Programme Lead - Education

Location Oxford
Job type Contract
Salary £32.59 - 32.59 per hour
Reference 67094SP

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews, are looking for an interim Migrant Education Programme Lead to work in Oxford. This position is initially for a period of 12 months.

Pay Rate: £32.59 per hour

Contract Length: Initial contract is 12 months

Working Hours: Full-time, Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm. 

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  • Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
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  • Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
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  • Professional Development: Working as a locum SEND Assessment and Review Assistant provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.

The role:
We are looking to recruit a Migrant Education Programme Lead Officer whose main purpose and key duties are to lead the education programme for schools, providers and parents of newly arrived migrant children across Oxfordshire.

Key Responsibilities of the Migrant Education Programme Lead:

  • Face to Face support with new migrant arrivals and in schools where they need education advice (largely due to new elements and lack of spoken and written English and cultural differences, including for SEND)
  • Preparing copy for the website, including supporting translation of copy for migrant home languages
  • Be a member of the Migrant Partnership Team, working with various education teams including SEND EY, SEND school Transport, School Attendance, etc
  • Supporting all migrants to access education provision including SEND – schools, special schools, specialist units, SEND entitlement, access to provision, understanding nuances of cultural differences, supporting access to special school transport, holiday provision, respite care, EHCP, and OCC SEND teams, school-based Enrichment clubs, activities (both in school and in the community), including voluntary providers
  • To work with appropriate council education teams to ensure latest compliance with current legislation

Applicant Requirements of the Migrant Education Programme Lead:

  • University Degree at grade 2:2 or above
  • Extensive experience in the field of education – primary/secondary/adult education level and also Senior Educational Leadership
  • Proof of ability to work and live in the UK. Current DBS and 2 x references
  • Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Migrant Education Programme Lead role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.