We are looking for an experienced and motivated Foundation Learning and Complex Needs Practice Lead to join our Inclusion and Wellbeing team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead and coordinate specialist support for learners within Foundation Learning and across the College, ensuring a high-quality, consistent and inclusive experience for students with complex needs.
As the Foundation Learning and Complex Needs Practice Lead, you will provide professional, operational and specialist leadership for a defined area of SEND provision. You will lead the development and delivery of support for learners with complex needs, ensuring effective identification, intervention and support that is planned, outcomes-focused and regularly reviewed.
What we're looking for
We are seeking someone who has:
- Experience supporting young people within education or a related setting.
- Knowledge and understanding of the SEND Code of Practice.
- An understanding of the challenges faced by young people and vulnerable learners.
- Experience coordinating meetings and working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders.
- Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection responsibilities.
- An understanding of trauma-informed and relational approaches.
- The ability to analyse information, identify trends and implement effective interventions.
Interviews are expected to be held from 20th of August onwards.
If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, life assurance, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.
- Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates. If you have not heard from us within 14 days of sending your CV, unfortunately you have not been selected for the position.
Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.
Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.
As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.
