Senco at Hmyoi Cookham Wood - Rochester, United Kingdom - Novus

Novus

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Rochester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Are you passionate about ensuring all learners are supported to achieve? Can you inspire, empower and inform offenders to turn their lives around, reach their full potential and support the rehabilitation agenda for Prison Education? Do you have the skills and passion to support all professionals working with the learner to understand how to best support, guide and motivate our learners? Do you want a rewarding career with opportunities for progression where you will experience genuine job satisfaction?

Novus part of LTE Group is a national, public-sector learning, training and education organisation with a clearly defined mission to 'improve lives and economic success through learning and skills.

Our 4,000 valued colleagues drive our delivery of specialist learning to over 100,000 learners in over 120 UK locations, across our six businesses.

We have a great opportunity to join our Education team as a Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCo) for Novus, working at HMYOI Cookham Wood on a fixed term (12 months), full time (37 hours per week) basis.
We deliver education and vocational training to. The aim is positive learner progress and successful outcomes. Your work will directly impact learners' move into employment, further education or training opportunities.

At Novus, we work with passion, care and commitment to create the foundations for change.

For almost 30 years we have been helping men, women and children of all ages and abilities, in prison settings across England and Wales, to take new directions.

The LTE Group family encompasses the strengths of each of our individual organisations:

The Manchester College - further education | UCEN Manchester - higher education |Novus - prison education |Total People - apprenticeships |MOL - professional development.

What the role entails

As a Special Educational Needs Coordinator, you will lead and, provide training, guidance and support to Managers, teachers and Learning support practitioners.

You will work closely with the Quality Manager, Deputy and Contract Manager to drive inclusive and neurodiverse education. You will also have an opportunity to work with a passionate National team of SENCos.

What we need from you
In order to be successful in the role of Special Educational Needs Coordinator, you will need:

Degree or equivalent
Hold an SEN qualification at Level 5 or above or commit to achieving within an agreed timescale a teaching qualification would be desirable.
Significant experience within the field of learning difficulties and disabilities
Vibrant with high expectations of themselves and students
Passionate about learning
Caring and patient
Conscientious with excellent attention to detail
Able to work as part of a wider team
Ambitious for their own professional and career development
Able to motivate and enthuse students through a commitment to equal opportunities, regardless of background, Special Educational Needs or prior attainment
Approach the role with expectations about collaborative partnership working.
Experience of successful working in an effective multidisciplinary team
Be able to track, record, analyse and evaluate data to support and influence both learner and course development.

Ideally, you will want to be a part of a team which has at its core a focus on improving lives and enabling and equipping learners to develop, grow and be equipped for a life of work and success.

You'll be a self-starter with a passion to learn and grow yourself and will bring passion, dedication and positivity to your new role.

Colleague Benefits
As part of the LTE Group family, you will benefit from an excellent package including:

Extensive annual leave
Our inhouse 'Evolve' training programme, which offers you the chance to upskill and further your career through a wide range of recognised qualifications
Pension scheme options, including a Teachers Pension scheme offering a 23.68% Employer Contribution
Our comprehensive inhouse awards scheme
An Employee Assistance Programme including a free, confidential, 24/7 support service
Health care discounts through Simply Health
Retail discounts through You at Work
Our Cycle to Work scheme

**The closing date for this job advert is 14/09/2023. However, the job advert may close early if we receive a good response.