Assistant to SENDCo
The Park Community School, Barnstaple, Devon, EX32 9AX2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
5 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
20 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Term time: Full time, Term Time only, Monday - Friday, core hours 8am - 4pm. 37.5 hours over 38.8 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- NJC Grade F Scale Point 24 - 28. Salary Range £33,024 - £36,648. Actual starting salary £28,643 per annum, including holiday pay but pending any pay award.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an Assistant to SENDCo to support the SEND team in partnership with the SENDCo and Deputy SENDCo to enhance inclusion and improve student outcomes for all students on the SEN register and highlighted with additional needs. The Assistant to SENDCo will be line managed by the SENDCo and will line manage First Aid. You will be required to work closely with the wider pastoral team, class teachers, parents, and external agencies to ensure that all students are receiving the support they need to be successful in school and in their exams as well as assisting in all aspects of the department.
What the school offers its staff
The school is a founding member of The Tarka Learning Partnership (TLP), an academy trust with a vision to empower young people in North Devon through learning. The Trust includes Park’s main feeder primary schools - Eden Park Academy, Sticklepath Community Primary Academy, Landkey Community Primary Academy, Roundswell Community Primary Academy, Newport Community School Primary Academy, Fremington Primary School along with North Molton Primary School. TLP is also the employer of staff in both the Devon Primary SCITT, a partner dedicated to primary school teacher training.
TLP supports Park and ensures academic rigour, collaboration and the further development of teaching and learning. Park also has strategic alliances with the North Devon Academic Board, and is a member of Dartmoor Teaching School Alliance and the North Devon Teaching School Alliance. This reflects a key focus of our vision and governance to ensure continual school development.
Further details about the role
Job Title: Assistant to SENDCo
Responsible to: SENDCo
Responsible for: SEND Administrators
Work Pattern: Full time, Term Time only, Monday - Friday, core hours 8am - 4pm. 37.5 hours over 38.8 weeks.
Grade: NJC Grade F Scale Point 24 - 28. Salary Range £33,024 - £36,648. Actual starting salary £28,643 per annum, including holiday pay but pending any pay award.
Job Purpose:
To support the SEND team in partnership with the SENDCo and Deputy SENDCo to enhance inclusion and improve student outcomes for all students on the SEN register and highlighted with additional needs. The Assistant to SENDCo will be line managed by the SENDCo and will line manage First Aid. You will be required to work closely with the wider pastoral team, class teachers, parents, and external agencies to ensure that all students are receiving the support they need to be successful in school and in their exams as well as assisting in all aspects of the department.
Principle Accountabilities
To work in partnership with the SENDco and Deputy SENDCo in leading SEN provision and promote our responsibility for SEND in line with the SEN Code of Practice (2015), the Equality Act (2010) and Professional Standards for Teaching Assistants (2016) in addition to school policies and procedures.
As part of the SEND team, lead and manage the services and arrangements for students requiring Educational Health Care Plans (EHCP), Health Care Plans (HCP) and Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs). To ensure the best possible use of resources to support these students and to demonstrate the impact thereof; to actively pursue further resources through liaison with DCC and other professionals.
Line manage HCPs and principle First Aider.
Line manage and support the SEND Administrators.
To support the SENDCo with the creation, monitoring and quality assuring of student Health Plans, PEEPs and EHCPs.
To support the SENDCo in managing the implementation of an inclusive curriculum.
To support the SENDCo in developing an outstanding SEND offer for the students of Park School.
To coordinate the management of student cases and allocate resources appropriately.
To support the SEND department by:
Assisting in leading the work of the SEND Department
Leading on processes and meetings around Educational Health Care Plans
Leading on all processes, assessments and meetings for Health Care Plans and PEEPs
To lead and support with the Assess Plan Do Review process, requests for statutory assessments and annual review process
To ensure student information is shared securely and safely in line with the Code of Practice and GDPR guidance
To deputise in the absence of the SENDCo and Deputy SENDCo.
For more details, please see the full job description.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@theparkschool.org.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Park Community School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1448 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Park Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@theparkschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01271 373131
Nestled close to the beautiful North Devon coast and at the edge of Exmoor, The Park Community School is one of two 11-16 comprehensive schools in Barnstaple. Park was opened in 1972 following the re-organisation of selective education in the town; however, the origins of the school date back to 1910, with the site housing both the Boys and Girls grammar schools. Many elements of the original buildings remain and these help to link the school to its proud and strong history.
The school currently educates 1472 students, mainly from the town of Barnstaple and outlying villages. In recent years, the popularity of the school has meant that the geographical catchment has increased, with many students now travelling some distance to join us. Most year groups are currently oversubscribed.
The school is a founding member of The Tarka Learning Partnership (TLP), an academy trust with a vision to empower young people in North Devon through learning. The Trust includes Park’s main feeder primary schools - Eden Park Academy, Sticklepath Community Primary Academy, Landkey Community Primary Academy, Roundswell Community Primary Academy, Newport Community School Primary Academy, Fremington Primary School along with North Molton Primary School. TLP also includes the Devon Primary SCITT, a partner dedicated to primary school teacher training.
TLP supports Park and ensures academic rigour, collaboration and the further development of teaching and learning. Park also has strategic alliances with the North Devon Academic Board, and is a member of South West Institute for Teaching (SWIFT) and the North Devon Teaching School Alliance. This reflects a key focus of our vision and governance to ensure continual school development.
As part of the Tarka Learning Partnership we are a Safe Employer and thorough checks will be carried out as part of our commitment to Safer Recruitment. We do not accept Curriculum Vitae. Any successful candidate would be subject to a fully enhanced DBS check, and would be expected to adhere to our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy as well as other mandatory policies
Arranging a visit to The Park Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@theparkschool.org.uk.
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