Assistant Head of Education

As our Assistant Head of Education you will work with the Principal & Head of Education in all aspects of leadership and management and to take responsibility for managing and developing learning and teaching, curriculum and assessment

You will play a key role in assisting the Principal & Head of Education to develop our college in accordance with its shared values and our college development plans.

Key duties:

· Play a key role in the overall smooth running of the college.

· Spend up to 0.2 of post (to be directed by the Head of Education) of working time classroom based demonstrating and modelling good practice, and ensuring 'quality teaching first'.

· Lead by example of his/her practice, and by positively encouraging, coaching and mentoring and supporting training and development for all members of the team.

· Take lead responsibility for ensuring the best possible curriculum offer, provision, well-being, progress and achievement for all student especially through enrichment, creative learning, extended services, partnerships and collaboration.

· Work with the Principal and Head of Education to ensure that the college offers a high quality, exciting, engaging, well resourced, differentiated and well matched curriculum for all students.

· Develop positive relationships within the college, wider Aurora Team and externally which support the running and developing of the college towards and sustaining outstanding.

· Duties may vary and you will be expected to carry out any other reasonable duties that the Principal and Head of Education may request in support of the running of the college from time to time.

· Recognised teacher training qualification - Cert Ed. / PGCE / QTS or QTLS / Diploma in Teaching

· SENCO qualification (desirable)

· Management/leadership qualification (desirable)

Experience:

· Proven track record with and experience of assessment processes

· Proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within a special needs environment.

· Experience of holding responsibility for and turning policy into effective and successful practice.

· Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion, including responsibility for raising standards across the whole college.

· Effective team management and working collaboratively and effectively with others.

· Communicating effectively to a wide range of different audiences though a range of different mediums.

· Successful management of complex scenarios and conflict resolution

· Effective relationships working successfully with a range of external agencies

Aurora Foxes is a specialist college and training hotel for young people with learning disabilities, located in the welcoming seaside town of Minehead. Foxes is a truly unique and inspiring place.

We believe in changing lives and giving our students the skills, knowledge, and confidence to successfully shape their own future. Our aim is to equip our young adults with the life and hospitality skills to become work ready, life ready., For candidates that haven't worked in this sector before please be aware that for regulatory reasons the application process is far more detailed and thorough compared to other sectors.

Please complete the online application form in full, including all employment and education details, and provide a personal statement that makes us keen to speak to you.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.