SEN Department Manager KS4 & KS5
Moulton School and Science College, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7SD15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
5 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £23,691.00 - £26,709.00 Annually (Actual)
SEN Department Manager KS4 & KS5 job summary
MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
SEN Department Manager KS4 & KS5
Grade H Point 13-20 (£26,873 - £30,296 FTE)
37 hours per week 40 weeks per year
Actual salary £23,691 - £26,709
We are seeking to appoint, as soon as possible, a SEN Department Manager (KS4/5) to join our well-established support staff team.
This is a newly introduced role that supports the SEN Department in a busy and vibrant school. The school has 1200 main school students (Years 7 – 11) and approximately 165 teaching and support employees.
The successful candidate will organise and support the SEN provision for students at Key Stage 4 and 5 (under the direction of the SENDCo).
They will also take responsibility for the day-to-day management and upkeep of the SEN Inclusion room.
We are looking for someone who:
Likes a varied workload
Enjoys being part of a team
Is able to communicate effectively with children
Is able to work under pressure at busy times
Can be flexible
Highly organised
Show discretion and empathy but at the same time be assertive
Have a good eye for detail
Enjoy people interaction
IT competent
Have good verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities include:
- Management, supervision and academic support for the students that use the rooms & resources in the SEN department
- Management, review & quality assurance of Individual Healthcare Plans
- Management of external professional appointments such as physiotherapists, social workers, Educational Psychologists etc.
- Lead and attend parent and agency meetings when required
- Play a key role in preparing students for post 16 education and adulthood.
- Be a key worker for students with more complex SEN needs, including support for the family
- Provide communication to parents and carers of the pupils with SEN under the direction of the SENCO.
- Organisation of curriculum resources and lesson tasks for the students that use the SEN department and SEN students in internal exclusion
This role will experience peaks and troughs in work as natural events or planned activities throughout the year emerge, and therefore flexibility and a calm presence is a must.
This role is key to our service provision, requiring flexibility and enthusiasm to help us deliver high levels of support for our stakeholders and visitors and ensuring our provision remains fit for purpose.
Please see the Job Description for a full list of Duties and Responsibilities.
You will be expected to ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, comply with policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the school and demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.
To carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description.
We welcome potential candidates to come and look around the school. If you are interested in this, please contact Vienna Waights, HR Manager, on: vienna.waights@moultonschool.co.uk
At MSSC, we know that our staff are our most valuable resource. We want you to flourish in your professional life and that’s why we put lots of time and energy into our positive culture and approach to well-being.
It’s not just a job, it’s a career – some of the benefits we offer you:
Enthusiastic and engaged students and a culture of high aspirations.
Extensive CPD training which provides a range of tailored and bespoke CPD opportunities
Competitive salaries and pay progression
A supportive leadership team who are engaged in your professional development and success
Employee Assistance Programme (Counselling, information and support)
Generous Pension Scheme
Flexible Working Contracts
Moulton School is a successful, popular and over-subscribed school on the northern boundary of Northampton. The school was graded Good in its last two Ofsted inspections, and there is a strong commitment to further improvement based on effective teaching and learning and high expectations of students. Whilst maintaining firm discipline, built around our ASPIRE ethos and school values, the school is deeply committed to supporting the development of whole child, and is one of very few schools to hold the Restorative Services Quality Mark. Our student leadership programme is also a significant strength of the school. As a member of staff at Moulton School, your on-going professional development is of crucial importance, and the school has an outstanding record of supporting colleagues into middle and senior leadership roles.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to show this commitment. The successful applicant will be expected to undertake safeguarding checks, including a criminal record check via the Disclosure & Barring Service, the cost of which will be met by the school.
Please note, it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020), which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V.
Please be aware that referees will be contacted prior to interview in accordance with accepted Child Protection Procedures.
We reserve the right to withdraw the advert if sufficient applications are received before the closing date.
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.
CVs are not accepted.
About Moulton School and Science College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1411 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Moulton School is a warm, welcoming and hardworking school community, striving for excellence in all that we do. We want our students to leave school having maximised their academic progress, but also with fond memories of the breadth of opportunities taken, the relationships made, and the experiences enjoyed; for example, through our flagship student leadership programme.
Situated five miles from Northampton and close to the M1, Moulton is a peaceful location with close proximity to the modern conveniences of town living .
Moulton School is built on a commitment to academic excellence and the highest of personal standards, within an environment which provides each individual with the care, support and encouragement that they need to succeed. We pride ourselves on traditional values, such as hard work and discipline, whilst preparing young people for all the challenges of life in the 21st century.
Our students are committed to their learning, and we have the highest of expectations of them, both academically, and in the character that they demonstrate as they grow and develop. Our core values and ethos statement “ASPIRE – Strive for Great Things” sets the tone, both for our expectations, and for the achievements that we are able to celebrate.
Students are encouraged to become highly motivated, independent learners and are able to learn through differentiated learning activities. This allows them to develop high levels of knowledge, skills and technological understanding. Students’ work is carefully monitored and assessed regularly and they are involved in target setting.
Our success is built on partnership and we are very fortunate in the high quality of staff who care for and guide the students through their time at Moulton challenging them at every step to become the young people that they can be.
We are, as you may imagine, very proud of our students.
STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Moulton has a talented and dedicated staff who show pride and commitment to their role. Our students benefit from their professionalism and their work in supporting students to achieve their best.
High quality teaching and high expectations are at the heart of Moulton School and all teachers will be expected to develop practice which supports the ethos, values and vision, and contributes to the overall life and work of the school.
Moulton School has strong staff development programme with a wealth of experienced staff working with teachers and support staff. To that end, we strive to create a learning environment that elicits outstanding outcomes for students.
Staff are committed to their own development, and many take part in helping others to progress. In order to support this, we run training and development sessions that take place after school.
There are also various training routes for staff to follow including.
• Training School Network Programme
• New staff and ECT induction programme in-house and as part of the SWAN network
• Year 2 Teachers’ Programme
• Middle Leaders’ Programme
• Subject Leader and Senior Leadership qualifications (NPQSL) (NPQML)
Many staff take part in regular subject specific training, and staff I specialist roles may attend external training courses run by specialists in areas such as pastoral care, First Aid, mental health and wellbeing, MAGT and challenge.
Moulton School values diversity, and has developed an Equalities Policy to ensure that everyone within the school community is treated fairly, irrespective of race, gender, disability, sexuality or age.
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