Specialist Teacher (forcibly displaced children and young people) Ukrainian Education

Posted on 16 October 2024
Applications close on 30 October 2024

Apply

All Locations:

Dorset

Salary Details:

£47,185 - £53,380

Vacancy Type:

Fixed Term

Fixed Term End Date:

Not Specified

Function:

Health and Social Care - Children's

Employer:

Dorset Council

Job Working Pattern:

Full time

Closing time of advert

23:59

Home
Vacancies
Specialist Teacher (forcibly displaced children and young people) Ukrainian Education

About the role

This is a new and exciting role working across Dorset which aims to build the skills and capacity of school staff when supporting children who have been forcibly displaced from their own countries and/or use English as an additional language.

This project will also see the recruitment of two school/ family support workers to work alongside this role. Objectives of the project include:

Schools can meet the needs of children who are refugees or where they use English as an additional language
Schools will confidently use EAL assessment tools to track the progress of refugees, set targets and plan intervention
Schools have increased knowledge and resources to support mental health and trauma needs.
Children and young people will report a sense of belonging to their school.

The role has a requirement for a high degree of specialist knowledge of the barriers to learning for children and young people, and the support required to overcome these. As part of a specialist team, you will benefit from developing your own skills and understanding through CPD opportunities and peer supervision. You will be fully supported by the other members of the specialist teachers' team.

What you will be doing:

Provide expert guidance and support to schools working with forcibly displaced children and young people. Improve provision for this vulnerable group.

Advise, train, and support schools and education providers in their work with forcibly displaced learners. Also assist with other vulnerable learners (SEND-related, health-related, or looked after status).

Play a key role in developing teaching workforce skills in Dorset, promoting inclusion, and achieving strong outcomes for all children and young people.

Manage a small team of support workers who will work alongside on this project.

About you:

qualified Teacher with experience of working with children and young people who have been forcibly displaced, such as refugees and asylum seekers.

you will have relevant post-graduate qualification or extensive experience along with a willingness to undertake further training necessary for this role.

Passionate about improving educational opportunities for this group.

It is essential that you have qualified teacher status with evidence of successful work in school settings. You should be able to demonstrate that your practice is up to date.

You will have the ability to build and sustain good working relationships with people at all levels, both internal and external.

You will have had experience delivering training and support to school staff and parents.

Further Information

This is a full time role at 32.5 hours per week, fixed term for 1 year.

This post requires significant travel. You must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed.

This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.

See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.

For an informal conversation about the role, contact Beth Whittaker - Principal Lead Best Education for All - [email protected]

01305 228321

About Us

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
have ambitious aspirations
are excited about our future
care about Dorset and all the people who live here
know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

have access to a range of employee benefits
be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

If appointed, the personal information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

Find out more about how to apply.

Apply

Other jobs like this

Similar