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Head of Educational Support (SEN) Team - Colombia- Immediate 2019

A lovely British/IB school in the vibrant city of Colombia seeks a Head of Educational Support Team. This is a job for an experienced Special Needs Lead Teacher.

 

Key Benefits

Tax Rate:Taxes typically 15% or less

Benefits:Bonus payment -other, Flights - allowance, Flights- every 2 years, Gratuity or end of service bonus, Housing- allowance, Medical or Health insurance, Tuition - free for dependents

Suited To:Climate - warmer

 

Job Requirements

Minimum Years Experience:5.0

Curriculum Experience Required:No - flexible

Will Accept Newly Qualified Teachers:N

Visa Restriction:No age limit

 

Edvectus recruits qualified/certified Primary, Elementary, Secondary, Middle and High School teachers from the following countries;

USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa.

Applicants must have at least a Bachelor’s Degree and teaching qualification such as a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, Masters in Education or Bachelors of Education. Our jobs are not teaching English as a Foreign Language, and a TEFL certificate alone is not sufficient teacher training.

 

This school was established over 60 years ago by a distinguished group of Colombian and British citizens. It is a private, coeducational school based upon the British educational system with IB and bilingual components.

 

The main responsibilities of the HEST would include:

 

To manage the inclusion program; to lead and support the educational support team ; to lead, support and train personal assistants (inclusion program) ; to organize and deliver training to leading staff; to co-teach in classrooms to provide models of good practice; to manage and coordinate provision for children with special educational needs; to maintain communication with external therapist; to assist the rector and the admissions department with admissions process of inclusion /support students; as well as - 

 

Managing the Inclusion Support stage of the educational support continuum.

Leading and supporting the Educational Support Coordinators.

Assisting the Rector with the recruitment of the personal assistants (Learning Support Assistants)

Assisting the Rector and the Admissions Officer with the admissions process of students that will be admitted to the school at the Inclusion Support stage.

Facilitating the smooth transition of students from one school Section to the next, providing a link between the Heads of Section and between the ESCs.

Managing the IEPs of students at Inclusion Support, including planning the review dates, chairing the meetings, ensuring that all relevant people contribute to the IEP process and monitoring students’ progress in their targets.

Leading and supporting the PAs (Learning Support Assistants) in their work

Organizing and delivering training to the EST and to teaching staff in differentiation and in educational support.

Co-teaching in classrooms to provide models of good practice to class/subject teachers, the EST and Learning Support Assistants.

Maintaining a list of external therapists that students may be referred to, who are willing to contribute to IEP meetings and who are willing to work closely with the school on students’ targets.

Maintaining communication with parents of students at Inclusion Support.

 

Essential Requirements: 

Qualified teacher status.

Master’s degree in Special Education Needs or UK National Award for SEN Co- ordination or equivalent. 

Minimum 5 years teaching experience in Special Education Needs in Schools.

Minimum 3 years working in ( middle) management in schools.

 

Desirable requirements:

Experience in teaching in international education. 

Experience in IB schools.

Able to communicate in Spanish

 

Bogota is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is located in the center of Colombia and is the third-highest capital in South America at an average of 2,640 metres above sea level. Bogota has a relatively cool climate that is constant throughout the year. Bogota stands out for its economic strength and financial maturity which makes it the financial and commercial heart of Colombia, with the most business activity of any city in the country. It has the highest nominal GDP in the country and is the seventh largest city by size of GBP in Latin America. Bogota is home to the largest number of universities and research centers in the country, and is an important cultural center, with many theaters, libraries and museums, of which the Museo del Oro is the most important.

 

Please visit the following link for job details  https://www.edvectus.com/JobView/?jobId=7453

 

Number Of Students:1800

Student Make Up:Mainly Colombian elite (85%) including the President's children. Very good behaviour. 

 

Edvectus is an international teacher recruitment company. We will hold your personal information for the purposes of finding you a teaching or leadership job abroad. We will contact you by email, phone and/or SMS for job finding purposes. As such, with your consent, your data such as your profile, CV or resume will be sent to international schools in your regions of interest. 

 

If you wish to put your job search on hold, or if you wish to completely delete your file from our system you can contact your consultant, email teacher@edvectus.com with your full name and request, or you can manage your account online yourself through the Edvectus Candidate Portal, accessed from our website. 

 

Edvectus is a recruitment agency that is staffed mainly by ex-teachers with international experience. We match teachers to jobs and provide advice and guidance to certified K-12 teachers wishing to teach in international schools around the world.  Our online Learning Portal provides hundreds of resources that will help you prepare to live and work abroad. We have offices in North America, Europe, Middle East, Far East, Australia and New Zealand. 

Our services, including access to the Learning Portal, are paid for by our client schools and are free to teachers.   

Visit our website to find out more and to see hundreds of jobs available now.

 

Edvectus practices Safer Recruitment and require a background check including an FBI check and professional reference checks on all successful applicants. 

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