SEN Assistant

Thinking Schools Academy Trust; Rochester; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

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Job summary

The Rochester Grammar School is seeking a SENCO Assistant to support pupils with SEND and assist the SENCO with observation, records and progress tracking. You will help ensure pupils can access and participate fully in the school community.

The role will involve running specific programmes to support learning and social needs, supervising lunch times and after-school activities, and contributing to planned supervision during breaks.

Qualifications

• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience of working in a school or educational environment is useful.
• Knowledge of SEND processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist the SENCO with observation and monitoring of pupil progress and maintain accurate records.
• Detail pupil progress and achievement and support integration into the school.

Skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

Experience in school environment

SEND processes knowledge

Job description

About The Role

Looking for a role supporting SEN students?

We are excited to announce an opening for a SENCO Assistant at The Rochester Grammar School, providing support for children with special educational, social, emotional and behavioural difficulties. In this new role the SENCO Assistant will assist the SENCO with observation and monitoring of the progress of pupils, maintaining accurate records, detailing their progress and achievement, ensuring that pupils can integrate as fully as possible into the school.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational and administrative skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Experience of working in a school or educational environment would be useful, as would knowledge of SEND processes.

Our SENCO Assistant will be willing to support lunch time and after school supervision e.g. educational games, homework clubs as well as planned supervision of students at break times. They will also run specific programmes and activities to assist the pupil's individual learning and social needs.

This role is offered on fixed term basis linked to EHCP funding.

About Us

At The Rochester Grammar School we are a passionate team, dedicated to our ethos of "excellence for all". We have the highest expectations for all our learners in their commitment to academic achievement, respect for others and contribution to the school community. Our students are excited to learn in an inclusive environment full of enriching opportunities and go on to attend outstanding universities.

Our dedicated staff are passionate about seeing every child fulfil their potential.To find out more about our school, please click here.

We are thrilled to become the first school in the Thinking Schools Academy Trust to be awarded the prestigious Silver Rights Respecting Schools Award from UNICEF.

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust

The Thinking Schools Academy Trust is a family of schools across the South West, South, South East and East of England, consisting of early years, primary, secondary and specialist provision.

We believe that every young person in our community deserves to have the best opportunities at life regardless of their individual circumstances. That's why we invest in our people, so that our staff are best supported to positively impact our pupils.

Learn more about our Vision and Values here

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• Health and Wellbeing Support: Access our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing support, preferential access to Benenden Health, free flu vaccinations and eye care vouchers.
• Employee Recognition: Referral Scheme, Long Service Awards and the TSTARS Recognition Programme.
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What you need to do now:

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 is subject to an enhanced DBS check. As per KCSIE we will also undertake online searches for all shortlisted candidates, if you have any questions regardingthis process, please email [e-mail]