14 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Easter 2025

  • Closing date

    9 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    25 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Full Time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 - UPS3

Additional allowances

TLR 2A & SEN Allowance

What skills and experience we're looking for

Westfield School is looking for a Deputy SENCO to join our SEN team. A background of working with SEN students is essential, and, if you are not already a qualified SENCO, a willingness to complete the training. Responsibilities will encompass all aspects of our SEND provision throughout the school, assisting the SENCO in managing the work of a team of Teaching Assistants whilst also building and maintaining effective working relationships with our students and their families, all support and teaching staff, and external agencies. The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner with high expectations.

What the school offers its staff

In addition to trust-wide benefits for all staff, those at Westfield School also have access to:

  • Supportive and friendly staff and leadership team.
  • Excellent public transport links and free staff parking.
  • Free access to on-site leisure facilities including swimming pool and gym.
  • Opportunity to be part of the varied extracurricular offering, including Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme.
  • Staff wellbeing and fitness programme, run in conjunction with Sheffield United.

You can view the school website at: www.westfield.chorustrust.org.

Commitment to safeguarding

At Chorus Trust we are committed to the Safeguarding of all our pupils, please visit our website to access our Safeguarding & Child Protection policy https://www.chorustrust.org/policies

The Trust will also conduct an online search of the successful candidate in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education advice.

The successful candidate will be required to complete a Disclosure & Barring check in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and the Police Act Regulations.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Westfield School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1312 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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School website
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Email address
recruitment@westfield.chorustrust.org
Phone number
0114 2485221
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Arranging a visit to Westfield School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@westfield.chorustrust.org.

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