SENCO Assistant - Term Time

Start Date: September 2021

Pay: KR4

Exciting opportunity to join our highly successful SEN team and work with our SENCO to develop this new role!

Do you have at least two years' experience of working as a Teaching Assistant in a Primary School setting? Do you have a passion and enthusiasm for inclusion and for making a difference to pupils with SEN? Are you organised, with excellent communication skills and a good standard of written English? If so, this may be the ideal position for you!

The SENCO Assistant is a new post and you will work closely with our Assistant Head of School/ SENCO to develop the role and ensure that children's needs are being identified and met. The right candidate will have a passion for inclusion and equality of opportunity for all pupils. They will have integrity and a willingness to challenge others to ensure that provision is maintained for pupils, a willingness to learn and the flexibility to adapt as the role develops.

Candidates must have:

• A good standard of general education (i.e. minimum NVQ 3/ A levels or equivalent) together with excellent English and Maths skills (i.e. 5 GCSE grades C or equivalent).
• Good numeracy and literacy skills, with a strong command of written and spoken English
• Ability to organise workload and to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines.
• Ability to relate equally well to children, parents and professionals in different contexts, understanding needs and being able to respond accordingly.
• Good IT Skills with a willingness and confidence to learn new packages specific to SEN.
• Plan and lead training for members of the staff team both face to face and remotely as required.
• Good understanding and experience of the broad range of SEND and awareness of what can be implemented to adapt provision to meet individual needs
• A willingness to undertake further professional development to develop knowledge of different areas of SEND and appropriate provision.

Main purpose of the job

• To provide administrative and organisational support to the SENCO
• To promote the inclusion of all pupils, ensuring they have equal access to opportunities to learn and develop
• To work with staff, pupils and parents to identify any additional needs and ensure appropriate support and provision is in place
• To support pupils in a range of contexts including their academic as well as social development, covering playtime duty/ first aid/ intervention groups/ class TA cover where required.
• To assist the teaching team in creating and maintaining a positive, purposeful and supportive learning climate
• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people within the school 8.45 to 3.00, 28.75 hours a week, term time only.

This is a permanent post. Whilst the role is predominantly non-class based, there will be regular opportunities to work with children across the school.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role.

Contact us to book a tour and visit our school!

Closing Date: 25/06/2021 at 09:00

Interviews: Week beginning 28th June

Information about the school

As a school we will offer you:

• A learning community which values ideas, initiative, positivity and creativity
• Great opportunities for professional development consistent with your own aims and the needs of the children. Tell us what your aspirations are so that we can support them.
• Inquisitive children who enjoy coming to school, are well behaved and love to learn
• A warm, friendly and successful staff team who work together effectively and support each other in meeting the needs of our children.
• A positive, supportive and stimulating learning environment for staff and children.
• Opportunities to both lead and engage in professional learning across our federation and within our Learning Hub.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to visit the school - please contact the school office to arrange a tour which will be undertaken in line with current COVID regulations.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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