified teacher with degree

SEND postgraduate qualification

Job description

We are looking to recruit experienced and skilled teachers to join Warwickshire’s Specialist Teaching Service. The service supports schools to develop their strategic response to meeting the needs of learners with SEND, including needs relating to cognition and learning, social, emotional and mental health, and communication and interaction.

The Role

Working hours: Full time, term time only

3 posts available:

• East area — Rugby base
• Nuneaton and Bedworth / North Warwickshire area — Bedworth base
• South area — Warwick base

We are looking for an experienced and skilled teacher with strong mainstream and SEND experience to join a service with over twenty years’ experience of working in partnership with schools through traded specialist support.

This role will support the delivery of Warwickshire’s Local Authority Experts at Hand offer, while also working as part of the traded Specialist Teaching Service to support schools to meet the needs of children and young people with SEND.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with schools and staff to build confidence, capacity and inclusive practice. They will be skilled, organised and flexible, with the ability to work effectively in a high‑pressure environment and manage competing demands.

We welcome candidates with a strong commitment to professional, school‑facing support and to improving outcomes for vulnerable pupils.

Key skills and requirements

A qualified teacher, educated to degree level, with a specialist SEND postgraduate qualification, or working towards one, and/or extensive experience of working with learners with SEND.

You will also have

• the ability to support schools to increase the knowledge and confidence of primary and secondary school staff in meeting the needs of children and young people with SEND, including through the delivery of training;
• significant and successful post‑qualification mainstream experience, with up‑to‑date knowledge and understanding of effective SEND practice and current issues;
• the ability to influence and support senior leaders in schools and settings, promoting excellent, evidence‑based practice to meet an increasingly diverse range of need and to influence practice at an earlier stage;
• the experience and expertise to empower families and service users;
• the ability to work under pressure, meeting unpredictable deadlines and managing competing demands effectively;
• the ability to work as part of the ‘team around the child’, working flexibly to develop and share creative approaches, and positively influencing the practice of others through training and coaching.

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feelsvalued, included, safe, supported,andwelcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, if eligible, you will be opted into the Teachers Pension Scheme, which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 28 percent, to help support your financial security during retirement.

• The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre‑engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

For further information about the role please contact:

Paul Fellows [e-mail] or 01926 413777

Closing date: Midnight on 1st October
Interview date: 9th October

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See more