Team Leader - SEND

We recognise the importance of ensuring that all staff at Tibshelf Community School enjoy a healthy work-life balance in order to ensure they can not only provide the best teaching and learning outcomes to our students, but that the school can promote a culture of progress and wellbeing at all levels. A happy working life and career at Tibshelf Community School is supported by some of our key wellbeing initiatives including:

• Whole Staff Induction programme
• 1-1 personalised performance management/appraisal system
• Mentors for ECTs
• Exemplary CPD programme
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Sports & social events
• Dedicated department bases for teaching faculties
• On-site parking
• Laptops with secure home-school access for all teaching staff
• Extended access to school during our wider opening hours
• Access to the canteen and dining facilities
In addition to the above, all staff members have access to complimentary medical and wellbeing support services available 24 hours a day/7 days a week including (but not exhaustive):
• Nurse support service
• Emotional support and counselling
• Workplace assessments
• Occupational health referrals for access to Physiotherapy and workplace adjustments
  
  Working independently
• Delivering outcomes
• Driving improvement
• Dealing with a range of stakeholders
• Supervision of others
• Co-ordination of people with different skills
• Minimum of two years' experience of working with children
• Specialism in specific area
Desirable
• Working in a school environment
• Minimum of two years' experience of working with children in an educational setting
Skills and knowledgeEssential
• Knowledge and understanding of the National Curriculum including the literacy and numeracy strategies.
• Behaviour management strategies.
• First aid procedures.
• Organisation skills including prioritisation and planning own and others
• Communication skills both written and oral
• Listening skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to build relationships and influence
• Proven track record of contributing to improvement
• Ability to contribute to and undertake specialised practices
• Ability to contribute to, comply and work with school procedures and policies
• In depth understanding of statutory policies and procedures affecting schools
Desirable
• Proven track record of contributing to school improvement
Personal EffectivenessEssential
• To work effectively with all stakeholders
• Initiative and judgement to resolve problems independently relating to their work and the work of others.
• Ability to lead and motivate a team.
• Supervise pupils effectively both in and out of school in line with the school's behaviour policy.
• To complete work and plan work independently for their work and the work of others, including classroom activities, eg, preparing and setting out resources and implementing strategies for teaching and learning
• Ability to help pupils transfer their learning to other parts of their lives.
• To exercise and promote value added
• To be an aspirational character
Qualifications Essential
• Meet HLTA standards or equivalent qualification or experience
• NVQ Level 3 in specialised area or equivalent
• Numeracy and literacy to GCSE level (minimum C grade)
• Professional development
Desirable
• NVQ Level 4 in specialised area or equivalent.
• Degree/professional qualification in specialised area