About The Company
Craig y Parc are excited to recruit an experienced and innovative Lead Practitioner.
The Lead Practitioner is a dynamic role that utilises their experience and expertise in planning and delivering outstanding learning experiences for pupils with additional learning needs, to strategically support a team of teachers and support staff.
About The Role
Benefits Include:
- Pension scheme including Teacher's Pension Scheme if eligible
- Heavily subsidised lunches
- Access to a range of quality continuous professional development opportunities
- PPA time can be taken at home
- Free online GP 24/7
- Refer a friend scheme
- Blue Light Card
- Free DBS check and EWC registration
Responsibilities Include:
• Work closely with senior leadership to develop and implement the school development plan and vision.
• Champion outstanding teaching and learning experiences for all pupils through modelling, observation and mentoring.
• Identify professional learning opportunities for your team, leading these where appropriate.
• Support pupils' emotional regulation sensitively and empathetically using therapeutic approaches.
• Providing safeguarding support and oversight to the pupils in your group.
• Analysing assessment results and identifying interventions to aid pupils who require additional support or adapting the curriculum where necessary to meet the evolving and varied needs of all learners.
• Contributing to multi-disciplinary team meetings, advocating for the pupils' best interests.
The right person will:
EssentialDesirable
Qualifications Teaching Qualification Qualifications related to: ALN, Safeguarding, Trauma Informed Approaches, Therapeutic support, PACE, PMLD, Mentoring
Experience Delivering education to pupils with additional learning needs.
Implementing interventions and tracking impact.Experience delivering PMLD education.
Experience in trauma-informed practice/ PBS
Leading school improvement initiatives.
Delivering staff training.
Responding to safeguarding concerns.
Supportive- Be confident in supporting colleagues formally and informally.
Ambitious- committed to professional development of self and consistently upholding high standards and aspirations for learners.
Loyal- committed to contributing to the development of the school.
Unique- prepared to think "outside the box" and not afraid to try new things for the benefit of learners.
Transparent- working in an open and non-judgmental manner with colleagues at all levels.
Engaging- confident to liaise with parents and professionals to achieve the best outcomes for pupils.
Meaningful- passionate about making a lasting difference to the quality of lives of the pupils we support.
