AddressThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Advisory Teacher
- Job Location: Cheltenham
- Salary: MPS/UPS plus SEN allowance
- Hours per Week: 1.0 FTE
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 18/02/2024
- Job Requisition Number: 7903
- This post is not open to job share
Are you Teacher with a background and expertise in SEN? Are you looking for a rewarding environment where you can make a real difference?
Our current vacancies include two 1.0 FTE permanent Advisory Teacher posts.
About the team and role:
We are looking to recruit talented and energetic teaching professionals to join Gloucestershire’s Advisory Teaching Service. In our team, we strive to inspire and enable our young people to thrive. Preparing young people for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling future is what it’s all about for us.
The primary focus of these roles is to develop inclusive practice and build capacity in schools and educational settings, so staff are better able to meet the needs of CYP with Communication & Interaction, Cognition & Learning and Social Emotional & Mental Health needs by offering advice, training, and support to ensure learners meet their potential and achieve good outcomes. They will also work directly with the workforce supporting children and young people, so they can access and take part in teaching and learning activities with their peers as independently as possible, and work towards achieving their aspirations.
About You:
The role of the Advisory Teacher includes:
- Contributing to enabling the progress and better outcomes for Gloucestershire children and young people with Communication & Interaction, Cognition & Learning and Social Emotional & Mental Health needs.
- Supporting school staff in their implementation of the SEND Code of Practice. This includes the provision of advice on inclusive policy, practice, and procedures/teaching strategies/resources.
- Being involved in the process of identification of, and recommendations for, children and young people with SEND, including contributing to Statutory Assessment.
- Developing and delivering training to settings.
- Liaison with health professionals and partner agencies to ensure a multi-agency approach to advice and support.
Key requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status.
- Experience of being a SENDCo/SENDco qualification
- Knowledge of current SEND legislation and practice.
- Knowledge and skills in the use of IT eg Word and Excel.
- A clear commitment and responsibility to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of CYP.
- Ability to travel throughout the county.
About us
We can offer:
- The opportunity to work in a variety of settings including mainstream and independent across a wide age range, including pre-school.
- A variety of work in both rural and urban settings in a fantastic part of the country.
- A varied CPD programme and training opportunities.
- An induction support package.
- An established schedule of supervision and peer support.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
Advisory Teacher Job Profile
This Position is subject to a enhanced DBS check.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.
