Assistant SENCO
East Sussex Academy, Hailsham, BN27 3NW4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 8am
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,305 to £26,238 actual
What skills and experience we're looking for
Assistant SENCo required for September 2026
We are looking for an Assistant SENCo to join our brand-new Alternative provision. You should have a passion for learning, be highly motivated, work well as part of a team and be committed to engaging with pupils in a positive, calm and caring way.
We can offer you the opportunity to make life-changing differences to children, and work with a supportive, caring, dedicated staff and governing body.
This post is for 32.5 hours a week.
What the school offers its staff
We are the newly commissioned Alternative Provision in East Sussex for pupils who have been permanently excluded from school or are at high risk of permanent exclusion. Our school will be based across three sites: one Primary (Eastbourne) and two Secondary (Newhaven & Hastings). As Assistant SENCo you will support the work of the SENCo across the school in Hastings.
We are in an exciting period of development as we seek to shape our school in order to have an inspirational offer in place for the children in our care. You will be joining us at the very beginning of East Sussex Academy: you will have the opportunity to work with forward-thinking staff and join a highly experienced Trust.
We are looking for enthusiastic, kind, caring, resilient and dedicated people to join our team.
We will offer induction training for new staff and provide ongoing CPD for our team in order to ensure we are all are the forefront of educational thinking, with the children at the heart of all we do.
We are committed to safeguarding children; successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About East Sussex Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 16
- School size
- Up to 140 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- East Sussex Academy website
- Email address
- isabel.murphy@lsec.ac.uk
Arranging a visit to East Sussex Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email isabel.murphy@lsec.ac.uk.
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