Newhaven Outreach SENCO
Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit, London, SE9 6HR9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
23 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Fixed Term 1 Year, part time – 0.5 full time equivalent, flexible working hours available
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 year in the first instance
Pay scale
- Main/Upper pay scale +SEN
What skills and experience we're looking for
A SENCO is required to join our school in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, which meets the needs of young people for whom mainstream education has not been effective. Newhaven is a trauma informed school that provides successful education for students who may have been excluded from mainstream school, are struggling with engagement with learning, have severe mental health difficulties, with or without a diagnosis of ASD, or are in hospital.
We are proud of our commitment to equity and diversity and the journey we have been on developing our policy and practice through the work of our active staff resource groups who focus on race, sexuality, sex discrimination and gender reassignment. This drives our aspirations that all our students can fully participate in society as agents of change and can make the world a better place.
Newhaven is committed to continuous professional development with a wide range of opportunities from our extensive TA training programme, our learning focused development cycle, leadership development programme and access to external professional qualifications.
Safeguarding is paramount at Newhaven School are we are committed to working with dedicated professionals with skills in understanding how to keep children safe in a context of autism, mental health and working with a number of other professional agencies.
In our most recent survey staff said that they are proud to work at Newhaven because we are ‘a strong team of people working together to support all students to fulfil their potential’, because of our ‘unwavering commitment and the camaraderie of staff’ and ‘we make a real difference to young people’s lives’.
What the school offers its staff
The Newhaven Outreach Provision meets the needs of young people in the borough of Greenwich who have a complex presentation of needs and are unable to attend an in school provision and require bespoke support in their homes or local community.
The Newhaven outreach provision continues to grow and we wish to expand and diversify our already excellent staff team. A successful candidate will have the skills, ability and initiative to engage with our highly complex cohort and the resilience to deal with students who often have multifarious mental health, physical health and/or learning needs. You will ideally have experience with supporting people with neurodivergence or an identified learning need, such as Autism, ADHD, processing delay, sensory integration dysfunction and/or poor mental health. Excellent safeguarding knowledge and skills is essential to be considered for the role. An outstanding candidate will have a can do attitude and the resilience to work with our challenging cohort of bright, energetic young people, alongside a willingness to develop your skills and knowledge. You will also hold a driving licence, have/be willing to purchase business cover on your car insurance and have access to a car. You will be able to organise your schedule of outreach work in the homes and communities of our students and the confidence to work with students on a 1-1 basis, once a professional relationship has been forged.
Our curriculum is designed to meet the social communication and emotional literacy needs of our cohort and covers a diverse range of academic ability from entry to A level. Through the breadth of our curriculum and our focus on non-academic attributes, alongside the traditional subjects taught, Newhaven Outreach offers a supportive environment for our young people to overcome the barriers to learning that brought them here, and to develop their talents so they can take full advantage of our school and eventually other learning, work or training providers. Our focus on bespoke support and the dedication of our staff team means that alongside academic or vocational skills, our students are supported to develop the skills to self-advocate, learn practical independent living skills and develop their confidence. Students are supported to gain a keen sense of right and wrong whilst recognizing their responsibilities as important and fully participating members of society.
Applications from candidates who possess the necessary skills, training and expertise are welcome from both educational and non-educational employment backgrounds. The right applicant who has not worked as a Pastoral Manager previously will be offered training and shadowing this as part of Newhaven’s commitment to staff professional development.
The role:
Ideally you will be a qualified teacher with SENCO qualification; however we also welcome expressions of interest from an outstanding teaching with proven expertise in supporting SEND students, who would be keen to undertake SENCO training.
Working closely with the head of Newhaven Outreach, the Pastoral Manager and Interventions manager, the Outreach SENCO will be required to:
- Assess, plan and monitor the progress of students with an EHCP or identified learning needs
- Liaise with teachers/HLTAs to support specialist differentiation in response to a specific student need
- Apply for access requirements for exams
- Chair annual reviews and submit resulting paperwork
- Collate targets and support the interventions lead to create specific interventions in response to student need
- Apply for EHCPs for students
- Complete internally and externally required documentation (data drops, PEP/annual review paperwork, PLPs, exam submission etc…)
- For students who are duel rolled: to liaise with primary placements re: exam submissions, invigilation etc…
- Lead liaison for SALT, OT, EP
We are looking for:
- Specialist skills/training/experience to support students with specific ASD/SEN/SEMH/MH needs
- Commitment to working holistically with others to support students who often present with interesting behaviours/behaviours that challenge
- An excellent communicator who works well both in a team and independently
- Exceptional safeguarding knowledge and experience
- A proven record of good results with students with a range of learning and support needs
- Commitment to supporting equality, diversity and inclusion at Newhaven
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
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About Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 19
- School size
- 172 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@newhaven.greenwich.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02088593114
Our Vision
Newhaven School works hard to be a caring, trauma informed community where young people are kept safe, supported as individuals, taught the skills they need and challenged to become successful adults with dreams to realise.
A part time teacher is required to join our team in the Royal Borough of Greenwich The Newhaven Outreach team meets the needs of young people in the borough of Greenwich who are unable to attend an in school provision and require support in their homes or local community.
Arranging a visit to Newhaven Pupil Referral Unit
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@newhaven.greenwich.sch.uk.
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