Assistant Operational SENCO (to include, on-site, Lead Invigilator)
South Devon UTC, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2QA10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 November 2025
Closing date
22 September 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
11 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £21,496.00 - £21,496.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Operational SENCO (to include, on-site, Lead Invigilator) job summary
Main Purpose of the Post
The post holder will provide administrative support of the educational, social and physical needs of the students; to support the Operational SENCO in all aspects of supporting students with SEN and the appropriate record keeping. In addition, you will be the Lead Invigilator in running all internal and external exams with the support of the Exam Officer and Head Centre. You will be using your knowledge of students’ exam access arrangements to coordinate and plan the exams.
Duties and responsibilities:
Support the operational OPERATIONAL SENCO in managing and implementing the process of assessment and testing for student with special educational needs and disabilities.
Support the OPERATIONAL SENCO in managing all aspects of student’s exam access arrangements. This will include completing assessor forms, applying for exam access arrangements and maintaining internal and external records.
Support the OPERATIONAL SENCO in maintaining a high standard of record keeping, including the SEND register and provision mapping for all students with special educational needs and disabilities.
Support the OPERATIONAL SENCO in the overall management of the annual review process.
Using your knowledge of students and their exam access arrangements complete seating plans, exam rooming, paperwork and all pre planning to ensure smooth running of exams.
Lead Invigilator for all internal and external assessments and exams.
To undertake First Aid training and be a first aider at South Devon UTC.
Completing safeguarding training to become a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Officer.
Support the Inclusion team in liaison and transition work for new students joining SDUTC. Collating information to provide clear information for teachers.
To produce accurate agendas and minutes from all meetings relating to pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
To effectively manage SEND referrals to external agencies end to end.
To communicate on behalf of the OPERATIONAL SENCO with key members of staff and outside agencies, including referrals, to ensure pupils with special educational needs and disabilities receive excellent levels of care and support.
To communicate on behalf of the OPERATIONAL SENCO with parents of pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
To support the OPERATIONAL SENCO in creating, maintaining timetables and rotas for Learning Support mentors.
To support the OPERATIONAL SENCO in creating and maintaining student learning profiles.
To support the OPERATIONAL SENCO in creating and maintaining student individualised timetables.
To respond to email, telephone and other queries as necessary.
To undertake general office duties such as photocopying, scanning, electronic filing and maintaining accurate SEND records.
To undertake other such reasonable tasks as directed by the OPERATIONAL SENCO .
To be aware of confidential issues linked to home/student/teacher/school work and to ensure the confidentiality of such sensitive information.
To remain aware and work within all relevant school working practices, policies and procedures.
To attend staff meetings and school-based INSET as required.
To be responsible for your own continuing self-development, undertaking training as appropriate.
Expectations
As appropriate to the post holder’s duties must be carried out in compliance with the following:
Trust Equality Scheme
Information Security Policies
Financial Regulations
Health and Safety at Work Act (1974) and subsequent Health and Safety legislation
To work flexibly as required
To maintain confidentiality of the Trust’s affairs
Participate, support and comply with Trust arrangements for responding to emergencies and/or business interruptions
To work at all times within Code of Conduct of the Safeguarding Policy
These duties and responsibilities should be regarded as neither exclusive nor exhaustive as the post holder may be required to undertake other reasonably determined duties and responsibilities, commensurate with the grading of the post, without changing the general character of the post
This role will be 35 hours on a Mon-Fri basis.
40 weeks.
8.30--4.00
Actual Annual wage of 21'496
This vacancy will be reviewed annually.
End date=31.8.2026
Education South West is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post. This includes checks with past employers, an online check of publicly available information, including social media, and an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About South Devon UTC
- School type
- Free School, ages 14 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 193 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 14 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- South Devon UTC website
School location
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