SEN Support Officer (SENSO)
De Lacy Academy, Knottingley, West Yorkshire, WF11 0BZ13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
18 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday Term time only plus 5 days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade G Points 20 to 24 (£32,597 to £35,412 Full Time Equivalent). The minimum actual pro rata salary per annum for this job starts at £28,413.44
What skills and experience we're looking for
As the SEN Support Officer, you will provide administrative support for the SENCO and ensure tracking and delivery of interventions to improve pupil progress across the Academy. You will manage the daily deployment and performance of the Teaching Assistants to ensure effective and efficient use across the academy in order to support student needs, complementing existing teacher and support staff provision, in order to help their potential be realised. You will deliver bespoke intervention packages to pupils with SEND designed to remove barriers to learning.
Main Responsibilities:
1. You will work cooperatively with teaching and support staff to ensure integrated support across the academy for pupils with SEND.
2. You will effectively deploy and manage the Teaching Assistants across the academy so that in class support ensure individual pupil needs are met.
3. You will be responsible for the organisation and delivery of intervention packages for pupils identified by the SENCO.
4. You will help deliver targeted interventions to small groups or one to one as directed by the SENCO. 5. You will be familiar and up to date with policy and practice relating to SEND including at trust, local and national level.
6. You will provide admin support to the SENCO and ensure paperwork associated with the CoP is completed.
7. You will collate and prepare information from a variety of sources and for a range of purposes e.g., annual reviews, specialist teacher visits and assessments, external agency referrals.
8. You will liaise with and provide a point of contact for parents and external agencies to ensure the need of identified pupils are met.
9. You will monitor the progress, behaviour and attendance of pupils with SEND and use rewards to recognise positive outcomes e.g., phone call home, postcard, PROUD stickers.
10. You will use IT systems and databases effectively to deliver administrative tasks.
11. You will manage the process of annual reviews /EHC plans by organising dates, managing the invitation process and coordinating the completion of the necessary paperwork.
12. You will attend parents’ evenings, open evenings, and SEN drop ins to meet parents of pupils with SEND.
13. You will ensure that the SEND register is up to date and shared with all relevant staff.
14. You will provide the SENCO with admin support for the completion of learning passports and ensure they are shared with all relevant staff.
15. You will maintain pupil filing, including setting up new files.
16. You will manage the SENCO’s diary as appropriate, organising meetings, taking and circulating minutes.
17. You will ensure personal and sensitive data is managed appropriately and in accordance with the Trust data protection and data retention policies, escalating any concerns to the Data Protection Lead (DPL) in the academy.
18. You will update the SEN records of pupils who have Special Educational Needs, including maintenance and updating on Bromcom.
19. You will design and update Provision Mapping.
20. You will liaise with outside agencies, attend meetings, produce Medical Plans for pupils with Medical Needs.
21. You will liaise with and support the Inclusion support co-coordinator as appropriate.
22. You will arrange Home Tuition for pupils who have medical difficulties. Last updated: 10.01.2024 23. You will support and assist the academy’s Data Manager with tracking and monitoring of pupils in relation to SEND and intervention.
24. You will support teaching staff in their understanding of SEND and intervention data.
25. You will support all staff in their compliance with SEND procedures and protocols.
26. You will promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people that you come into contact with.
27. You will appreciate and support the role of other professionals.
28. You will attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.
29. You will participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
30. You will assist with pupil needs as appropriate during the academy day.
31. You will assess KS4 pupils for examination and assessment access arrangements and support and advise accordingly.
32. You will provide specialist support and advice in relation to the management of examinations and assessments for individual pupils.
33. You will work closely with the SENCO, other learning support staff and the exams officer to ensure compliant and effective examination and assessment arrangements and procedures.
34. You will complete and maintain individual pupils’ exam and assessment records, including all relevant JCQ documentation and forms and file notes.
35. You will ensure compliance with JCQ requirements and any other formal guidance in relation to access arrangements for examinations and assessment in all cases where they apply.
36. Undertake any other specialist examination and assessment related duties as may be required by the Principal.
37. In liaison with the pupil, their parent/carer and where appropriate relevant staff and healthcare professionals, you will create individual health care plans for pupils.
38. You will support with strategies, including reintegration, aimed at ensuring long term absences due to health problems do not affect pupil’s general wellbeing, emotional health and educational attainment.
39. You will monitor health care plans and review them at least annually.
40. You will provide advice on appropriate training to support pupils with medical conditions.
41. You will liaise with the local authority and public health teams to maintain up to date policy and
guidance concerning medical conditions, vaccinations, etc.
What the school offers its staff
Our staff are talented and enthusiastic and have all contributed to the academy’s success story. We have a staff rewards budget and socialise both as subject teams and as a whole staff. We also have access to a staff benefits scheme. At De Lacy, we value the continuous professional development of all our employees and recognise that our staff and students are most successful when they feel happy, valued, challenged and supported to achieve their very best. Your new school is based next door to Education House, the centre of Delta Academies Trust, making access to high quality CPD easy and convenient. In addition, De Lacy benefits from close access to the M62, the A1 and a local train station. You would be joining a highly skilled and committed staff. It is a source of pride to us that we retain such a high percentage of staff and trainee teachers.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.
Further information about the job
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 De Lacy Academy
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 869 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- De Lacy Academy website
- Email address
- info@delacyacademy.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01977 722489
Here at De Lacy Academy, we have been on a journey that has seen the school recently judged as Outstanding by Ofsted. They recognised the hard work and effort that goes into making this school a successful and caring place of learning that meets the needs of its pupils and its community.
With nearly 900 pupils aged between 11 and 16 housed on a campus that has benefited from much recent investment, De Lacy is a busy and vibrant place. We serve the ex mining area of Knottingley and draw increasingly from the surrounding areas. We are experiencing a period of unprecedented growth across all year groups as the school delivers excellent outcomes and as the communities of Knottingley and Ferrybridge continue to develop.
Arranging a visit to De Lacy Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@delacyacademy.org.uk.
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