Access Arrangements Assistant

New College Pontefract; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

New College Pontefract is seeking an Access Arrangements Assistant to support the SENDCo with identifying students needing access arrangements and gathering evidence for JCQ compliance.

You will liaise with students, parents, external agencies and feeder schools, manage resources for approved arrangements, and ensure records and files are ready for inspections. The role involves close collaboration with the Trust Exams Team to ensure mock examinations run smoothly.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with students, parents, external agencies, secondary schools and college staff to identify students who may need access arrangements.
• Retrieving and collate evidence from secondary schools and building links with SENDCos to maintain robust communication.
• Providing resources and equipment for approved access arrangements and monitoring supply and assisting with purchasing.
• Compiling the evidence necessary to meet JCQ standards and staying up to date with JCQ regulations.
• Keeping accurate records and preparing files for JCQ inspections, ensuring a paper-free recording and filing system.
• Maintaining thorough communications with the Trust Exams Team to ensure mock examinations run smoothly.

Job description

The Access Arrangements Assistant is responsible for assisting the SENDCo by:

• Liaising with students, parents, external agencies, secondary school colleagues and college staff to identify students who may need assessing for access arrangements. This could entail examining previous assessment and feedback to ascertain a student's needs.
• Retrieving and collate evidence from secondary schools. This will involve building strong links with SENDCos from feeder Secondary Schools to maintain robust systems of communication.
• Providing resources and equipment to students where they have been approved for access arrangements. This will entail monitoring the supply of equipment and assisting the SENDCo to purchase resources when necessary.
• Compiling the evidence necessary to meet JCQ standards. The Access Arrangement Assistant will constantly review JCQ regulations and ensure they are familiar with any updates.
• Keeping accurate records and prepare files ready for JCQ inspections. This will involve ensuring records and files are up to date, and meet JCQ requirements for a paper free recording and filing system.
• Maintaining thorough communications with the Trust Exams Team. This will include providing regular updates to ensure that mock examinations run smoothly.