SEND Administrator

Catholic Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inner London weighting

IT-rich environment

Flexible working policy

Staff well-being package

Job summary

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School in Greater London is seeking an END Administrator to join the SEND department. The role focuses on data input and maintenance for the provision map and access arrangements, and on computerising student files in SIMS.

You will work with the SENCo to support departmental duties and safeguarding of databases. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, be able to work on their own initiative and as part of a team, and meet

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative and within a team.
• Ability to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Maintain ongoing management of departmental databases for the provision map and access arrangements.
• Responsible for computerisation of student files on SIMS.
• Work with the SENCo in departmental duties for managing access arrangements.
• Ensure back up practices for safeguarding the department's databases.
• Schedule and deliver literature for Annual Reviews and relevant EHCP documentation.
• Maximise the use of ICT to support administration tasks.
• Ensure SEN staff have ICT needs met, including passwords and software audits.
• Keep records of all ICT equipment including hardware and software.

Skills

Interpersonal

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Self-motivation

Tools

SIMS

Job description

END Administrator

Grade 5 (Points 12-15), Salary £33,750 - £35,250 Pro Rata

35 hours per week (Term-time only with a 6 month probationary period)

The Governors of The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School require a highly motivated and hardworking administrator for the SEND department. You will be joining a strong specialist team with a track recordof success and a passion for supporting students with SEND.

The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, ability to work on their own initiative, work constructively as part of a team and be able to meet deadlines.

The main purpose of the role:

• To maintain the ongoing management of the departmental databases which focus on inputting and maintaining data for the provision map and access arrangements
• To be responsible for the computerisation of student files on SIMS
• To work with the SENCo in departmental duties for managing access arrangements
• To ensure that back up practices are in place in safeguarding the departments databases
• To schedule and deliver literature surrounding Annual Reviews and / or relevant literature for students with an Education, Health and Care Plan
• To maximise the use of ICT to support administration tasks
• To ensure SEN staff have their ICT needs met, including supplying passwords, auditing TAs and teachers' software skills and implementing relevant programmes
• To keep records of all ICT equipment including all hardware and software
• See job description

We welcome applications from all candidates willing to support the Catholic ethos

What we offer:

• Outstanding results, at both GCSE and A levels, from our well-motivated students (Ofsted Outstanding 2024)
• A school that has been in the top 3% nationally for Progress8 for over a decade
• Outstanding CPD provision for staff at all levels
• Generous non-contact time and a no-cover policy for staff
• A Flexible Working policy designed to support staff well-being and workload
• Inner London weighting salary benefits
• An IT-rich environment and high-quality learning facilities
• A supportive and open SLT management team
• Friendly colleagues who are always happy to help each other
• An attractive staff well-being package

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is an ambitious and caring community, committed to fulfilling the gifts of each student, reflected in the school's mission statement "Omnia pro Christo - All things for Christ".

Interviews are to be arranged following shortlisting.

The role will commence as soon as possible.

Please note that we may invite suitable applicants to interview before the closing date and at short notice. We may also close the application process early if a suitable candidate is found.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion and thank you for your interest in The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School.

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced CRB Disclosure by the DBS, please refer to the documentation required for legal checks on the school website.

As part of our recruitment process we will also carry out an online search for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before the interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request