Deputy SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) (non-teaching role)
Icknield Community College, Watlington, Oxfordshire, OX49 5RB8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
3 March 2025 at 8am
Date listed
11 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,163.00 Annually (FTE) Annual salary based on 37 hours per week, term time only: £23,873.56
Deputy SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) (non-teaching role) job summary
Deputy SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator)
Grade 7 (£28,163 to £30,060 pro rata)
(Annual salary based on 37 hours per week, term time only: £23,873.56)
Icknield Community College is seeking a highly organised, solution-focused colleague to join us as Deputy SENCo (Special Educational Needs Coordinator). This is a non-teaching post. Training will be provided for a successful candidate.
Our successful candidate will:
promote good outcomes for SEND students across the school;
forge strong relationships with students, staff and parents/carers;
have excellent spoken and written communication skills;
display a “can do” attitude;
be able to work at pace;
deal effectively with sensitive information;
show resilience and flexibility; and
work well within a team.
We offer the successful candidate a school which:
exists to serve its students and both support and challenge its staff;
enjoys positive relationships between staff and students;
knows every individual student well because of its size; and
is on an upward trajectory and excited about its future.
In December 2024, Ofsted inspected our school and concluded that:
Staff are effusive about working in the school and value its mindful approach to workload.
Pupils are proud to be members of this ambitious and friendly school.
Pupils value the warm and respectful relationships they have with staff.
Pupils’ behaviour is calm and orderly.
In the Ofsted Parent View survey, 98% of parents said that they would recommend the school to another parent. We believe that our Ofsted report describes the school accurately and are pleased with the comments in it.
We would consider flexible working and/or a part-time contract should these arrangements suit our preferred candidate. To discuss this post informally, please contact Miss Georgia Hamilton (SENCo) georgia.hamilton@icknield.oxon.sch.uk
Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.
Safeguarding Statement:
The Acer Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and online checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All applicants are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.
Applications close on Monday 3 March 2025
Interview: Monday 10 March 2025
Start Date: 1 September 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
Icknield Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff must have a full DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Certificate before commencing employment which the school will process on appointment.
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.
About Icknield Community College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 732 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Icknield Community College website (opens in new tab)
At Icknield Community College, we strive for “excellence for all”. In order to achieve this, we aim to:
Create an environment in which all students feel safe and secure
We create a school culture in which all students are valued and in which differences are respected and celebrated. We promote tolerance, mutual respect and kindness. We want all of our students to be thoughtful, considerate and caring towards others both in and out of school.
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