Inclusion and Specialist Support Team Leader
Hackney Education
Hackney
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers’ Leadership Scale, 11-15
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 October 2019
Job overview
Due to the retirement of the current post holder, we are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic senior manager/specialist teacher to lead this diverse, highly regarded team of professionals. You will be the key Hackney lead in supporting and developing school SENCos’ individual and collective work.
The team, based centrally at Hackney Learning Trust, supports families, schools and other education settings to include and meet the needs of children and young people with a wide range of SEND.
The team is made up of several services: a Portage team, an Early Support and Area SENCo team, a team for children and young people with Visual Impairment, a team for children and young people who are Deaf or Partially Hearing, a team of Specialist Teachers, and an Autism Family Intervention service.
The service has a traded component where schools can buy specialist teaching advice and support.
More information about the Inclusion and Specialist Support Team can be found at this link:
As well as leading and managing these teams, the post holder will contribute strategically and operationally to the smooth running of the SEND department at Hackney Learning Trust.
We are looking for a highly motivated, energetic, optimistic and compassionate leader, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities around including children and young people with SEND in a range of education settings, and supporting their optimum progress.
You will have direct experience of successful specialist teaching in a school or service. You will also be an experienced manager at a senior level.
If you would like to discuss the role, or arrange a visit, please contact Lizzy Ngotta 020 8820 7612
Please apply via our website: https://www.learningtrust.co.uk/jobs/hlt. As part of the application process, you will be required to upload a supporting statement.
You will need to register with our site in order to apply.
Application closing date: 14th October, midnight
Shortlisting: 15th October
Interviews: 17th October
Should you have any queries on the application process, please contact trust.recruitment@learningtrust.co.uk
London Borough of Hackney Ofsted reports are available at www.ofsted.gov.uk/local-authorities/hackney
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
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About Hackney Education
Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.
Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve – and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.
We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.
Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and ethnic minority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.
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