The National Autistic Hiring for Director of Education and Children’s Services Job at Remote , UK Full Time

Who we are:

The National Autistic Society is the UK’s leading charity for autistic people. Since 1962, we’ve been transforming lives, changing attitudes and helping to create a society that works for autistic adults and children.

We transform lives by providing support, guidance and practical advice for the 700,000 autistic adults and children in the UK, as well as their three million family members and carers. Autistic people turn to us at key moments or challenging times in their lives, be it getting a diagnosis, going to school or finding work.

We change attitudes by improving public understanding of autism and the difficulties many autistic people face. We also work closely with businesses, local authorities and government to help them provide more autism-friendly spaces, deliver better services and improve laws.

We have come a long way but it is not good enough. There is still so much to do to increase opportunities, reduce social isolation and build a brighter future for people on the spectrum. With your help, we can make it happen.

Who we are looking for:

We are tremendously proud of our heritage, but recognise that we cannot stand still and need to move forward with energy, passion, commitment and innovation. As a result, we are looking for an experienced leader with the power to inspire, and a strong drive to transform the lives of the young people in the schools and across the education services.

This is an exciting role which will provide strategic and operational leadership to schools, educational and children’s services across the charity. This is the chance to take a broad strategic view of education within autism and how an organisation like NAS can effect real change through its schools, its broader education offering and linking these with the adult services that it also provides. Your role will be to bring our seven schools together as one cohesive group – a group which makes a greater impact than the sum of its individual parts and reaches out into the communities in which they are based

The Director of Education & Children’s Services, will promote and maintain high standards of education and direct and shape the curricular and teaching processes within the education provisions; ensuring these comply with national standards and Ofsted. Leadership and management of the Education directorate team, including our 7 Principals will be vital. This individual will ensure that there is a robust infrastructure across the subsidiary of schools and work with the teams to centralise key systems and processes.

You will be the kind of person who motivates and encourages their team, celebrating our students’ progress and that of the principals and education service leads you will manage. You will be an excellent mentor and a highly effective communicator. Ultimately, you will be driven with the passion to provide the best education to young people on the autism spectrum across the country.

This pack includes information on our organisation and this exciting opportunity. We believe it will be a rewarding career move for the right person and if this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please contact Ross Laird at Academicis: [email protected] . Please do not apply via our website.

If you wish to discover more about this exciting opportunity, need any further information or you wish to have an informal discussion, please contact our retained consultant at Academicis: Ross Laird: [email protected] – 01223 907979/07901 585959.

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 13th October 2021.

The National Autistic Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and adults who use our services and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to complete the relevant safeguarding checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer.