EXPIRED

SENCo & DSL

Featherby Junior School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 6BT

This job expired on 29 November 2021

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  29 November 2021 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 November 2021

Job details

• Job role:
  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS /UPS depending on experience

SENCo & DSL job summary

We are looking to appoint a teaching colleague to become our new SENCo and DSL, and join our Featherby Partnership (Featherby Junior School & Featherby Infant & Nursery school) team. This is a non-teaching post, although occasionally some class cover may be required.

You will have experience as an excellent classroom practitioner and ideally have experience within SEN and inclusion within your current role. With tailored support we will further develop you and give you the skills, encouragement and experience within the profession to continue to learn and care.

We actively welcome interest from colleagues who already hold the National SENCO award

You will:
• Be fully committed to our school and our ethos
• Have an excellent understanding of SEN Code of Practice and procedures
• Be a skilled and experienced teacher with exemplary classroom practice, and the skills to be able to coach and develop this within others
• Have a strong track record in making an impact on pupils’ progress
• Have excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills
• Be able to lead, motivate and inspire others to achieve excellence
• Be innovative and have a passion for high quality education for all

In return we offer:
a positive, friendly and happy working environment
a fantastic school community all working towards achieving the best for our pupils
national terms and conditions
tailored programmes of CPD with cross trust development opportunities
a generous package of Maritime Trust staff benefits.

Further information about the Trust and school is available at www.Maritimeacademytrust.org and the attached information pack
We reserve the right to close the advert should the right candidate be found, therefore early applications are recommended.

The Trust and its academies are committed to recruiting with care and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful Enhanced DBS check and pre-employment checks may be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Trust and its academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The post is subject to a successful DBS clearance and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before an appointment is confirmed.

This job post has expired.

About Featherby Junior School

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 339 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Featherby Junior School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitemnt@matoffice.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/featherby-junior-school (opens in new tab)

Featherby Junior School is part of the Maritime Academy Trust, an innovative partnership of schools in Greenwich and Kent. Our schools transform through collaboration and an entrepreneurial curriculum which equips children with life skills.

The Featherby Partnership is made up of 2 schools: Featherby Infant and Nursery and Featherby Junior who are working closely together like one school. We are going forward through an exciting period of change with a new leadership team and a collaborative approach to ensure consistency of high expectations for the whole of the Featherby community. At Featherby you will find a true passion for learning, happy and safe children, a purposeful environment and an inspiring curriculum. We believe these are the key ingredients that make a Featherby child stand out from the rest.

Our vision statement is 'Working together to inspire minds through inclusive and creative practice; aspirations are high for all'. Underpinning this we have our core values of unity, resilience, responsibility, respect, honesty and trust. We are very much a value lead school which underpins our whole approach. Featherby is an inclusive school that supports learners well and encourages them to be independent and take risks in their learning.

We have high expectations of behaviour at Featherby and promote positive praise amongst learners.

Working in collaboration with each other ensures that we build strong relationships with families, children and the wider community to continuously provide children with great learning opportunities!

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Gillingham and Kent and Medway