bemix is a growing Kent and Medway Specialist SEND Post-16 provider and social enterprise with a passion for co-production and inclusion.

We are seeking an inspiring and insightful Educational leader who will value being immersed in a team that is highly supportive and nurturing.

Someone who wants to share their energy and experience and work at the heart of our leadership and teaching team, leading on the curriculum across Supported Internships and our new Preparation for Employment programme.

This key role lends itself to someone who has vision and creativity accompanied by the passion and belief that all young people with learning disabilities and/or autism can achieve their work aspirations and reach their full potential.

The role would best suit someone with a strong SEND education track record, and importantly a person that thrives from supporting teachers in developing their practice and in seeing the positive impact this has on both the teachers and young people in their journey with us.

An integral part of the role will be working in an intuitive and supportive manner alongside the Head of Supported Employment and Senior Leadership team, to strategically and operationally develop the programme, drawing on your past experience, bringing insight and co-exploring new ideas and opportunities.

Someone who naturally works in a people centred, motivating and supportive manner with refined listening, communication and organisational skills, will be ideal for this position.

Hours: 29.6 - 37 hours a week (4 to 5 days a week)
Holiday entitlement: Generous 25 days per annum plus eight public holidays, (pro rata, if working 4 days)
Location: Working from bemix locations (Medway, Swale and Canterbury), including visiting young people in the workplace.

Salary and benefits: Competitive salary, negotiable with consideration to skills and past experience, plus contributory pension scheme with bemix contributing 5% of salary

Background info: the bemix Supported Employment project has been going through a steady and successful period of growth and development over the past few years. Since September 2021 we have been delivering a transitional Preparation for Employment programme, as a lead-in to our well-established one year Supported Internship programme. This year’s current cohort encompasses 44 Young People who are on our full programme, and 11 who are extension students with us from last year who are in the workplace only. All our young people are growing in confidence and skills and thriving in their time with us on the programme. Our current teaching team includes 3 Teachers (teaching across Functional Skills and Enterprise) and three Learning Support Mentors. The teaching of Functional Skills at Entry Level through to Level 2 is an essential element of the programme. Young people also attend other classroom based sessions dependent on the programme they are following. These sessions include work skills, Vocational Qualifications, employability and learning about businesses, in addition to their time in the workplace.


If you have...

Significant experience in education, ideally in a leadership role.

An understanding of post-16 specialist provision, with expert knowledge of Special Educational Needs and Educational Health and Care Plans.

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS or QTLS), preferably with experience of teaching young adults, 16 years + with SEND, including young people with learning difficulties and/or autism.

Experience of developing and maintaining procedures and systems and working to Ofsted requirements.

A proven track record in working within rigorous quality assurance and quality monitoring systems.

The ability to work with a diverse team and have excellent communication and relationship building skills.

The insight to recognise the experience and strengths already existing in the team.

...we’d love to hear from you!
To apply, please download and read a copy of the Job Pack from our website and fill out our online application form.

Apply by: Sunday 24th April 2022, midnight

We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people with disability, neurodiversity and/or long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us.

Shortlisting date: Wednesday 27th April 2022

We will contact you by email on Wednesday 27th April to let you know whether you have or haven’t been shortlisted for an interview.
Interview date/s: First stage interview will be Tuesday 3rd May or Wednesday 4th May 2022 and will be an interview with a small group of bemix colleagues.

If you are invited to a second stage interview, you will have the opportunity to meet the young people so that you can learn more about the programme and they will also ask you questions. We will also ask you to take part in another, more informal interview with some of our teachers.

Location: To be confirmed.

For enquiries please email: recruitment@bemix.org

You will be required to declare all past convictions, whether spent or not, as this post is exempt from The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1984. You will also be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check.
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