School Senior Improvement Partner - Trauma Informed Attachment Aware Schools and Settings (TIAAS)

Permanent

Soulbury Points 13 - 16 - £56,976 - £61,106 Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 21.9 hours per week 0.6 FTE

We are looking to recruit an experienced school leader with knowledge and experience of developing Trauma-Informed Attachment Aware Practice within a school or other education setting. You will lead the delivery and expansion of our growing TIAAS School Lead Practitioners.

You will be working within a passionate team dedicated to supporting and enhancing the quality of education for all children and young people in Birmingham, especially those who have experienced adverse childhood experiences and trauma. Birmingham’s Virtual School sits within the Children and Families Directorate and collaborates with the Birmingham Educational Psychology Service on the delivery of our TIAAS training and accreditation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, promote, and ensure effective delivery of Birmingham Virtual School's statutory responsibility to provide education settings and the wider partnership with knowledge and training on attachment theory and the impact of childhood trauma on learning and participation.
• Oversee and coordinate school-to-school support across the city for Trauma-Informed and Attachment Aware Schools and Settings through recruitment, training, and line management of seconded school lead practitioners.
• Manage day-to-day partner delivery for Trauma-Informed Attachment Aware Schools (TIAAS) as outlined in our annual service level agreement with the Birmingham Education Psychology Service.
• Visit schools and settings in the city to share practice and provide direct support and guidance to school leaders engaged in TIAAS practice.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the TIAAS programme and lead practitioner support, making adjustments when necessary.
• Line manage our seconded School TIAAS Lead practitioners

Your proven impact leading improvement in TIAAS based practice and culture within a an education setting will form the basis of your credibility in this role. You will be excellent at communicating with, and motivating, colleagues at all levels within the service

Please upload an up-to-date CV and Personal Statement via the attachments part of your application. The Personal Statement should outline how you meet the essential criteria for the role through your personal qualities, skills and experience and include your motivation for applying to the post. Note the Personal Statement should be no more than 1500 words. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV and Personal Statement attached

-We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the communities we serve. Our data tells us that for this level of role, ethnic minorities are underrepresented and therefore we will use positive action to support us to achieve diverse shortlists. This may mean that recruitment times are a little longer, but we think this is worth it to achieve our aim.

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