0.5 SENDCo 0.5 Teacher to cover maternity leave
The Vaynor First School, Redditch, Worcestershire, B97 5BLThis job expired on 6 October 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2026
Closing date
6 October 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
18 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): Monday-Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 Months or until the permanent staff member returns - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32916.00-£51048.00
Additional allowances
TLR £4043
What skills and experience we're looking for
SENDC0
Professional Qualifications
Educated to Degree Level
Qualified Teacher Status
Qualified SENDCo or
Willingness to complete SEN Qualification
Experience, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
- Excellent Inter personal skills
- Successful teaching experience in 2/3 primary key stages
- Leadership of curriculum area
- Excellent organisational skills
- Extensive experience of effectively supporting pupils with SEND
- Excellent communication skills
- A sound knowledge of EYFS and Key Stage 1 and 2 curriculum
- Sound knowledge of the SEND code of practice
- Ability to plan and evaluate interventions
- A good understanding of curriculum and pedagogical issues relating to teaching and learning
- Understanding of the interrelated developmental, learning and cultural needs of children and the implications for good practice in care and education
- A good classroom practitioner willing and able to teach any class in EYFS Key Stage 1 / 2
- A teacher with good ICT and skills relating to class teaching, able to demonstrate effective use of ICT to enhance learning and teaching
- Able to observe and interpret children’s behaviour, identify learning needs and employ a range of teaching styles to ensure progress
- Able to plan, organise and resource a stimulating learning environment for individual children and groups of children and deliver, evaluate and assess learning
- Must be able to keep records of pupil progress in line with school policy
- Must be able to use assessments of pupils learning to inform future planning
- Ability to make best use of the financial resources available for the benefit of pupils with SEND.
- Ability to draft statutory reports and present to Local Governing Body before being published.
- Ability to plan and work collaboratively with colleagues
Qualities
Excellent Organisational Skills
Must be willing to enjoy engaging parents in order to encourage their close involvement in the education of their children
A teacher with a flexible approach to work who enjoys being a good team member
Must have good communication skills both orally and in writing
Must be able to manage own workload effectively and respond swiftly to tight deadlines
Good interpersonal skills, with the ability tp enthuse and motivate others and develop effective partnerships
Willingness to share expertise, skills and knowledge and ability to encourage others to follow suit
Willingness to, and ability to, contribute to whole school INSET
Openness and willingness to address and discuss relevant issues, allied with an ability to inspire and challenge others
To practice equal opportunities in all aspects of the role and around the work place in line with policy
To maintain a personal commitments to professional development linked to the competencies necessary to deliver the requirements of the post
Other
This post is subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure and the post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children.
Teacher
Safeguarding
To fulfil the moral responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children.
Professional Qualifications
Relevant degree
QTS
Further relevant training post degree
Experience, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
- Teaching experience across KS2.
- Experience of successful OFSTED inspection.
- Evidence of creative curriculum planning that enthuses and engages pupils in learning.
- Proven and successful experience of coordinating a subject area including management of budget and resources.
- Significant contribution to raising standards of pupil achievement within class.
- Practical and working use of National Curriculum assessment; proven accuracy of assessment.
- Competence and demonstrates effective use of a wide range of IT software and ability to use unfamiliar software without extensive support and training.
- Be a consistently good teacher ensuring good progress for all learners.
- To have a clear philosophy and understanding of how children learn.
- Proven ability to work with small groups/ individuals, having significant impact.
- Successful class teacher showing commitment to both academic and safeguarding of pupils; holds full safeguarding clearance (CRB/DBS).
- Strong organisational skills.
- Teaching experience in Y2 or Y6.
- Teaching experience in mixed age classes
- Experience of engaging others in moving towards a shared philosophy + vision within a subject.
- Strengths in Music, History, DT, RE or MFL, though other subjects may be considered.
- Significant contribution to raising standards of pupil achievement across a subject area.
- Clear understanding of the new curriculum design and OFSTED framework.
- Analysing data and identifying next steps, using this to lead others to improvement wider than own class, monitoring impact. Experience of using SIMS, Office 365.
Qualities
- Confidence and strong communication skills.
- Works collaboratively and supportively with colleagues within school and those in other organisations.
- Respects and values the different experiences, ideas and backgrounds others can bring to work and to teams.
- Ability to be flexible and to meet changing needs with a smile.
- Self-motivated and hardworking with the ability to work well under pressure.
- Appreciation of the extended life of the school and a commitment to putting this into practice.
- A supportive and positive approach to discipline providing a strong role model to others.
- Ability to create new systems and processes that promote efficiency and user interaction and response.
Other
Willingness to undertake a full DBS Check
What the school offers its staff
Staff room
Hot meal available to purchase
Friendly community
Further information about the job
We would consider just a 0.5 SENDCo for the right candidate, if you are interested please indicate on the application form.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Vaynor First School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 9
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 437 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 9
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Vaynor First School website
- Email address
- office@vfs.endeavourschools.org
- Phone number
- 01527 543187
Arranging a visit to The Vaynor First School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@vfs.endeavourschools.org.
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