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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    28 September 2023 at 9am

  • Date listed

    19 September 2023

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£18,755.00 - £20,168.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 4 Point 7 to 11 (£18,755 to £20,168 Pro rata Figure)

SEN Administrator job summary

Abbey College

Details for applicants

Would you like to visit us?

Informal
visits are welcomed. We are not as far away as you think and driving through
the countryside each morning is a very pleasant way to start you day! You’ll
find us just 20 minutes from Peterborough and Huntingdon, and commutable from
Cambridge too. Why not come and visit us so we can show you more of our school
and our SENCo department?

 What do I do if I want to know more before applying?

You
are very welcome to come and visit our wonderful school, please just let us
know and we will arrange a tour of the department and wider school.  More information is available on our website.
However, if you have any further questions, please contact Jessica
Davey Jessica.Davey@abbeycollege.cambs.sch.uk

Job
Description: SEN Administrator

Abbey College is committed to
safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects
all staff to share this commitment.

The responsibilities of the post
will be in accordance with the Teacher’s standards, latest School teachers’ pay
and conditions, school’s policies and under the direction of the Headteacher.

Experience and understanding of SEN
is desirable but not essential.

Part time and full time would be
considered

Job
Role and Purpose:

To provide an effective
administration support service to SENCo and team in order to ensure that the
Learning support team are able to function efficiently.

Principal
Accountabilities:

We would welcome candidates who
thrive in a fast-paced environment where every day is slightly different! You
will be passionate about organisation and find new innovative ways to work
efficiently to keep the departments administration in check. The principal
accountabilities is to ensure that we are above statutory level on our
administration and communication.

Provide
administrative support for:

  • Keeping accurate records of ‘K’ students
    and intervention programmes.
  • Preparing the administration and
    paperwork for annual reviews for EHCPs.
  • Create letters and plan meetings between SENCo
    and parents and external agencies
  • Be able to be trained on how to liaise
    and work with eternal agencies, SIMs, provision map collation, transition data
    support.

Supporting
teachers through administrative support:

  • Assist in maintaining class records and
    contribute to reports on student progress and development as directed.
  • Monitor and track progress and provide
    feedback to assist in developing IEPs for children with special needs.
  • Contribute to the planning and evaluation
    of work programmes for individual students and groups.
  • Organise the learning environment and
    develop classroom resources as required.
  • Undertake support activities for the
    teacher as required, e.g. photocopying, preparation of materials, mounting
    displays
  • Contribute to the management of student behaviour, including
    anticipating and taking action to prevent potential problems arising.

Support
for the school

  • AssistingAttendance
    lead making call home
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other staff
    and parents or carers.
  • Develop parental working relationships and maintain them
  • Suggest areas where ICT might be used to enrich student learning
  • Contribute to the maintenance of a safe and healthy environment.
  • Attend and actively participate in staff meetings
  • Assist in facilitating school events, e.g. school plays, events.
  • Cover
    other administrative areas as needed (for example covering school reception)

Wellbeing

  • Ensure all pupils have equal access
    to learning using appropriate strategies and resources, where necessary.
  • Liaise with pastoral staff members
    to ensure the wellbeing of pupils and their full participation in school life.
  • Raise any concerns regarding
    pupils’ behaviour with the relevant Raising Standards Lead.
  • Implement any specific arrangements
    for individual pupils, ensuring that relevant staff members are aware of the
    measures in place.
  • Provide individual pastoral support
    to pupils, where necessary.
  • Continuously motivate and challenge
    pupils, whilst promoting and reinforcing self-esteem.

Safeguarding

  • To have the ability to safeguard
    and promote the welfare of children and young people.
  • Appreciate the significance of
    safeguarding and interprets this accurately for all individual children and
    young people whatever their life circumstances.
  • To have a good understanding of the
    safeguarding agenda and can demonstrate an ability to contribute towards a safe
    environment.
  • The ability to converse at ease
    with members of the public and provide advice and information in accurate
    spoken English is essential for the post. 

Variation Clause

This job description will be
reviewed and updated periodically in order to ensure that it relates to the job
performed or to incorporate any proposed changes.  This procedure will be conducted by the
Headteacher or line manager in consultation with the post-holder.  In these circumstances it will be the aim to
reach agreement on reasonable changes but if agreement is not possible
management reserves the right to make changes to the job description following
consultation.


Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About Abbey College, Ramsey

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1056 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

School location

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