SEND Officer

Job details

Job role: - Pastoral, health and welfare - Other support roles

Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern: Part time: 25 hours per week, 38 working weeks

Contract type: Permanent

Pay scale: PPS9 - 12 £27,254 - £28,598, pro rata to £15,408 - £16,383 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

[Employer hidden] is looking for an enthusiastic and SEND Officer to join a school that makes a genuine difference to its students and supports its staff to achieve their individual goals. We passionately believe there is something special about our Academy – a tangible sense of community and an unwavering commitment to fulfil our motto ‘Believe Together Achieve Together’.

The SEND Officer is a new position that will play a vital role in supporting the SENCO in leading the provision for SEND and help plan initiatives and deputise for the SENCO in matters relating to SEND. This role will involve liaising with multiple external agencies and stakeholders to ensure that individual SEND targets and the requirements of EHCPs are met fully. This vacancy would suit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with students with special needs, supporting them to develop from both an academic and social perspective. The successful candidate should have experience of working with students with educational needs, be proficient in computer literacy and committed to undertaking CPD relevant to the post. English and Maths GCSE grade A-C are essential, supporting qualifications in SENCO are highly desirable.

What the school offers its staff

[Employer hidden] is an ‘all through’ (EYFS – 18) Academy in Lincoln that is central to the community it serves. Our dedicated team of staff are supportive and aspirant and in return benefit from a high trust, high accountability environment where our ‘open door’ policy values and celebrates the inputs of individuals to create our Academy vision.

[Employer hidden] is a member of The Priory Federation of Academies Trust, an established and supportive MAT. Our scale allows both flexibility and creativity in terms of career development, with permanent and secondment opportunities across our academies allowing exciting career pathways. We are determined in our mission to improve the life chances of our students and we are equally committed to the wellbeing and development of our staff. All our support staff benefit from annual appraisals, access to CPD opportunities, our Trust Employee Benefits Programme and excellent support from our HR team.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

childcare disqualification

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

medical

online and social media

prohibition from teaching

right to work

satisfactory references

suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

View advert on school website

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

SEND Officer_Job Description March26.pdf - 192 KB

About [Employer hidden]

School type: Academy, ages 2 to 18

Education phase: All through school

School size: 1092 pupils enrolled

Age range: 2 to 18

Ofsted report: View Ofsted report

School website: [Employer hidden] website

Email address: [contact hidden]

Phone number: [contact hidden]

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