Assistant SENDCo

The University of Birmingham School; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PD days for professional development

3 days per year dedicated to your own

Enrichment programme involvement

Partnership access to University of B'

Flexible working

Collaborative Inclusion Team

Job summary

The University of Birmingham School is seeking an Assistant SENDCo to support the provision for pupils with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities, ensuring they have the best possible outcomes.

The post involves assisting with daily SEND arrangements, revising EHCPs, and contributing to an Inclusion Team that upholds the school’s ethos of academic excellence and character education, with development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Responsibilities

• Assist in leading provision for pupils with SEND and inclusion
• Undertake revisions of EHCPs
• Share in line management of Teaching Support Assistants
• Share expertise of current SEND policy and practice

Job description

We are seeking to recruit a talented and resourceful individual to the role of Assistant SENDCo. The post holder’s main role will be to assist in leading and managing the provision for pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) so that they have the best possible outcomes.

The role entails assisting with the daily arrangements within SEND and inclusion, undertaking revisions of EHCPs, sharing in line management of Teaching Support Assistants, and sharing expertise of current SEND policy and practice.

Qualified Teacher Status is not essential for this post.

We will have high expectations of you to be an outstanding role model committed to the distinctive ethos of our School, where we strive for academic excellence, underpinned by character education. In return we can offer you:

• A commitment to your continued professional development within school, using additional training days to enhance and develop your knowledge and skills.
• 3 days per year dedicated to your own research.
• Involvement in our exciting timetabled enrichment programme.
• Access to world class resources, research and people through our partnership with the University of Birmingham
• The opportunity to work flexibly
• The support of a collaborative and dedicated Inclusion Team.

The University of Birmingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition Check; qualifications; medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. If you are currently working in a school setting, please ensure that your references include your current Head Teacher.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding is our top priority. We encourage all applicants to review our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy, which outlines our commitment to the safety and wellbeing of pupils and students.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore, the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.