Assistant SENCo

JCoSS, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 9GE

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 April 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  7 April 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC 12-15 with an allowance equivalent to TLR 2c (£8211), pro rata. 34 hours per week, term time only/40 weeks per year approx. Actual salary: NJC12 + TLR2c = £32,143 – NJC15 + TLR2c = £33,282

Assistant SENCo job summary

About Our School

JCoSS is a large, thriving and successful secondary school committed to providing an exceptional education for all students. We are proud to foster an inclusive and aspirational community where every student is empowered to flourish and excel in all aspects of their development.

Our pluralist Jewish ethos centres on creating confident, kind, and accomplished young adults ready to make a positive impact in the world.

Our focus is on creating an inclusive community where diversity is celebrated, and students are empowered to thrive academically and personally.

The Role

As Assistant SENCo you will play a crucial role in ensuring that students with additional needs receive the high-quality support they deserve. Working closely with the SEND Provision Lead, you will lead on implementing effective provision and interventions that enable students to make excellent progress.

This is a pivotal role that combines oversight with hands-on support for students. You will manage exam access arrangements, liaise with parents and external agencies, and ensure that Learning Support Assistants are deployed effectively. With a focus on transition processes for students with EHCPs, you will ensure continuity of support as they move through their educational journey.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on exam access arrangements and ensure compliance with regulations.

• To meet with LSAs every two weeks as part of supervision.

• Support and develop staff in delivering effective SEND strategies and interventions.

• Work collaboratively with students, parents, staff, and external agencies to meet the needs of SEN students.

• Assist with the transition process for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 students with an EHCP.

• Contribute to the auditing and reviewing of EHCPs, ensuring statutory provision is in place.

• Lead Personal Learning Plan meetings with students and parents and provide updates on progress to senior leaders.

• Support the SENCo in writing and contributing to EHCP applications and funding requests.

• Contribute to the training and professional development of staff in areas related to SEND.

• Play a key role in developing and maintaining an inclusive, student-centred learning environment.

• To support students by organising and running 1:1 or group interventions.

About You

We are seeking an exceptional individual who:

• Has experience of working in a SEND-focused role.

• Demonstrates a deep understanding of SEND policies, procedures, and best practices.

• Is committed to promoting inclusion and ensuring that every student can succeed.

• Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with students, staff, and parents.

• Shows strong leadership and organisational skills, with the ability to manage a team effectively.

• Brings enthusiasm, resilience, and a proactive approach to solving challenges.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive and forward-thinking leadership team.

• Work in a school committed to inclusion and the success of every student.

• Gain opportunities for professional development and career progression.

• Make a real difference in the lives of young people.

How to Apply

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact Lara Samuels on lsamuels@jcoss.barnet.sch.uk or complete the application form here.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to diversity and inclusion. If you share our passion for excellence and want to make a lasting impact, we look forward to hearing from you.

At JCoSS, we are not just supporting students today; we are shaping futures for tomorrow.

Please address the following questions in your statement:

• What is your experience / knowledge of access arrangements
• What experiences of working with students with SEN needs have you had
• What experience have you had of working with students in either 1:1 or group interventions

Commitment to safeguarding

JCoSS 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 posts are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About JCoSS

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Jewish, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1345 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: JCoSS website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/jcoss

Our Vision: JCoSS is an academic, aspirational learning community, known and respected for our pioneering spirit, our humanity and our excellent outcomes.

Our Ethos: If you think you know what working in a Jewish school might be like, be ready to think again. Our outward-looking and pluralist Jewish ethos combines an embrace of open-minded values with a deep love of the varied riches of Jewish tradition. The staff and leadership team includes different faiths and none at all levels, and the school has a culture of purposeful good humour and humanity. We are a school like no other.

Our Results: We have a track record of outstanding results. Students achieve excellent outcomes and make great progress. In 2023 46% of A level grades were at A*or A and more than 79% of Cambridge Technical grades were Distinction* or Distinction. 45% of GCSE grades were grade 7 or higher, with more than a quarter of the cohort achieving at least 7 GCSEs at grade 7 or better. Our ALPS grade has been consistently 2 at both A level and GCSE, and our ‘Progress 8’ score is consistently significantly above national average. Supported by a strong programme, students every year gain places at Oxbridge and for Medical and Veterinary Study, as well as for a wide range of specialisms and competitive courses at prestigious institutions.

Staff Benefits: We appoint on potential as well as experience, and we are committed to supporting staff development. Several non-teaching colleagues have trained with us as teachers; our rich CPL programme includes full induction for new teaching staff including ECTs, NPQ programmes, and financial support for MA courses, Action Research projects and many other opportunities. Additional responsibilities are always considered for suitable candidates and we offer ECTs employment for the last few weeks of the summer term. Our admissions policy includes priority places for the children of all staff*. Our website details a huge number and variety of staff wellbeing initiatives.

* (Children, Jewish and non-Jewish, of JCoSS staff who have a permanent contract of employment and have completed two years of service on the last day of the summer term of the academic year prior to application)

Our Location & Community: The school is in beautiful £50m buildings overlooking the Green Belt. It is easily accessible from Northern, Piccadilly and Overground rail links, public buses run past the entrance and a school coach service (available to staff) serves our whole catchment area. We attract students from eloquent and supportive communities across North London and Hertfordshire.

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