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Staff Development Coordinator and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Staff Development Coordinator and Designated Safeguarding Lead

Sybil Elgar School

Ealing

  • £36,886 - £42,039 per year
  • Expired
Salary:
SEN Allowance
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
TBC
Apply by:
1 April 2023

Job overview

Awarded Ofsted Outstanding in January 2022, Sybil Elgar School offers educational support for children and young people on the autism spectrum between the ages of 4-22. We strive to provide the most suitable support required by our students to assist them with their learning and educational needs, across our sites in both Southall and Acton. Working with children and young adults with special educational needs comes with its challenges and opportunities and our valued staff join us knowing that to have made a positive impact on a young person’s learning development is priceless.

Who we are looking for:

Are you experienced Staff Development Coordinator and Designated Safeguarding Lead who would love a challenge? Are you looking for a post that will be exciting, professionally demanding, stimulating and rewarding in (usually) equal measures? 

Do you have a sense of humour? Are you naturally resilient and a team player who can work collaboratively in a multi professional team? And, most importantly are you a highly skilled creative professional with ability to train and develop staff in a variety of context including blend of classroom, e-learning, online platforms and who can ensure every member of staff makes good professional development progress?

If you have genuine passion and enthusiasm for making a difference and can deliver engaging lessons across the curriculum we want to hear from you.

You will:

·      To provide professional development to staff within School

·      Deliver training locally

·      Administer the running of courses locally

·      In consultation with Senior Designated Safeguarding Lead ensure compliance to Annex C of KCSIE

Additional Responsibilities:

·      Assist SMT & managers in identifying team and individual learning needs, and draw up training plans

·      Ensure that statutory requirements are met for induction.

·      Coordinate, implement and monitor staff induction & CPD

·      Support the implementation of the NAS Academy liaising with the autism practice facilitator as appropriate

·      Plan and deliver training programmes as required

·      Research local training provision

·      Ensure staff have access to relevant e-learning systems

·      Maintain accurate records and report on the quality, validity and effectiveness of    development activities

·      Liaise with relevant internal and external training and qualification providers

·      Support in driving and assisting managers in ensuring the continued achievement of the IIP standards

·      Continuously update own knowledge and practice

·      Provide input into the local training budget

·      Purchasing and organising venues and equipment

·      Organise and coordinate INSET programmes

·      In consultation and with the agreement of the school's Senior Safeguarding Lead work with Social Services and other agencies involved in Child Protection cases, attending relevant meetings and conferences which will include Child Protection Case Conferences, Strategy meetings, core group meetings, professionals’ meetings, Child in Need reviews and Looked After Children Reviews. To contribute comprehensive reports and be able to act as a link between both Social Services and Educational Assessments with a clear understanding of both services and how they relate to special needs.

How to apply:

  • To apply for this role please click the Apply button below
  • When providing a supporting statement, please refer to the job description and person specification and include any information that shows your suitability for the role.
  • For more information about this job please contact monika.chmura@nas.org.uk  

For further information please read the Job Description

As part of the application process, please complete the Gaps in Employment form and upload with your application form.

Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

You can view the Safeguarding Children Policy

We are an equal opportunities employer.

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About Sybil Elgar School

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+44 20 8813 9168

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The Sybil Elgar School was opened by The National Autistic Society (NAS) in 1965. From its early beginnings of nine pupils/students in one building, it now has the facility to take up to 72 pupils/students as day or weekly boarders, aged 11-19+. The residential accommodation is based in Florence Road, Ealing and the educational provision is in Havelock Road, Southall.

The residential students are coached to and from Corfton Road with the Residential Social Workers and/or Classroom Assistants acting as escorts. Both complexes are easily accessible by public transport.

 

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