Community Support Worker

| Salary 34,329 - 54,369 Per Annum, | Fixed Term, Until August 2027, Full Time, 32.46 Hours Per Week | Inclusion Service - Lancashire |

International Sponsorship this role is not open to international sponsorship.

Salary - 31,650 (MPR1) plus lower SEN allowance (2,679) - 49,084 (UPR3) plus upper SEN allowance (5,285)

Lancashire County Council is seeking to appoint a Specialist Teacher to join the Early Years Team of the Specialist Teaching Service, Inclusion. The successful candidate would be expected to work across Lancashire supporting young children with SEND, their settings and their families.

The Specialist Teaching Service is a specialist peripatetic service that supports the local authority and Lancashire early years settings, schools and colleges in meeting the needs of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. The service consists of highly qualified and experienced Specialist Teachers, Specialist Higher Level Teaching Assistants, Deaf Role Model and Sensory Technicians. We work closely with parents and other agencies to support children and young people in a range of settings including at home, early years settings, schools and colleges. From birth we support the youngest children with SEND through Portage and Early Years Sensory Support.

The role consists of:

• Supporting Early Years practitioners and SENCOs within PVI, maintained and childminder settings in their roles and responsibilities around SEND, and in the processes of early identification and intervention.
• Providing advice to parents, carers and families to enable them to understand the nature of their child's special educational needs and/or disability and understand how to support all aspects of their child's development and learning, at home and in the community.
• Providing advice, guidance and support to Early Years practitioners and Early Years SENCOs to enable them to identify and make provision for the needs of young children with emerging or known SEND. Including support transition in to school.
• Supporting assessment of children's development and learning in relation to the Early Years Foundation Stage and, as appropriate, assessment to identify needs, outcomes and provision for children and young people as part of the statutory Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment process (EHCNA)
• Liaising with parents/carers, practitioners and other professionals
• Managing a caseload effectively.
• Using IT effectively to support both teaching and administration.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Early Years Specialist Teacher who will contribute to the key work of the Specialist Teaching Service.

Candidates should be able to:

• Demonstrate a commitment to SEND, the principles of inclusion and have the vision and determination to make a difference.
• Demonstrate a commitment to Early Years education, from birth to five.
• Demonstrate evidence of experience of working with young children with a range of special educational needs, ensuring they receive a high-quality educational experience that meets their needs.
• Confidently model teaching approaches to early years practitioners in order to raise standards for children with SEND.
• Work collaboratively with children receiving SEND support or those with EHCPs, their families and settings.
• Provide support and challenge to settings, establishing clear actions for all partners, and evaluate the progress being made against these.
• Commit to be and be accountable for improving outcomes for all children.

We can offer:

• An opportunity to join a friendly professional team committed to raising standards across education for children and young people with SEND.
• Experienced staff who can offer support as you develop your role in settings.
• Professional development opportunities in line with service development needs.

The successful candidate will be a Qualified Teacher who has successfully completed their statutory induction. This post is not suitable for NQTs. An additional SEND qualification would be desirable but is not essential to be considered for this post.

For further information please contact Team Manager, Helen Connolly - Helen.Connolly@lancashire.gov.uk

Please ensure you have uploaded and attached your supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria for the role. The panel may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post and must be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

The post is available as a secondment opportunity with your line manager's agreement.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website.

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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