Assessment and Admissions Manager

Starting Salary: £33,280 to £36,800 per annum (TCES Salary Band 501).

Location: Regular travel to sites across London, including pupils' homes

Contract: Permanent, Full-time (35 hours per week)

We are seeking an experienced individual, who has a substantial background in conducting comprehensive assessments of children and young people, especially those who require additional support due to special educational needs (SEND) and neurodiverse identities. You will work within the central referrals team to support our schools and services plan, assess and integrate young people with highly complex needs, including Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC), Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA) or Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (SEMH), levels of high trauma, abuse or gang related behaviours. You will work directly with parents, carers and families, social workers & other clinical professionals to produce a fully formed evidence based assessment.

The Complete Education Solution (TCES)

TCES is an independent provider of specialist education based in London supporting exceptional neurodiverse children and young people aged 7 to 19 who have special educational needs and disabilities typically associated with autism, social emotional and mental health needs and associated disorders. Most of them will have experienced multiple placement breakdowns and significant trauma, often resulting in behaviour that challenges. On average pupils will have been excluded from other provisions up to three times before reaching us and had significant periods out of education.

TCES pupils learn at one of our two schools, or within our Create Learning or Home Learning services; Create in the Community and Create Learning Primary support our most complex and vulnerable pupils, with TCES East London and TCES North West London schools supporting those who are able to access learning within a school environment. When they are ready, we aim for pupils to step down from Create into one of our schools, TCES Sixth Form, or a mainstream provision.

Essential requirements to be successful in the role are:

• Relevant qualifications in education, social work, youth work or family support; with additional substantial experience in the assessment of children and young people.
• Background in working directly with neurodiverse young people (e.g. autism and associated conditions, SEMH, acquired brain injury etc) and the potential implications for communication, learning and behaviour patterns.
• Knowledge and understanding of issues around trauma that impacts a child's social, emotional and mental health, e.g. domestic abuse, gang-culture, gender issues etc.
• Substantial experience of conducting comprehensive assessments of young people using a range of assessment tools.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, observation, active listening, interpretation and empathy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to adapt to a range of audiences and the confidence to present and justify recommendations to a multidisciplinary referrals panel.

In return we offer:

• Competitive salary and terms and conditions, including 33 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays).
• An opportunity to make a real difference and join a leading provider of specialist education, directly contributing towards positive outcomes for pupils with SEMH and ASC.
• Excellent CPD opportunities with all staff provided an individual Learning & Development Plan to support career development, including education qualifications at all levels (QTS / QTLS / NPQs) and options to take progressive Ofqual registered Level 3 - 5 qualifications in Therapeutic Education.
• Comprehensive induction process, including all pupil-facing staff supported in receiving the Level 3 Award in Therapeutic Education and Group Process.
• Regular staff wellbeing days and supervision meetings.
• A range of employee support and wellbeing benefits including our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), counselling and contributions towards medical costs and an exclusive rewards platform.

Closing Date   25 June 2023

To apply

Apply using the online TES form or for more information contact recruitment@tces.org.uk  

TCES is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to all relevant checks such as references, medical clearance and a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure.