Transition Officer

Transition Officer

Job description

Description

We are looking for a Transition Officer to manage and lead transitions from schools to college, from course to course and post further education, working closely with Heads of schools, SENCO’s and external stakeholders locally across Kent and Medway.

The successful candidate will be representing the College, ensuring that students are offered and experience high quality, impactful learning support, contributing to the delivery of an efficient statutory SEND service as detailed in the Children & Families Act (2014) and the SEND Code of Practice (2015), leading on transition planning between schools and agencies to prepare and meet the students’ needs and ensure successful transition into College.







Main Responsibilities and Duties :

1. Develop and sustain professional working relationships with all local feeder schools, mainly Heads of Schools and SENCO’s, stakeholders and, parents / carers acting as a key link in order to implement and manage the transition arrangements for students with additional needs.

2. Develop and co-ordinate 14-16 School Partnership links, overseeing the delivery and quality of service provision.

3. Meet the statutory responsibilities of the Local Authorities, including those related to the Children and Families Act 2014 and the monitoring of curriculum and other provision made under the direction of the EHCP.

4. Liaise with SEN Practitioner and ALS Funding & Contracts Manager to ensure EHCP learners are identified through transitional work with schools.

5. Produce Transition and Support plans for EHCP learners, participating in the Annual Review process for EHCP students, acting as the Key liaison with curriculum to ensure consistent implementation,





review and update of support plans.

6. Deliver Transition programmes with individual / groups of learners in the lead up to enrolment.

7. Develop and deliver external training with stakeholders to maintain links, attending events offsite to further develop links within the community.

8. Identify trends and needs in order to inform and develop support for students, focusing particularly on transition and retention initiatives that help students settle and stay in college.

9. Maintain accurate and up to date records to assess outcomes and to examine the impact of interventions and initiatives.

10. Work co-operatively with other members of the college and external agencies and stakeholders to make recommendations to impact on the wellbeing of students.







All staff are required to :

- Complete mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with the number of hours set for their Department.
- Travel between sites as and when required in accordance with their job role.
- Undertake occasional evening and weekend work to meet the needs of the service.
- Comply with and understand all aspects of legislation and College policies and processes relating to safeguarding, including promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
- Form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
- Comply with,





understand and promote statutory and college best practice in Health & Safety at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
- Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in respect of GDPR at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
- Have access to confidential information which should not be disclosed to any other person unless in pursuit of your duties in compliance with GDPR or with the specific permission given on behalf of the College.
- Actively take responsibility for their personal learning and development (informal and formal) reviewing and reflecting on their performance within their current role.
- Promote, adhere to, understand and put into practice all college policies and procedures.






- Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the MidKent College Equal Opportunities Policy.
- Attend and complete all mandatory training sessions or on-line computer based training packages as required by the college.
- Undertake any other duties consistent with the key responsibilities and / or duties of this role as directed by your manager.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing :

Access to a Workplace Health Coach

Benenden Health & Health Assured services

Support for Eye Checks & Glasses

Health Checks

Menopause Mentors & Counselling Services

Mental Health First Aid & Musculoskeletal Advice

Stop Smoking Support & Help for Alcohol or Substance Use

Get Moving Physical Activity Programs & Healthy Living Support

Work-Life Balance :







Flexible Working Options to suit your needs

Generous Annual Leave

Up to 5 Volunteering Days per year

Wellbeing, Community, and Focus Days

Free Parking on all Sites

Career Development :

Learning & Development Opportunities

Internal Development Schemes & Aspiring Managers Programme

Pay Progression & Honoraria Payments

Recognition & Rewards :

One You Rewards & Recognition Schemes

Campus Resources & Support

You at Work

Long Service Awards & Retirement Bonus

Teachers Pension / Local Government Pension Plans

A GOOD local College for Maidstone and Medway

Every year over 6000 students from Medway, Maidstone and beyond choose MidKent College to continue their studies and prepare for their future career.







Our sparkling campuses in Maidstone and Medway boast some of the best vocational training facilities in the country as well as staff and student social zones and more.

Our University Centre Maidstone campus provides a valuable higher education and professional training centre for Maidstone, including South East Institute of Technology and the College's Home Energy Centre.

Additionally, in September 2024 we proudly opened Medway School of Arts in Chatham's Historic Dockyard.

All of our campuses benefit from ongoing investment programmes so that we can provide fantastic learning environments for our students.

For over 100 years we've been providing high-quality technical training and apprenticeships in a range of subject areas.

In November 2018 Ofsted rated the College as 'Good'.

Commitment to Safeguarding







We are committed to the safeguarding of all our students and staff. This means everyone who works here is required to actively protect them from preventable harm.

Our recruitment and selection process includes background checks which will be undertaken on the successful applicant, including an enhanced DBS, and in your application you are required to demonstrate how you meet the Colleges requirements on safeguarding.

The background checks will be carried-out in accordance with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice. The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.

We operate in accordance with the DBS Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy. You can access both of these documents at https : / / www.

midkent.ac.uk / about-us / policy-and-privacy-information

MidKent College is committed to safeguarding and the Prevent Agenda and to promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment.

MKC complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.

Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or young people.

Candidates who are preliminarily offered a position for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College including sanctions relating to work with children in any country outside of the UK.

Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.

Commitment to Equal Opportunities

As a proud user of the disability confident scheme the College is committed to equal opportunities and celebrates the diversity of staff and students.

As part of our commitment to the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

▶️ Transition Officer
🖊️ MidKent College
📍 Maidstone