Shaw Trust Hiring for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Lead Job at Remote Full Time

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Lead

£32,600

To act as the SEND Lead across Learning and Skills. The SEND Lead will assist in closing any achievement gaps between groups of Ixion learners through providing expert support, training, coaching and information, advice and guidance to all delivery staff supporting identified SEND learners. As a result, learners will be provided with high quality and individualised support to enable them to achieve their full potential and achieve despite any barriers they may face.

The role will predominantly work on all 16-19 contract areas

Essential:
You will have:
Teaching Qualification (Level 4 or above)

SEN qualification/evidence of SEN training

L2 or equivalent in Functional Skills Maths, English & ICT

Significant teaching experience including at a minimum Level 3 teaching SEN students

Essential experience of teaching High Needs (SEND) in Further Education or School setting with post 16 EHCP learners

Experience working in a team developing a curriculum with SEN focus

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:
Home Based

Employee Benefits

As well as helping to make a positive difference to the lives of young people, as an employee of Shaw Trust you will have access to the following benefits:

25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday

2 days paid volunteering leave each year

An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months

Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate

Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes

Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)

Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

In our most recent colleague survey “86% of our colleagues say we demonstrate a true commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion”.

In addition;

We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.

We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.

Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: Resourcing@shaw-trust.org.uk

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.