Do you want to have a positive impact on young autistic learners and excellent career progression?

Ambitious College at West Thames College is proud to be an Ofsted ‘Good' college, supporting learners aged 16-25, in particular those who may have received all manner of set-backs in and outside of education.  We are looking for SEN Learning and Behavioural Specialists, with a passion for working with young people to join us this academic year. 

This position will be advertised throughout the academic year. Due to the nature of learning needs our pupils and learners do not have one point of entry and can be admitted into our settings at various dates throughout the academic year.

Your role as a Learning and Behaviour Specialist:

• Provide day to day support, delivering 1:1, paired and small group teaching, and learner sessions using Positive Behaviour Support.
• Supervise and support community-based learning and educational visits.
• Use your creativity daily to support lesson plans through preparing materials and resources.
• Support our learners to develop crucial life skills, meet their goals and aspirations through communication, independence and participation.

We are looking for empathetic and adaptable individuals, who thrive under pressure and have a natural ability to solve challenges. You will also need physical and emotional resilience to work with young people who sometimes present behaviours that challenge.

Why join us?

• Competitive annual salary paid over 52 weeks and excellent salary progression within the role.
• We are committed to CPD, where you can access a wide range of training and development opportunities support your personal and professionally development.
• Annual staff recognition awards.
• Cycle to work scheme up to £5000.
• Season ticket loans.
• A wide range of wellness programmes both in person and online including: virtual yoga & zumba classes, running club, art & cooking classes.
• Employee Assistance Programme, to help you balance your work, family, and personal life.
• Access to free of charge physiotherapy.
• On-site parking.

Interviews: Throughout the academic year.  

Start date: As soon as possible. 

Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. 

Job title: Job Coach – Supported Internship
Reports to: Internship Coordinator
Salary: £12.42 per hour, fixed term until 31st August 2021 (pro-rated, term time) with the possibility of extension due to project extension.
Hours: 9:00 – 16:00, Mon – Fri, term time
Location: Businesses across Newham/remote working (flexibility to work across Newham and remotely from home)

About the charity

This charity has been creating opportunities and offering support to people with a learning disability since 1972.  They are committed to improving the lives of people with a learning disability by supporting and encouraging them in a creative way to access opportunities in their communities, take their place as citizens and reduce their reliance on services. 

Background to the role

In addition to their youth and community services targeted at people with a learning disability, they also provide an Access to Work service. The Internship is a partnership with the charity, Newham Council, Newham College and local Businesses. The Internship is targeted at people with Special Educational Needs between the ages of 18-30. The aim of the internship is to give vital experience to the Interns in a workplace and transition them to paid employment.

Main purpose of the role

To Support Interns in their work placements, helping them gain experience and teach them how to perform the tasks in their respective roles.  To coach Interns on essential skills that are needed to thrive in the workplace, such as punctuality and motivation.

Please note flexibility is required between remote working and being on site. Interns are currently doing the internship remotely with being reviewed regularly. 

Closing Date: 4th March 2021

For more information about the role and details of how to apply, please click 'Apply' to be redirected to our website.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.

No agencies please.

Tribunals Office
Main Working Location: Denmark Road, Carshalton
Salary Range: £42410.85 to £45688.53 (Cognus Band 4) (COLI April 2021
Dependent on experience
Permanent/Full time: 37 Hours per Week
 

The term ‘Special Educational Needs’ (SEN) has a legal definition. Young people with special educational needs have learning difficulties or disabilities that make it harder for them to learn than most others of the same age. These young people may need additional learning support from that given to others of the same age. The Local Authority (LA) will have to make an Education Health Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA) of the child/ young person’s needs, based on specialist advice.

The role of the Tribunal Officer is responsible for coordinating and collating information to support the Local Authority (LA) where there is a dispute about special educational needs support arrangements. The role will also involve attending resolution meetings with parents and other professionals in an attempt to settle the disputed issues without the need for formal legal redress wherever possible. This exciting professional development opportunity will include a responsibility for negotiating changes to Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs). Where such approaches do not lead to resolution within a supportive framework, you will need to attend the Special Educational Needs & Disability Tribunal to present the Local Authority’s case and defend the appropriateness of the proposed service provision for an individual child.

Much of this role will be working from detailed reports about the young person’s special needs and collating evidence to support or amend proposed service provision for individual young people.

In addition, this role entails acting as the SEN Service respondee to Complaints and some Freedom of Information (FOI) requests.

We are looking for a good negotiator with outstanding written and verbal communication skills and a strong eye for accuracy and detail. As well as an ability to be organised, use your own initiative and work to tight statutory deadlines, you need to be flexible in approach and have good general ICT skills. Experience of legal or tribunal processes and working within the field of and/or an understanding of special educational needs legislation in relation to Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs)

Cognus Limited is about education. We believe there is no limit to learning and that learning is lifelong.  Since our creation in November 2016, we exist to support schools, families, children and young people to access education and enjoy learning.  Every child matters to us and we believe that access to education and learning is every child’s fundamental right.  We foresee every child and young person to achieve their full potential through education leading them to be our future leaders, professionals and economically active global citizens.  Our children and young people are our future and we believe that every child is worth fighting for regardless of their abilities, disabilities, colour, creed, race, religion or ethnic origin.

Cognus is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that it works with. As such, an offer of employment is subject to safer recruitment practices which includes an enhanced DBS check, two professional references acceptable to Cognus Limited, proof of qualifications, proof of immigration status, proof of personal address and employment history covering 5 years and, fitness to work with children (occupational health assessment). We have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across the organisation.

Cognus is about education – we exist to support schools, families and children and young people to access, enjoy and thrive in educational settings in school and in the community.

You will give us great commitment and in return we offer an excellent package including:

• Perkbox;
• Sovereign Health Care Cash Back Plan;
• salary £42410.85 to £45688.53 (Cognus Band 4) per annum (COLI April 2021);
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of three between Xmas & New Year); 
• regular support and supervision;
• an excellent group of leaders as colleagues;
• excellent CPD opportunities;
• flexible working;
• workplace pension scheme

If you are interested and would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a CV and covering note (of no more than two sides, minimum font size 11) outlining your suitability. The deadline for receipt is midnight on Tuesday 2nd March 2021

All offers of employment are subject to successful completion of recruitment formalities which includes an enhanced DBS check. These checks must have been completed prior to commencement of employment. We expect our staff to have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by the Company and the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board

We have several other roles we are recruiting to at different levels within Cognus. Please get in touch for an informal conversation about these and other opportunities if you or anyone else you know may be interested in working with us.

Salary: £90,000 - £100,000

Our pupils, students and staff are talented, unique and diverse, and we need a dynamic leader to join our Executive Senior Leadership Team in the rewarding and multi-faceted role of Chief Operating Officer (COO). 

Orchard Hill College, based across six college centres, and Orchard Hill College Academy Trust, comprising 15 academies, together form Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust (OHC&AT), a family of specialist education providers for pupils and students from nursery to further education across London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire.

The uniqueness of OHC&AT is that it is fully representative of all designations of special educational needs and disabilities. Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including Autistic Spectrum Disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

The COO will be responsible for improving the business capability, effectiveness and overall efficiency of OHC&AT service areas to support the education and wellbeing of our pupils and students.  Immediate priorities include the delivery of an ambitious estate strategy with five live Free School projects, significant funded building projects and an ICT strategy that meets the expectations of its users whilst providing value for money. 

Please visit our website for further details of the role and information about our organisation. You will be redirected to apply via the online application process on our TES landing page.

Closing date: Monday 8th March at 5pm

Interviews: w/c 15th March

Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

• Amazing dyslexia Charity
• Opportunity to lead from the front as the 1st Chief Executive of the charity

About Our Client

Did you know that Dyslexia is the most common learning disability in the UK?

It is estimated up to 1 in every 10 people in the UK has some degree of dyslexia and around 70 to 85% of children who are placed in special education for learning disabilities suffer with a form of it. People with dyslexia can display mild to severe daily issues in the areas of reading and writing and those who suffer can face higher rates of anxiety and depression because of how it can impact on day-to-day activities.

Founded by the entrepreneur Anders Hedlund, Tomorrow's Generation (TG) is a specialist Dyslexia charity aimed at primary school aged children in Wales.

Anders (a dyslexic himself) established Tomorrow's Generation in 1999 with after-school and holiday clubs until the learning centre officially opened full time in 2014.

Tomorrow's Generation was founded with the objective of helping dyslexic children in Wales achieve their full potential. This is currently achieved through specialist teaching at a learning centre in Cardiff and by working in partnerships with schools and trainee teachers to raise awareness and develop teaching methods.

TG wanted to open more learning centres, but the lack of suitable physical school buildings limits the number of dyslexic children they can reach. However, TG are keen to develop partnerships with state and private schools as well as launching a bespoke online offering that will be tailored to each learner's needs.

TG trustees recently reviewed their strategy and concluded that a digital offer would greatly increase the number of children they could help, especially as children tend to be more comfortable with the internet and digital platforms. A digital offer would also be less expensive for parents making learning in this way more inclusive. Physical learning centres will continue to be an important part of the TG future but it is envisaged that the digital offer will be the central strategy for reaching dyslexic children over the coming years.

Job Description

"My dream is to help as many people as possible who suffer from Dyslexia." Anders Hedlund, Founder.

The role of Chief Executive is pivotal in the ongoing success and development of the charity.

TG has made excellent progress since it was set up, but the Founder and Trustees want to significantly develop the Charity so that they can help more children affected by this debilitating condition.

They have come a long way, however there is still a lot to do and big dreams and ambitions to be met.

TG currently employs a range of specialist teachers and support staff and needs a full time Chief Executive to drive a number of key strategies and initiatives forward. These will include;

Fundraising - to be able to have the funds to develop more offerings to learners at a more affordable price.

Developing an online digital platform for learners - to make learning more accessible to more people.

Recognition - working with State and Private schools as well as the Welsh Government and Local Authorities to highlight relevant issues and solutions faced by those affected.

You will work with the Trustees, the Founder and the staff to provide a platform for where children with Dyslexia can feel safe, valued and also provide them with the skills that they require to take them forward in life.

The Successful Applicant

The Chief Executive will have;

• Proven track record in raising donations from private individuals and corporates.
• Proven track record in raising funding from Government and the Third Sector.
• Experience of raising awareness of a charity's objectives with Government and Third Sector and demonstrating the ability to influence key decision makers.
• Senior management experience of running a substantial Third Sector or educational organisation including strategy development, budgeting and operational delivery including managing teams.
• Track record in developing digital strategy for Third Sector or educational organisation and successfully implementing that strategy.
• Good interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Candidate must demonstrate a clear vision for improving the opportunities for those with additional learning needs including dyslexia as that is our core mission.

What's on Offer

A competitive basic salary and benefits package.

Home working during lockdown

Flexible working

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

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