About the team we are recruiting to

The Gateway is a service to support some of our most vulnerable and challenging primary age pupils who have been permanently excluded from their mainstream school. The children are at a critical crossroads in their educational journey and our role is to build their skills and resilience to support a successful transition to a new school and to work closely with  receiving schools and parents/carers.

The Gateway is part of the wider SEND Support Service in Coventry within,  the Social, Emotional Mental Health and Learning Team (SEMH L)

We can offer you:

• A supportive staff team both in The Gateway Service and the wider SEND Support Service
• The opportunity to be creative and lead the development of a provision 
• Excellent CPD opportunities

What is the job role?

This is a full-time post with UPS, SEN 1 or 2 depending on experience plus a TLR 2a.

This is an exciting opportunity to help lead and develop a committed staff team to:

• advocate for and support pupils
• deliver high quality personalised support
•  work closely with parent /carers
•  Work in partnership with schools, health,  social care and education services as a team around the child.

You will 

• Provide  leadership and day to day running of the service
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and strong personal resilience
• Have leadership experience in a school or educational setting
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner
• Have high aspirations for pupils and staff.
• Have some teaching commitment 

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

You’ll need:

• To enable clear, sensitive and empathetic relationships to be developed and maintained with children, parents and professionals
• To advise, coach and mentor on holistic programmes of support for pupils
• To use, and encourage the use of, a solution focussed approach in working with children, families, schools and other agencies.

You should have significant experience as a classroom teacher, including demonstrable experience of teaching vulnerable children experiencing SEMH difficulties, leadership experience gained in a school or setting is desirable. You must be a qualified teacher.

Discussions are warmly welcomed, please contact Kathy Gardner (SEMHL) Team lead for further information. Email: kathy.gardner@coventry.gov.uk

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

All attachments for the job can be found here

About Coventry

Coventry is a lively, multicultural city, which embraces old and new. Around the modern city centre there are traces of history everywhere – in the old city walls, the timber-framed buildings and the reconstructed medieval Spon Street. But Coventry has always had an eye on the future, and is now firmly focused on regenerating and re-inventing itself to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. With major developments and new projects taking place right across the city, Coventry City Council is the place to be!
There's a huge buzz about the city – Coventry ranks as the 8th best city to live, work and do business in the UK, and is the UK City of Culture 2021 ! We believe this will help put Coventry on the map for all the right reasons. You can feel the sense of local pride throughout the city as we build towards this momentous year. It also offers a unique, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to those joining us to play their part in it.
We genuinely believe that Coventry City Council is a special place. You will be joining Coventry City Council during an exciting time to become part of a team that contribute to achieving our visions for the city. We have made our council a place where we look after our people, making sure you're happy in your work and given everything you need to succeed. We've created friendly, welcoming workplaces where everyone is working towards the same cause, providing the best possible services for the city of Coventry.
As a council with improvement at its heart, we’re committed to making life better for the people who live and work in Coventry. We’re equally concerned with the quality of life enjoyed by our people, so by joining us, you won’t just be helping the community, you’ll be helping yourself too.
Not only do you get to work alongside great people that are helping to improve services for our community we offer great benefits too! For your valued contribution we will provide a fantastic benefits package including;

• Flexible working arrangements
• Generous annual leave allowance starting at 27 days and rising to 32 days
• Pay progression through multiple increments
• Outstanding local government pension scheme
• Learning & Development with access to certified courses.
• Access to an award winning Occupational Health Team
• Vibrant employee networks 

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