
SENCO assistant
Rushey Green Primary School, London, SE6 2LAThis job expired on 24 March 2023 – see similar jobs
Earliest start date
17 April 2023
Latest start date
1 May 2023
Closing date
24 March 2023 at 9am
Date listed
10 March 2023
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hrs per week - 39 weeks per year – term time only Monday – Friday - 08:30 – 16:00
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 4 (spine points 8-10) (£27,507 - £28.419 Pro-Rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced support assistant committed to improving the lives of children and young people with additional needs?
We have an exciting opportunity to join our dedicated and highly skilled inclusion team. Rushey Green has a designated resource base for children with social emotional and mental health needs.
We are looking for an experienced support assistant to join Rushey Green, to assist in managing the provision, including supporting the senco with all relevant administration duties, running interventions, making good use of effective resources, and helping to maintain the high standards of teaching, learning and achievement for all pupils.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Prioritise workload to ensure completion to specific deadlines
- Support SENCO with responding to emails, letters and telephone enquiries in relation to SEND
- Make a significant contribution to EHCP applications and assessment of additional needs.
- Support children to overcome barriers to learning
- Working together with families to support their children access to education
- Work closely with external agencies
- Promote an inclusive culture
Essential criteria:
- Good knowledge of specialist area of SEMH
- Relevant experience within an administration role
- Good knowledge of administration practices and EHCP applications
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Effective communication skills, verbal and written
- Good IT skills
- Good organisational and time management skills
Other qualities you might like to consider
- is dedicated to providing a highly efficient support service
- is exceptionally organised and efficient, paying attention to detail
- has excellent interpersonal skills and flexibility in demanding situations
- has the ability to lead and manage a committed school administration team
- is able to provide a friendly and warm welcome to our supportive parents, governors and the wider community
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What the school offers its staff
we can offer:
- Working within a supportive leadership team - Highly skilled SENCO and Pastoral Manager
- Commitment to Training and development
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.
About Rushey Green Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 568 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rushey Green Primary School website
- Email address
- admin@rusheygreen.lewisham.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02086985001
3 Form entry Primary with Nursery
Arranging a visit to Rushey Green Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@rusheygreen.lewisham.sch.uk.
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