What skills and experience we're looking for
• Be passionate about working with children and young people with SEND and Autism, offering them a breadth of opportunity and support to reach their destination.
• Have experience in working as a middle or aspiring leader across a school.
• Have knowledge and understanding of autism and how children and young people with autism learn and be able to use knowledge of ASC strategies to adapt learning to meet the needs of children.
• Be an excellent practitioner with the commitment and motivation to inspire children’s learning and development, enhancing progress and raising attainment and achievement for all.
• Have an up to date understanding of the primary National Curriculum, including the Engagement Model, and be able to deliver and adapt learning to meet the needs of children in primary.
• Have experience of curriculum and assessment development within a school and understand how data, benchmarking and progress tracking can impact all groups of learners, ensuring everyone achieves.
• Have a strong commitment to professional development and a drive to become an aspiring senior leader, demonstrating vision and the ability to inspire others in education.
• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to continuous improvement and innovation through imaginative and adapted lessons which meet individual needs.
• Have the ability to foster good relationships with children, young people, staff, parents, carers, other agencies and stakeholders.
• Possess the emotional and physical resilience necessary when working with children and young people with a range of complex needs.
What the school offers its staff
• The opportunity to be part of our thriving team, who are committed to creating meaningful futures for both our students and staff
• High quality continuing professional development (CPD) through our dedicated Everyone Learning Team
• A commitment to future career development and progression within the Trust
• Westfield Health Membership and access to Westfield Benefits
• Trust TOIL Scheme for all staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.