Oxfordshire County Council Hiring for Early Years SEN Advisory Teacher OCC605882 Job at Abingdon, England , UK Full Time

Job details

Salary range: £40,907 – £44,758 per annum (Soulbury 4 – 7 plus 3 SPA points)
Work location: Abbey House, Abingdon
Hours per week: 37 – we are open to discussions about flexible working
Contract type: Temporary until 31st August 2023
Closing date: Monday 16th January 2023

Interview date: Friday 20th January 2023

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Oxfordshire’s Early Years SEN team and help us deliver our vision for young children with Special Educational Needs. We’re looking for a permanent full time experienced early years teacher.

About us

The Early Years SEN team seeks to foster an inclusive approach to everything that we do. We recognise diversity in the workforce as an enormous strength that broadens our perspectives, enhances our understanding and enriches our teams.

About the role

You will work in partnership with families, early years settings and schools following ‘Early Support’ principles and multi-agency working to improve learning outcomes for young children (Birth – 5 years) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

This role involves the detailed assessment of children’s needs as well as supporting the planning and implementation of learning and development opportunities for children with complex Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Working collaboratively with others the role contributes to the Local Authority’s requirement to ensure the statutory duties of the SEND Code of Practice 2015 are discharged, including inputting to the Education Health and Care Needs Assessment process.

The role includes providing training and advice to Early Years practitioners on inclusive practice for children with Special Educational needs and Disabilities.

About you

As a qualified teacher, you will have experience of working with children with Special Educational Needs and their families as well as considerable experience of teaching children under 6 years. The post requires a detailed working knowledge of child development and the Early Years Foundation Stage. We are looking for someone who has the ability to work collaboratively as a team player in multidisciplinary locality teams, as well as within the Early Years team and it’s essential that you have the ability to work to your own initiative and manage time well.

Rewards and benefits

It really is true that every single job role here contributes to bettering the lives of the people in our county – we want to do this for our employees too. We are proud of our strong flexible working culture, including the opportunity for flexibility on working hours and the use of technology to support agile working. We offer some of the very best learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development.

We have a generous holiday allowance which rises as you remain in employment with us up to 32 days, as well as giving you the option to buy additional holiday. You will also have access to a Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of up to 19.9% of your salary; a range of local and national retail discounts; and a host of enhanced family friendly policies including carers leave and paid time off for volunteering.

Would you like to know more?

Please click here to view the Job Description and Selection Criteria.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Jessica Dawson, Early Years SEN Manager on 07554115678 or [email protected]

Application Procedure

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