Assistant SENDCo & Head of Year 7

Christ The King Catholic High School, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 4PR

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  01 September 2026

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  14 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £36,363.00 Annually (FTE) Figures stated are Full Time Equivalent . This post 37 hours per week Term-time only

Assistant SENDCo & Head of Year 7 job summary

This exciting new role is central to our ongoing commitment to inclusion and to meeting the needs of our growing number of students with SEND. We are seeking a warm, approachable and highly organised individual who will work closely with the Assistant Headteacher for Pastoral Care and the SENDCo to ensure a positive, supportive and smooth transition into secondary school for both students and their families. If you would like to find out more about this rewarding role, we would be delighted to welcome you for a visit to our wonderful school.

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.

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.

About Christ The King Catholic High School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 416 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Christ The King Catholic High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/christ-the-king-catholic-high-school-preston

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