High Needs Team Leader
Luminate Education Group, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Pudsey, LS28 9FL16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 October 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Leadership and management
- Student support, learning and progress
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Commencing at £32,870 with progression to £35,912 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
About the Role
Pudsey Sixth Form College are seeking a High Needs Team Leader to join our team.
This role requires an experienced SEND professional to lead on the placement and support of students with Educational Health Care Plans at our Pudsey Sixth Form campus. You will be an operational main point of contact with parents and curriculum staff, make a contribution towards positive outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable students, and hold responsibility for contributing to statutory documentation and processes.
What You Will Do
- Lead and manage the growing High Needs team at Pudsey Sixth Form to ensure high-quality support for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
- Oversee the assessment, planning, implementation, and review of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).
- Work collaboratively with schools, families, health professionals, and social care services to achieve positive outcomes.
- Manage and resolve escalated issues effectively.
- Prepare reports, analyse data, and present recommendations to senior management relating to provision for High Needs students.
- Monitor provision delivery and quality, and introduce continuous improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to strategic planning, policy development, and service transformation projects.
- Promote inclusive practices and advocate for the needs of children and young people with High Needs.
About You
- Level 5 teaching qualification or relevant SEND / Learning Support related qualification, or willingness to work towards.
- English and Mathematics at Level 2 or above.
- Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of current Government SEND legislation and guidance related to transition, education, social care and health.
- Extensive and proven experience of working with students with an EHCP and the implementation of appropriate support strategies.
- Experience of multi-agency partnership working and stakeholder engagement with families, schools, and professionals.
- Experience in provision monitoring and quality assurance via data-informed reporting.
- Knowledge of safeguarding, policy implementation, and continuous service improvement, including budget and resource management.
What the college offers its staff
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
- Curriculum and Management:44 days plus bank holidays
- Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
- Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
- Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives:
- Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:
- Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for a job with us if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on college website (opens in new tab)About Luminate Education Group
- Organisation type
- FE College, ages 14 to 99
- Education phase
- Sixth form or FE college
- Size
- No information available
- Age range
- 14 to 99
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- careers@luminate.ac.uk
Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people's lives through genuinely transformative education and training.
We are a group of seven organisations, based in the Leeds City Region: Harrogate College, Keighley College, Leeds City College, Leeds Conservatoire, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College and University Centre Leeds.
Together, we are inspiring a whole generation of people and new leaders who will go on to make their own impact on the region and beyond.
College location
Similar jobs nearby
Elliott Hudson College
The White Rose Office Park, Millshaw Park Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS11 0LT
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more college jobs in Leeds and West Yorkshire