Assistant SENCO

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4SU

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  7 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 April 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916 - £51,048
• Additional allowances:

  TLR2b (£5,869)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit an Assistant SENCO to support our experienced Inclusion Assistant Headteacher/SENCO. We need someone with initiative who is well-organised, resilient, adaptive, caring, good-humoured and enjoys working with young people and families. The successful candidate will work alongside our Inclusion Assistant Headteacher/SENCO and inclusion team to meet the needs of students with SEND and support them to ensure their attainment and achievement.

We are seeking a strong practitioner who can support students across the ability range from a wide range of backgrounds and work collaboratively with their families and external agencies. They should be a talented professional with a passion for supporting students with SEND. We encourage colleagues at any stage in their career to apply to work in our school. We will always appoint the best person for our school community regardless of age or experience and welcome applications from secondary colleagues of any specialism and colleagues from other contexts. The successful candidate will have a light teaching load to ensure they have the time to complete the role effectively.

What the school offers its staff

- On-site Parking

- Compassionate leave

- Family friendly and carer support policies

- Teacher Pension Scheme

- Learning and development

- Health and wellbeing

- Additional benefits

These include:

• travel loan scheme
• cycle to work scheme
• car salary sacrifice scheme
• car leasing scheme
• discounted membership to our gyms
• Trade Union membership

Rewards and benefits are subject to individual terms and conditions.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Informal visits to the school are welcome. If you would like to visit the school, please email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk marked for the attention of Helen Davies (Assistant Headteacher Inclusion) to book a time.

In addition to completing the application form we would like you to outline, in no more than two sides of A4 paper, why your experience and personal qualities make you a strong candidate for this post, especially in relation to the job description and person specification.

Commitment to safeguarding

“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.”

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1688 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Durham Johnston Comprehensive School website
• Email address: school@durhamjohnston.org.uk
• Phone number: 01913843887
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/durham-johnston-comprehensive-school

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a happy, successful and dynamic community and we have retained this spirit during this period. We have a national reputation for academic excellence and are well respected in our local community, something of which we are very proud. Staff often stay at Durham Johnston for a significant period of time as we value staff well-being and allow a significant amount of professional autonomy.

Arranging a visit to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk.

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