SEND Administrator

The Methodist Church in Britain; Nacton; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Skill development

SEN team leadership exposure

Job summary

Castle Hill Junior School, part of the ASSET Education trust, is seeking a SEND Administrator to support the SEN team with administration, enquiries, EHCP annual reviews, referrals and pupil assessments using Sandwell and YARC.

Hours are 37 per week (Mon-Thu 8am–4pm and Fri 8am–3:30pm) with part-time (minimum 22.5 hours) considered, over 41 weeks per year. Start date January 2027; visa sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting pupils with SEND within a school.
• Experience supporting EHCP annual reviews and pupil records.
• Experience liaising with external agencies, parents and staff.

Responsibilities

• Support the SEND team with administrative tasks
• Ensure timely responses to enquiries and paperwork
• Support the completion of EHCP annual reviews
• Correspond with external agencies, parents and staff
• Support the completion of referrals
• Assess pupils with SEND using toolkits such as Sandwell and YARC
• Interact with and support pupils according to their individual educational needs

Skills

Good organisational skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to use initiative

Prioritise tasks

Team player

Education

Well qualified (no specific qualification named)

Job description

This SEND Administrator post sits in the SEN team at Castle Hill Junior School, part of the ASSET Education trust. It supports the team with administration, enquiries, paperwork, EHCP annual reviews, referrals and pupil assessments using toolkits such as Sandwell and YARC. Hours are 37 a week, Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 3.30pm, with part-time (minimum 22.5 hours) also considered, over 41 weeks a year. Visa sponsorship is not available, and the start date is January 2027.

What the job involves

• Support the SEND team with administrative tasks
• Ensure timely responses to enquiries and paperwork
• Support the completion of EHCP annual reviews
• Correspond with external agencies, parents and staff
• Support the completion of referrals
• Assess pupils with SEND using toolkits such as Sandwell and YARC
• Interact with and support pupils according to their individual educational needs

Qualifications

• Well qualified (no specific qualification named)

Experience

• Experience supporting pupils with SEND needs within a school

Skills & knowledge

• Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to use initiative and work without direct supervision
• Ability to prioritise tasks to support pupil progress and wellbeing
• Team player willing to learn from best practice

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check with children's barred list check
• Health check
• Online search
• Satisfactory references

What’s offered

• Support to develop skills within the role
• Opportunity to gain understanding of leading a SEN team in a large primary school