Transition Lead Coordinator

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified or experienced person to support the transition of students from KS2 to KS3 and from KS4 to KS5 by working with the Y7 and Y11 teams and mediating with the SENCO and Assistant Vice Principal responsible for transition. 

This person will liaise with primary schools and colleges and lead on supporting students who require a tailored transition to secondary or further education, and into life at MEA Central. 

This is a Grade 4 role working 35 hrs per week, term time only plus 5 INSET days. The starting pro rata salary is £19,176. The full time equivalent is £22,369.

About MEA Central 

MEA Central is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Our vision of a fantastic future for all our students is easy to understand but complex to achieve as the future evolves so rapidly around us. Our students have to adapt in order to build themselves a secure and resilient future. Our vision underpins all we do, and our starting point is excellent academic results. This is an exciting opportunity for anyone interested in working at a school with a phenomenal culture that is achieved through commitment and hard work. Further information about MEA Central can be found in the candidate brochure below. 

Main responsibilities 

Through a balance of co-working with class teachers, curriculum leaders, SENDCo, independent working, and with SLT you will have responsibility:

·        To support leaders at all levels to have a clear understanding, as quickly as possible, of the key indicators for specific cohorts

·        To support excellent communication between all stakeholders

·        To support excellent information gathering to remove all barriers; leading to strong transition arrangements and processes, for all students and especially for the most vulnerable

·        To support the facilitation of an exciting, values driven programme of transition events 

 Duties and Responsibilities

·        Collect information about a child’s needs through observation of the child in different situations, with different staff and through discussion with staff and key people.

·        To contribute information from sessions and observations to assessment, when required by and in discussion with relevant people.

 ·        Gain a good understanding of MEA Central’s curriculum offer, and provide effective advice to students and families.

·        Support with the creation of support plans, risk assessments and other relevant student documents.

·        To provide the necessary resources needed to enable sensory and physical needs intervention and strategies to be implemented; in an easy to use, accessible and organised format.

·        To liaise with relevant people of any feelings that progress is not being made, for example if the aims of intervention are not being met.

·        Monitor the progress of new admissions, ensuring that the curriculum, pastoral and SEND teams are aware of the support needed.

·        To support school leaders in identifying training needs of staff.

·        To work alongside staff to demonstrate and deliver evidenced based programmes of intervention to include specific approaches and strategies.

·        To support staff in understanding how to create an inclusive classroom environment.

·        To plan, deliver and reviewed targeted academic/ therapeutic intervention.

·        To support the staff in implementing specific strategies consistently.

·        To deliver appropriate transition interventions and support programmes.

Working for us: 

Great schools thrive because of the great people in them. 

Prospere Learning Trust offers a variety of employee benefits, including; 

• a commitment to continuous professional development for all colleagues 

• membership to Bupa Level 1 Health Plan which allows employees to claim money back for a range of health expenses such as prescriptions and dental treatments 

• access to counselling, financial, legal and personal advice provided through either our free Bupa or Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including confidential 24 hour support 

• Cyclescheme access 

• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) contributions and Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS) contributions 

Closing Date: 26th February 2023

Interviews to take place shortly thereafter

Applying to work for us 

Applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete. We cannot accept CV's. We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date if we receive a high volume of applicants.  

Please note that new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references. 

Safeguarding Children 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. 

Equality Statement 

At Prospere Learning Trust we are committed to creating a community of belonging. This means we continually celebrate the diverse communities within our schools and the communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. 

If you would prefer to request a manual application pack, or should you require any additional support in completing your application, please feel free to contact us on 0161 527 7953 or via e-mail at hr@prospere.org.uk