Curriculum Lead

**Aspris College South Wales has an exciting opportunity for a Curriculum Lead to be based in Torfaen, South Wales. **Aspris College South Wales is an independent, specialist co-educational college for young adults aged 16-25 with Asperger’s syndrome, autistic spectrum disorders, SEMH and a range of additional complex learning and communication needs. The college was set up in partnership with Coleg Gwent, the largest further education college in Wales, to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of our young people

**Our benefits include exclusive access to reward and discount scheme, comprehensive induction, commitment to your ongoing training and career progression, pension scheme, paid for enhanced DBS, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme and more**

The college is a high performing, thriving, independent specialist provision recognised by Estyn as even having some excellent, sector leading practice.
We are now looking for exceptional and highly motivated Curriculum Lead (maternity cover) to continue to drive the college to further success. Ideally you will be able to:

- Provide inspiration, motivation and vision to help take the college even further forward.
- Provide a relentless focus on enabling all learners to raise their achievement within our learning community and beyond.
- Work in partnership with your colleagues, both in the college and the wider Aspris network of schools and colleges to ensure the college continues to be highly regarded in all aspects of its provision.
- Plan, deliver and evaluate all aspects of Education.
- Be a team player, happy to work closely with the well-established and supportive team.
- Be resilient, dynamic and committed.
- Have an understanding of both traditional and alternative educational models.
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of working with young people, to liaise with their families and to work within a multi-agency setting with other services and professionals.
- Be a Safeguarding and Prevent Officer in order to ensure our young peoples needs are met.
- Take responsibility of delivering relevant training and development to staff in order to improve skills.

A PGCE and a detailed knowledge of Further Education and the full range of externally accredited courses, which lead to nationally recognised qualifications is required, ensuring the best possible standards are delivered and that the education delivered complies with relevant statutory regulations, guidelines, governance and quality standards.

Our provision focuses on promoting independence and preparing students for their future destinations. No two days will be the same, so you will need to thrive in a busy working environment with excellent drive, focus and project management.
You will:

- Share our passion for high aspiration and achievement for all
- Have excellent interpersonal skills
- Be highly organised and adaptable

As part of Aspris Children’s Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

**Resilience** - We support some of the most vulnerable children in society who have varying degrees of emotional behavioural difficulties, autism, ADHD and associated difficulties so there will be times where your resilience is challenged.

**Communication** - Communicating with our young people is vital to understand their needs. Positive working relationships, good teamwork and communication plays a key part in ensuring important information is relayed to other staff.

**Organisation** - Organisation is key to ensure the safe management of both employees and resources as well as leading and directing staff through inspection processes.

**Caring **- Our young people require the best care we can offer. If you are a naturally caring and compassionate person, this is the role for you.

**Attentive** - No two tasks will be the same so being attentive to understand the needs of the young people we support is vital

Above all, we provide a supportive and collaborative working environment where you can flourish in your career and feel incredibly rewarded by helping those who need it most.

**_ If you want to progress your career in Education, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there._**

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service and at least 2 references which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.