Special Education Needs Specialist
Location London - PA Media Academy
Contract Type Fixed Term Contract, Part time
Salary: Competitive
About us
PA Media Academy is a leading provider of apprenticeship training, journalism training, communications training and media training. We are the sister company to PA Media (formerly the Press Association), the national news agency of the UK and Ireland.
Our apprenticeship training team has a first-rate reputation with employers for providing the training their apprentices need to succeed in their careers in journalism, PR and communications. We work with leading media companies, agencies and brands who want their apprentices to train in an environment of excellence which is supportive and inclusive.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join PA Media Academy as a SEND specialist, you will be responsible for ensuring that apprentices with learning difficulties and disabilities have the opportunity to reach their full potential. This will be a mix of teaching, support and admin responsibilities.
This role is for one day a week on a fixed term contract up to 18 months, based at the PA Media Academy training centre in London EC4.
Responsibilities will include:
- Identify any learning support an apprentice may need (for example for learners with conditions such as: dyslexia, physical disabilities, autism spectrum disorder and mental health conditions) so they receive the right support in their training sessions
- Provide strategies to help and support each learner
- Develop Individual Educational Plans to be agreed with the learner
- Track progress and achievements every month
- Provide a monthly report of support sessions to the Apprenticeship Training Manager
- Assist trainers in planning sessions
- Apply for assessment/exam concessions in liaison with an administrator, providing all relevant documentation
- Provide functional skills support, if required
About you:
To be considered for the role you will need:
- Experience in teaching or supporting learners with SEND, ideally in an FE environment
- PGCE, DTLS or DET
- Maths and English L2
- Good ICT skills
Desirable qualifications include:
- SENCO in an FE environment
- NASENCO (or equivalent)
What we offer
- 5 weeks holiday plus 8 public holidays (pro-rated for part time employees)
- Holiday purchase scheme
- Wellbeing day (1 annually)
- Volunteering day (1 annually)
- Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Perkbox membership
- BUPA Health Cash Plan
- Life Assurance (4x salary)
- Company Pension
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Coaching and mentoring from an award-winning media trainer and business lead to support your development in the role
The successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check.
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