The college is seeking to appoint a motivated and innovative SEND Specialist (ADHD) to work with learners with a range of learning barriers associated with ADHD and to support them to develop their independence and achieve sustainable outcomes. The role will be crucial to enable the sharing of best practice and to encourage inclusive practice approaches and curriculum adaptations, including modifications to delivery and imaginative ways of teaching.
This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week.
Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston‑super‑Mare.
As a SEND Specialist, you may be based at any of our Weston‑super‑Mare campuses.
Day to day duties of the role
- Working closely and proactively with curriculum and support colleagues to implement timely and proactive needs assessment, identifying learners who require ADHD support. To work with colleagues and oversee their planning and delivery of high‑quality support interventions and support programmes, enabling learners to achieve their goals.
- Delivering focused and specific specialist interventions to support a specific caseload of learners with ADHD.
- Regularly liaising with Heads of Department and curriculum staff in all areas and on all sites of the College, providing training and advice as well as a dynamic approach to ensure that the support needs of all individuals are met.
- Reviewing individual programmes of support, ensuring all aspects of provision and support specified within a learner’s Initial Needs Assessment and/or Education Health Care Plan are delivered.
Required skills and qualifications
- A professional degree‑level qualification related to SEND and/or ADHD‑specific qualifications.
- Relevant successful experience of supporting learners with SEND and ADHD.
- Knowledge and understanding of how SEND and ADHD specifically may present barriers to learning and how these may affect the way learners learn.
- Knowledge of current learning strategies, reasonable adjustments and principles of inclusive practice.
Benefits
- Generous holiday entitlement
- 2‑week Christmas closure
- Potential for hybrid working opportunities
- Volunteering Days (Up to two days of paid volunteering leave per academic year)
- Flexible start and finish times outside of core hours, 9.30am – 3.00pm, Monday to Friday (only available during holiday periods for Academic staff)
- Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
- Generous pension scheme
- Local and national staff discounts
- Free parking across sites
- Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
- Focus on staff wellbeing
- Wellbeing@weston hub
- Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
- Annual staff conference with guest speakers
- Employee assistance programme – available 24/7, 365 days a year
- Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression
Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact or 01934 411441.
Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.
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