Learning Support Advisory Teacher

About the job

Salary: £48,349 - £52,711 a year pro rata
Hours per week: 29.6 (4 days)
Contract type: Permanent

Are you passionate about inclusive education and supporting learners with special educational needs? We’re looking for a dedicated and experienced Teacher to join our SEN advisory team.

In this key role, you’ll work collaboratively with headteachers, SENCOs, Inclusion Managers, and teaching staff, offering expert guidance to help schools successfully support the inclusion of children and young people with a diverse range of special needs.

You’ll also promote strong multi-agency working, building effective relationships with external professionals and parents to ensure joined-up support. The role requires flexibility to meet the needs of learners across all age groups and key stages, with particular focus on KS2 and above.

If you're committed to improving outcomes for children with SEN and ready to make a real impact through advice, collaboration, and inclusive practice, we’d love to hear from you.

Please note this role does not attract sponsorship.

About you

We’re looking for an enthusiastic and energetic Teacher to play a key role in promoting inclusive practice and improving outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across mainstream schools.

As part of your role you will observe and assess children, offering expert advice, delivering high-quality educational reports, and support schools in assessing, planning, and implementing tailored strategies to improve attainment and learning behaviours.

You will need strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to manage sensitive situations tactfully and work effectively with families, external agencies, and statutory partners. A deep understanding of current SEND legislation, equality principles, and inclusive teaching approaches is essential.

The ideal candidate will have Qualified Teacher Status along with further qualifications or professional development in SEND. You’ll also bring confidence in analysing standardised assessments to inform targeted support for pupils with a wide range of needs. Experience with KS2 and higher year groups is advantageous.

This is a public facing role so you’ll need to show off your fluency in speaking and writing English

If you're committed to driving positive change and have the expertise to champion inclusion across schools, we’d be delighted to hear from you.

About us

Our ambitious Luton 2040 Vision – that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty – is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council – and that means our workforce! Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to developing a workforce that reflects the diversity of our borough

Application Process

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

On occasions, we may close a vacancy early due to a very high number of applications being received.

Benefits

We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Generous relocation package: up to £8,000 (subject to eligibility)
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

How to apply

We understand that job applications take time and effort, but a high-quality application shows that you are professional with a good attention to detail. The recruiting manager may receive a number of applications for each job advertised so you want yours to stand out!

Our ‘How to apply' page has more tips to help with your application: How to apply

Available documents

Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.

• download: Learning Support Advisory Teacher 6-9 Revised Structure FINAL TS APRIL 25 (002).pdf
• download: Luton_Values_Flyer.pdf