About The Service
Cardiff’s Speech, Language and Communication Needs Team is looking to appoint an experienced, dynamic and enthusiastic teacher to this well-established support service.
Working as part of Cardiff Education's Inclusion Service, the Speech, Language and Communication Needs Team (SLCN) supports learners who have been identified as having speech, language or communication needs. The team offers a wide range of advice, support and training to learners, parents/carers, schools and other professionals, and works closely with colleagues from across our schools, the Inclusion Service and Health. We work in a wide range of settings with learners from Reception to Year 14 to support inclusion and ensure our learners achieve their full potential.
About the job
The successful applicant will join a team of experienced and enthusiastic Speech and Language Specialist Teachers and Teaching Assistants. The role involves a wide range of different experiences - working across the age range and across all settings; working with learners with Speech, Language and Communication Needs, their schools, families and other professionals. Through the role you will contribute to raising awareness, increasing expertise and knowledge across our schools, and model and support excellent inclusive practice in the field of speech and language. Although there is some direct teaching, a large part of the role involves working with organisations to create change.
The successful candidate will receive MPS/UPS + 1 or 2 SEN points (pro rata) depending on their specific qualification(s) in the area of ALN.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for a teacher with a sound understanding of the range of needs of learners with speech and language difficulties and extensive experience supporting learners with SLCN. In addition, this post requires a person with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
The successful candidate would need to be flexible, empathetic, with a strong understanding of what good quality teaching and learning looks like. They would need to be able to adapt their teaching and interactive style to suit a range of ages, settings and situations, and be able to build strong professional relationships that help to drive change constructively.
A strong understanding of ICT with an emphasis on access technology, its strengths and limitations, would be an advantage, as would a good understanding of the way in which Additional Learning Needs strategies work within the wider educational structure.
The world of education is a fast-changing one, and the successful candidate would need to be able to take a positive approach to working in such an environment of change.
We are looking for someone who has:
- A sound understanding of the range of needs of learners with SLCN and their implications for communication, teaching and learning
- Evidence of ongoing CPD within the field of SLCN
- A thorough knowledge of strategies that impact on learners with SLCN.
- Additional qualifications in the field of ALN/SLCN, or a clear commitment to obtain this qualification
- Significant proven teaching experience of working with learners with SLCN and leading school-based improvement projects in this area.
- Secure knowledge and evidence of understanding both local and national initiatives and developments in relation to ALN/ emotional health and well-being needs including excellent time management and organisational skills
- Experience of multi-agency working including parents/ carers.
- Experience of applying person centred planning approaches
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
- The ability to manage change, problem solve, use high levels of initiative and manage own workload effectively
Additional information
Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale (£27,491 - £42,333 PRO RATA) + ALN allowance (formerly known as SEN allowance)
If you require further information about this post or would like an informal conversation, please contact Kat Dunn katherine.dunn@cardiff.gov.uk
This post has a requirement for registration with the Education Workforce Council.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
Due to the current COVID -19 circumstances the interview process for this role will be held on a virtual basis using an appropriate online platform. If you have any concerns around your ability to participate in a virtual interview process please contact Kat Dunn.
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Due to our current interim working arrangements, we are unable to provide recruitment packs through the post. We also cannot accept application forms by post.
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