Assistant SENCo

All Saints Catholic College, Dukinfield, Cheshire, SK16 5AP

23 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
21 April 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 March 2023

Job details

Job role: View all SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)jobs
Working pattern: View all Full timejobs - Full-time teacher; timetable adjusted
Contract type: Fixed term - 31/08/2025
Pay scale: Main/UPS
Additional allowances: TLR2b

What skills and experience we're looking for

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust wishes to temporarily appoint an Assistant SENCO at All Saints Catholic College.

We are seeking a highly effective practitioner, with a passion for ensuring the best possible provision for SEND pupils. The successful candidate will work closely with Senior Leadership Team to ensure that our pupils with EHC plans have their needs and provision evaluated in a timely manner through the annual review process. This will involve liaising with parents, understanding the views of our pupils, gathering information from staff and professionals and identifying where provision can be improved further.

The successful candidate must be willing to study towards the National Award for SENCOs, which will be funded by the school. This post provides an excellent opportunity for someone wishing to develop the professional knowledge and understanding to become a fully-qualified SENCO and future school leader.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer the successful candidate:

An opportunity to change lives of our young people with additional needs
An opportunity to shape a new role within a developing and improving SEND department
An opportunity to work with a range of stakeholders across the school including external agencies, the Trust Educational Psychologist, staff, pupils and their parents
An opportunity to join a newly-established, supportive departmental team led by forward thinking and innovative and creative specialists
Excellent career development opportunities with bespoke paid training as and when required

Prospective candidates are warmly invited to visit the school and meet with a member of the school’s senior leadership team. Please contact Lisa Jones (Headteacher’s PA) on: ljones@allsaintscatholiccollege to make arrangements

Further details about the role

The successful candidates will:

Be a hard-working individual, who is prepared to go above and beyond to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable pupils
Be a highly efficient worker, who has the capacity to quickly produce high quality, well-written reports
Be someone with drive and enthusiasm who will inspire and motivate our pupils
Be open to new ideas, committed to working as part of a team and, of course, have a good sense of humour
Be able to adapt and respond appropriately to challenging situations
Have strong moral and ethical principles and values
Act with the utmost integrity
Be someone who supports their colleagues
Be committed to supporting the Catholic ethos of the school.
Be committed to safeguarding

Commitment to safeguarding

Corpus Christi Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post will be subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks, satisfactory references and will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The applicant will be required to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.