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Organisation

Kirklees

Directorate

Children & Families

Service Area

Learning & Inclusion

Hours

32

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Across Kirklees

Position type

Permanent

Grade

Teacher pay - MPS/UPS + 2SEN

Salary

£54,398

Advert Wording

Our team is growing and we are pleased to offer this exceptional opportunity to come and join us.

This is an exciting opportunity for experienced teachers to join the well-established Early Years SEND team (EYSEND, Portex) and further develop their career in SEND. We are looking for exceptional individuals to join us in developing and delivering the very best educational support to children and young people with SEND in Kirklees, through the provision of an extensive outreach and training offer to all our mainstream schools.

The Early Years SEND team is friendly, and supportive with a passion for the work that they deliver. They are dedicated to improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND across Kirklees.

The children and young people we support are at the heart of our work. We work collaboratively as a team, with school staff, young people, families and with other professionals, such as educational psychologists, speech therapists and council colleagues. We provide guidance, advice and model best practice for school teams to enhance the support and provision of the children in their care to help them thrive.

The Successful Candidate Will

• Have substantial experience and a proven track record of working successfully with children and young people with SEND needs in either mainstream or special schools.
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of people.
• Be child centred.
• Be passionate about promoting inclusion and supporting teaching and support staff across mainstream schools in Kirklees to achieve the best possible outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
• Have experience of assessment, planning and implementation of successful teaching and learning support for children and young people with SEND.
• Have significant experience of implementing the graduated approach and confidence in the delivery of exceptional universal inclusive high-quality practice.
• Have a strong focus on securing learning outcomes that are meaningful to the child/young person and contribute to improving wider outcomes.
• Will be an excellent reflective practitioner who shows professional curiosity in their work.
• Be able to build strong working relationships with mainstream school colleagues, develop strong links with outside agencies and work in partnership with parents and carers.
• Will have high expectations of themselves and others.
• Be flexible, adaptable and a strong team player.
• Be resilient, self-motivated and solution focused.
• Have the ability to manage difficult conversations and meetings.
• Be committed to the safeguarding of all children and young people.
• Have additional qualifications / experience in supporting children and young people with SEND needs or a willingness to undertake further specialist qualifications and a commitment to CPD.