Job Title: Assistant Head Of Department
Location: East of England, Cambridgeshire, Cambridge
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: £44,409 Per annum
Job Description
Job Duties:
This new role will require you to work collaboratively with the Head of Department, other Assistant Heads of Departments across the organisation, Lecturers and Technicians to ensure the day to day practical and theoretical activities are co-ordinated appropriately. The role will involve working with teams to embed equality and diversity, inclusion practices and to ensure that students with SEND and High Needs are provided with a clear and ambitious personalised curriculum embedding English and Maths within vocational learning and across the Supported Learning Department. The role ensures that staffing, to support all students achieve on their programme, and daily timetables of learning support are maximised to support high and excellent levels of achievement and attainment for students. You will be accountable for implementing high levels of personalised curricula for students with High Needs with ambitious and stretching outcomes and to be accountable for the use of all college systems linked to learning support. In addition to this you will champion inclusivity within the department, through effective mentoring with colleagues and model excellent inclusive practice in the classroom/workspace setting for all learning support. Your management style will create and develop a collaborative approach to planning, preparation and adaptation of resources and learning support mentors to ensure that all students reach their full potential in every learning environment including students with high needs.
Required Qualifications:
- Degree or equivalent in a relevant subject.
- A teaching certificate such as DTLLS or Cert Ed / PGCE
Experience:
- Extensive relevant experience working in specialist SEND education/ or post 16 training provider.
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience of successfully managing a large team.
- Management of HR policies, procedures and manging the wellbeing of staff to engage teams with all quality processes.
- Extensive implementation of advising and putting in place reasonable adjustments for students and inspiring high levels of adaptations to promote inclusion and access to the curriculum.
- Experience of working with parents, parent groups, schools and local authority services.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Understanding of public sector operations and policies
- Ability to lead and motivate a team
- Proficient in Microsoft Office suite
- Knowledge of budgeting and financial management
What Teaching Personnel Offer:
- Competitive pay rates and benefits.
- Opportunities for professional development and training.
- A dedicated consultant to you on call 24/7
- Referral Bonus when you refer a candidate who is successful to us!
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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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