Job Title: SEND Team Leader Location: Highbury Campus, Portsmouth (cross campus travel may be required) Salary: £22,836 - £24,162 Actual, £25,999 - £27,507 Full Time Equivalent Job Type: 32.5 Hours per week, 52 Weeks per year, Full-Time Permanent About us: At City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff. By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at the College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey. We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community. We aspire to become the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, promoting a progressive, supportive and rewarding workplace culture. Here at COPC, we offer ongoing support, professional development / training and guidance alongside competitive benefits to all staff. By joining us you can be a part of the journey to shape the next generations educational journey and you will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. What we offer: Annual Leave: 25 days total and 2-week closure for Christmas & 8 bank holidays Local Government Pension Scheme 26.10% Learning & Development programmes by The Community Adult Education Department Onsite discounts: COPC Hair Salon & 50% off at the COPC Sports Centre Online discounts: Unidays, Student Beans, and Totum with a COPC email address Free car parking across all campus sites About the role: Reporting to the Learning Support Manager, the SEND Team Leader will be responsible for the whole support package for EHCP learners to ensure the college are meeting all the required learners’ support needs by offering a high-quality innovative support package to our learners. Key Responsibilities: To be fully responsible for a cohort of EHCP learners To line manage a cohort of Learning Assistants To ensure that all individual team members personal work complies with college standards and is carried out properly, effectively and within deadlines To lead through your duties and position to be a role model for best practices and standards for your team Deliver the line manager element of inductions and where appropriate any role specific training Identify individual training and development needs and implement where required To contribute to a responsive and relevant curriculum SEND offer To lead on the quality of a range of specialist interventions across EHCP learners as identified by their EHCP requirements To manage Educational Health Care Plan requirements and complete Annual Reviews To support parents through EHCP process Work with others to ensure the accuracy and reliability of college information systems To lead on a particular Learning Support process To work closely with learning areas to ensure teaching staff are being given the required information to be able to support EHCP learners Undertake exam assessments throughout the year Attend and/or organise meetings and events with students, colleagues, parents or representatives of outside bodies and institutions as necessary to the above duties Contribute to the process of self-assessment within the Learning Support area and on a college wide basis To be successful in this role, below is what we would need from you: A good standard of basic education (Maths and English GCSE pass or equivalent) SEN Qualification Excellent SEND knowledge Experience of working in a learning support capacity An absolute commitment to student success and progression and an understanding of how it may be achieved and contribute to quality assurance Exceptionally good literacy, numeracy and IT skills Excellent organisation and administrative skills Diversity and Inclusion: Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the work of City of Portsmouth College. This underpins the vision of the College to transform lives through providing exceptional education and training. The College’s commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is reflected in the continued successful promotion of these strands through the curriculum, enrichment activities, and the range of direct and indirect student support services. Pre-Employment Checks: The City of Portsmouth College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our college. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and two references. We reserve the right to close the job advert when we have had successful applications, and it may not run for the full duration of the advert. We do not accept CVs from agencies for these roles.