Early Years SEN Inclusion Teacher OCC616055

Job details

Salary range: Soulbury 4-7 (£44,545 - £48,550 per annum) plus 3 SPA points  

Work location: Ron Groves House, Kidlington 

Hours per week: 37 

Contract type: Permanent 

Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a criminal records check 

Closing date: Wednesday 1st May 2024

Interview date: To be confirmed 

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 to appoint two permanent experienced early years teachers. 

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 to improve learning outcomes for young children (Birth - 5 years) with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). This will involve working with a range of other teams within education, health and social care.

The 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 also 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

• Culture of flexible working
• Technology to support agile working where role permits
• Up to 31 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays  
• Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
• Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
• Enhanced family friendly policies
• Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
• Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development

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 Paula Hardy, Early Years SEN Assistant Team Manager, 07436700713, paula.hardy@oxfordshire.gov.uk

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