Head of Additional Learning Support in Basildon

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Permanent Location: Essex

Are you an experienced additional learning support professional ready to lead a team and make a real difference to learners who need extra help to succeed?

About the role

You'll lead the additional learning support function for a further education provider, making sure learners with additional needs receive the support they need to thrive and achieve. Working across the organisation, you'll shape and develop the support on offer and ensure it is high quality, consistent and responsive to learners' needs.

You'll manage and develop a team of support staff, setting clear standards and helping colleagues grow in their roles. Working closely with teaching teams, you'll make sure support is embedded across the curriculum and that every learner can access the help they are entitled to.

You'll also monitor the impact of the support provided, using insight to identify improvements and to ensure the organisation meets its responsibilities to learners with additional needs.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and developing the additional learning support function across the organisation.
• Managing, supporting and developing a team of learning support staff.
• Working with teaching teams to embed effective support across the curriculum.
• Ensuring support is high quality, consistent and responsive to learner needs.
• Monitoring the impact of support and using insight to inform improvements.
• Ensuring the organisation meets its responsibilities to learners with additional needs.

What we're looking for

Essential:

• Experience of leading or coordinating additional learning support in an education setting
• Experience of managing and developing a team
• A strong understanding of the needs of learners requiring additional support
• The ability to build effective relationships with colleagues across teams and local authorities
• Strong funding knowledge
• A commitment to helping every learner achieve their potential

Desirable (but not essential):

• Experience within a further education setting
• A relevant qualification in learning support, education or a related field

If you're ready to lead a team and help learners with additional needs achieve their best, we'd love to hear from you.

Important Notice

Dovetail and Slate is a specialist education recruitment company. If this role isn't quite right, we welcome your CV and a call to explore other opportunities.

We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All appointments are subject to satisfactory vetting, including a right to work check and, where relevant, an enhanced DBS, PVG (Scotland), or EWC (Wales) check, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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