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We are looking for a director with expertise in special educational needs, good communication skills and a warm personality.

The Expertise Center Education Care on Saba has a multi-disciplinary team and offers specialized support and guidance for Day Care, Primary School, Secondary School, BSO and After School Care. Do you want to play a significant role for the educational care system? Do you like variety, teamwork and flexibility?

Then we have this unique job for you in a unique place!

Your responsibilities as a director will be:

Offer a coherent system of education care services supporting students, teachers and parents.
Secure a comprehensive and continuous offer of education care services for ages 3 - 23.
Execute and guard the education care system and integral policy for inclusive education.
Give direction with the board and EC2 team to meaningful education for all and step in when necessary.
Implement and promote inclusive education
Handle the field of tension between urgency and competencies in a complex environment
Give EC2 a connecting role within the relevant network and with the stakeholders
Be the example in transparent and respectful communication with students and parents

These responsibilities are supplemented with management tasks and educational tasks.
Management task:

Coordinate and manage care services, and promote equal opportunities for all students
Foster a collaborative work environment for the EC2 team
Facilitate and advise board and stakeholders
Financial management and accountability
Application of a cyclical system of quality management
Connect participating partners

Educational tasks

Develop and implement the multi-annual Education Care Plan Saba that complies with legal requirements
Promote the action-oriented perspective
Use long and short term educational planning
Perform educational assessments and placement testing for all ages, or step in when necessary
Facilitate training for the EC2 team

Requirements for the position

Relevant degrees in (special) pedagogy and/or educational sciences
Ample work experience as an educational manager and/or in Special Education
Able and qualified to perform educational assessments
Have knowledge of the current student care system on Saba (based on the Dutch system)
Good communication and connecting skills
Fluent in English and Dutch

This vacancy is for 40 hour working week. The selection process will include the candidate providing a VOG with an educational profile and a reference check.

If you are excited about this unique opportunity and would like to apply, please send your motivation letter and resume (including references) to the Chair of the EC2 Board, Ms. Quirine Hakkaart via the website of Meesterbaan, or board.ec2@sabalearns.org. The vacancy will close on April 5th, 2025. For questions, you can also reach out to board.ec2@sabalearns.org.

Geboden wordt

Market-level salary, and a set of secondary benefits like a relocation allowance.

Meer informatie

- Application with a motivation letter and a resume with references
- First round of interviews
- Second round of interviews
- Selection of a candidate, including terms of employment interview, reference check and certificate of good conduct
- Appointment