Deputy SENDCo

Middlewich High School, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9BU

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  5 March 2025 at 5pm

• Date listed

  24 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,691.00 - £28,685.00 Annually (Actual) FTE Salary = £30,559 - £33,366 (Grade 7, SCP 18 to 23)

Deputy SENDCo job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Deputy SENDCo within our Enhanced Provision team. The ideal candidate should be a passionate, proactive and committed individual, with an enthusiasm for working with the most vulnerable students within our school community. The Deputy SENDCo will be expected to work closely with the SENDCo, alongside other members of the SEND leadership team, and to take an active interest in the successes of students, the department and the school as a whole. At Middlewich High School, we recognise that all children have learning, wellbeing and safeguarding needs; the successful candidate will be committed to removing barriers to learning, ensuring students are supported and safe and enabled to achieve their full potential.

The successful applicant will be an efficient, flexible and motivated individual with personal drive. You will have a calm, organised nature, with the ability to work professionally to strict deadlines, responding effectively and efficiently to challenges. You will be able to communicate confidently and effectively, in varied situations. You will have the ability to work both as part of a team and independently, maintaining a positive and successful working relationship with colleagues.

This working hours for this position are 37 hours per week (8am-4pm Monday - Thursday, 8am-3.30pm Friday) 38 weeks per year.

Closing date: Wednesday 5th March at 5pm

Interviews: Monday 10th March.

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.

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Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Middlewich High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 703 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Middlewich High School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/middlewich-high-school (opens in new tab)

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