Lead Language Support Teacher

Salary: Up to £53,482 per annum + TLR2A (£3017) + 2SEN (£4703)

Part Time, Permanent (4 days per week)

Closing Date: Sunday 23rd April 2023

Scheduled Interview Date: Friday 28th April 2023

About Haringey

We are investing in creating a better borough for all our residents and bettering the lives of children and young people in Haringey is our first corporate priority. We are located in the north of the capital with a population of approximately 250,000 people and a growing population of 0-19-year-olds. We are a diverse and fast-changing borough and tomorrow’s leaders; artists and innovators are busy growing up here.

Haringey is transforming its services for children and young people, and have already made exciting, innovative changes as we strive for excellence in all we do.

In short, we’re a council with high ambitions; a place to work that is full of energy and focus. Our teams have passion, integrity and commitment, and people join us, do so as they see Haringey is a learning organisation, and the people that work here strive for continuous improvement in their practice, aiming high to ensure we provide outstanding outcomes for our children.

We offer a great place to develop a career that is yours to own.

About the Role

The purpose of the role involves the following:

• To lead on strategic priorities and operational inclusion service delivery and development to achieve good outcomes for learners who have language and communication needs.
• To line manage effectively the specialist Language Support Team ensuring they have the right skills and professional knowledge to improve outcomes for children and young people and build capacity within schools, settings and families through partnership working.
• To deliver specialist Language and Communication support to an allocated caseload of mainstream schools/settings in Haringey.
• To develop and deliver relevant training on evidence-based language and communication programmes and approaches.

About You

The right candidate we are seeking for this role involves the following:

• Qualified teacher with substantial successful teaching experience of working with children with SLCN.
• You have proven experience of delivering a variety of training and managing a team.
• proven ability to work successfully as a member of a multi-agency team, including working successfully with senior leaders in schools, teachers, other practitioners in the Children’s Service and health professionals.
• Up to date knowledge of specialist approaches for pupils with SCLN.
• Able to work independently, efficiently and flexibly.
• Ability to maintain clarity of service objectives and use resources effectively to achieve them.

Working for Haringey

You will be joining our well-respected and friendly Inclusion team at a very exciting time. We are about to launch our new communication pathway and you will be at the heart of shaping and making it happen.