SEND Tutor/ Assessor
Full time, permanent, 37hrs per week
Grade 8 (£34,434- £ 38,220) per annum
In June 2023, North Tyneside Adult Learning Service were officially recognised by Ofsted as offering outstanding High Needs provision in our Ignite Your Potential study programme with outstanding leadership and management across the service.
We currently have an exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced SEND specialist to join our exceptional tutor team. Delivering learning for 16 – 24yr old study programme learners with EHC plans, the post holder will be an integral part of our highly successful flagship programme - Ignite Your Potential.
The successful candidate
The successful candidate will deliver a range of preparation for adulthood training including qualifications in employability and personal & social skills. You will need to be able to assess learning against accredited qualification specifications and through RARPA frameworks as appropriate to the learner and their identified study programme.
Our ideal candidate will hold teaching and/or assessing qualifications with SEND specialism, embedded teaching experience and considerable background working with learners with SEND and EHC plans. You will utilise your experience of teaching life skills such as employability &/or personal & social skills to support and sustain high rates of progression leading a core group of learners to ensure they attain positive outcomes.
The Adult Learning Service take pride in offering learner-centred, innovative programmes which empower students to make rapid progress with outstanding behaviours and attitudes towards learning and each other. This appointment offers a unique opportunity to join our exceptional team, working within a highly successful service.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate, in their application form, practical examples of how they fulfil the person specification.
Contact:
For an informal conversation regarding the vacancy, please contact:
Programme Manager – Bridgett Thornton
Or
Senior Programme Manager – Jillian Rees
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and an Enhanced DBS disclosure, including Barred List Check, will be required.
Applications based upon flexible working arrangements are welcomed and will be given full consideration.
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If you are passionate and committed about making a difference and want to work somewhere where you can make positive change, we will provide the right environment for you to excel.
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In 2019, North Tyneside Council declared a climate emergency. This declaration set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of the council’s operations, and the borough, by 50% by 2023 and to align to the Government’s net zero target of 2050.
We recognise the significant role we can play in the borough in helping to limit climate change, but we can’t do this alone; we need help from all our residents, businesses, voluntary and community sectors and of course all those who apply and work for us. Together we can make North Tyneside a sustainable place to live and work for everyone in the borough.
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