Unit Manager
Linden Lodge School
Wandsworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- Scale 6 points 26 – 28 – (£26,389 - £27,938 actual salary)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 30 October 2018
Job overview
Linden Lodge School is a day and weekly residential special school for children and young adults, many of whom are multi disabled with complex needs. The residential units supports 34 pupils with profound and multiple learning disabilities from the ages 7 to 19 years.
We require a Unit Manager to work within Richley House supporting both the male and female pupils with their physical, intellectual, emotional and social well-being. The role involves leading a team of staff ensuring that both student needs are met and requirements set out in both the OFSTED minimum standards and school policies are fulfilled. The post holder will play a vital role in ensuring our residential students are prepared for the school day, providing activities during the afternoon session and ensuring a smooth and efficient handover to our night staff.
We are looking for people who are:
- Able to work effectively in a team
- Caring and resilient
- Have good attention to detail and interpersonal skills
- Experienced in working with students with complex teams
- Strong and effective leaders able to ensure that critical tasks are completed within the appropriate timeframes.
We can offer you:
- An enthusiastic dynamic and talented management and staff team
- A highly specialist teaching and learning environment
- Excellent opportunities for CPD
- Staff Health and Wellbeing programme
A warm positive working environment where everyone is valued
School Tour: We encourage applicants to visit the Centre. Please contact HR at hradministrator@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk, to arrange a suitable date and time.
An information pack, including a Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below or an application pack can be found on the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/
Completed applications should be emailed to: hradministrator@lindenlodge.wandsworth.sch.uk or posted to Linden Lodge School, 61 Princes Way, Wimbledon Park. London, SW19 6JB
Closing date: 30th October at 12 noon
Interviews: To be confirmed
Linden Lodge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment
An enhanced DBS check will be required
Please Note we do not accept CVs
Please note: Linden Lodge reserves the right to withdraw this advert if a suitable number of candidates who meet the selection criteria have been appointed to the available positions.
About Linden Lodge School
Linden Lodge School is a day and residential special needs school for pupils with Vision and Multi Sensory Impairment. We are based in Wimbledon, southwest London, and consider prospective pupils from a wide area.
We accept children from nursery to year 14 ( 2 to 19 ) with Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment and Multi-Sensory Impairment. We also consider applications for pupils who would benefit from our sensory education approaches and facilities.
The education of pupils with Sensory Impairment is highly specialist and therefore we have specialist teachers, a specialist sensory curriculum and extensive specialist resources and facilities on our campus.
These include:
- A large workforce of specialist sensory impairment teachers who in addition to their teaching qualifications hold a Diploma or Masters Degree in teaching the visually impaired, hearing-impaired and multi-sensory impaired
- A large on-site therapy team of Speech and Language therapists, Physiotherapists and Occupational therapists directly employed by the school who work alongside teachers and education teams
- A team of habilitationists for the visually-impaired
- An onsite Learning Resources Centre which enables us to provide a wide range of fully accessible learning resources tailored to meet each pupil’s specific sensory needs
- On-site Vision assessment hub to carry out Functional Vision Assessments
- An NHS standard Audiology testing booth to assess pupils’ hearing and the use of audiological equipment
- A centre for families of children with Sensory Impairment to provide training, parent guidance and social opportunities
- An accessible physical environment including acoustically treated classrooms and clear signage for the visually-impaired
Our expectations for each pupil are high and we understand that each pupil with a Sensory Impairment has a unique diagnosis and learning profile. We have specialist centres for pupils with profound multiple learning needs and also for pupils following the National Curriculum and a range of GCSE, BTEC and externally accredited pathways.
We, therefore, offer a range of Curriculum pathways each tailored to pupils’ needs and abilities delivered through our departmental and specialist centres. A number of our centres are in separate purpose-built accommodation on site.
We want our pupils to reach their potential and achieve as much independence as possible. Every pupil has, in addition to their curriculum targets, personal goals to optimise their use of Vision, Hearing and other Senses.
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