Assistant SENDCo

Hinchingbrooke School; Hartford; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

Hinchingbrooke School is seeking an Assistant SENDCo to support our SEND department and ensure pupils receive the required levels of support. Working under the SENDCo, you will collaborate with staff, parents, carers and external agencies to promote inclusive education and remove barriers to learning.

The post is offered as a job share, 4 days per week. 28 hours weekly, term time plus 5 training days. Salary: NJC Scale 5, Points 12–15 (£28,598–£30,024 FTE). Actual salary £21,132.06 on point 12.

Qualifications

• Clear passion for supporting young people with additional needs.
• Ability to support inclusive education.
• Willingness to work with parents, carers and external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Assist the SENDCo with day-to-day management and coordination of SEN provision across the school.
• Support identification and assessment of students with SEN.
• Provide guidance to teaching and support staff on inclusive education strategies.
• Liaise with parents and carers, providing progress updates and addressing concerns.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation related to SEN provision.
• Support development and delivery of staff training on SEN issues.

Job description

Place of worb Hinchingbrooke School is seeking a suitably skilled individual to join our existing SEND team as an Assistant SENDCo to support our SEND department in ensuring our SEND pupils have the required levels of support. We are looking for someone with a clear passion for supporting young people with additional needs and is keen to help them overcome the barriers to their learning. Working directly under the SENDCo, this role will have you working with not only the SEND team but also with other key stakeholders across the school, wider agencies and the Trust. This vacancy is offered as a job share and is suitable for candidates able to work 4 days a week. The role will also include assisting the SENDCo with:

• The day-to-day management and coordination of an area of SEN provision across the school.
• Supporting the identification and assessment of students with SEN
• Providing guidance and support to teaching and support staff on effective strategies for inclusive education.
• Liaising with parents and carers, providing regular updates on their child's progress and addressing any concerns.
• Contributing to the maintenance of accurate records and documentation related to SEN provision.
• Supporting the development and delivery of staff training on SEN issues.

Why come to Hinchingbrooke? Hinchingbrooke is an outstandingly beautiful school, set in acres of grounds and adjoining a country park. Our ambition is to provide all students with a broad, challenging, and progressive curriculum experience. Extra-curricular activities are a much-valued feature of the school, and we seek to appoint staff who are willing to help maintain this tradition. This is a fantastic school to work in: on interview, we ask candidates for their impressions of the School and without fail they comment on how wonderful our students are, the positive team ethos amongst staff and how friendly and welcoming the School is. We are seeking to appoint a candidate who is passionate about supporting the future careers of our students; a team player who will thrive on collaboration and teamwork. Someone who really wants to make a difference! We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Salary: NJC Scale 5, Points 12 to 15 (£28,598 to £30,024 per annum FTE). Actual salary £21,132.06 per annum on point 12. Contract: Permanent. 28 hours per week over 4 days per week. Term Time plus 5 training days (39 weeks per year).