SENCO

Joseph Norton Academy, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD8 9JU

Deadline is tomorrow

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

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: £55,747.00 - £60,145.00 Annually (Actual) L4 - L5 Training L6 - L7 Qualified

SENCO job summary

Joseph Norton Academy is a special academy educating children and young people with Social, Emotional and Mental Health difficulties. The school prides itself on its use of nurture, social pedagogy and its laser sharp focus on preparing pupils for adulthood. We are recruiting ahead of a significant expansion that will see the school move from Scissett to Deighton.

Join us as SENCO and take a lead role in our mission for total inclusion. You’ll be responsible for the precision-mapping of student interventions and the seamless delivery of EHCP targets across the curriculum. Your expertise will guide our consultation process in full alignment with statutory requirements, ensuring that Joseph Norton remains a place where all it's pupils can thrive and succeed

Our school is proud to offer a supportive team, outstanding training and an opportunity to work with fabulous children and young people. We value respect, perseverance, cooperation and responsibility. These values are reflected in all our ways of working. You also receive amazing benefits working for Wellspring Trust

We are looking for:

• A strong and supportive leader, to be a part of our senior leadership team to provide strategic direction for the school.

• A qualified SENCO or someone who is on the journey to obtain their qualification.

• Someone who is passionate about creating a nurturing and inclusive environment where all children can thrive.

If you're committed to inclusion, driven to succeed and ready to embrace a new challenge, please get in touch for more information.

Next Steps

If you are interested in this opportunity simply click APPLY NOW. Alternatively, if you have additional questions, please reach out to Todd Cheetham, Head of School. Todd is contactable by phone on 01484868218 or email todd.cheetham@josephnorton.co.uk.

We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

We want our people to reflect our diverse communities and create a safe space in which everyone belongs. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds and especially those from under-represented groups including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate references. All posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

If this post isn't for you, check out our other vacancies: www.sppartnership.co.uk/vacancies

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Joseph Norton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 16
• School size: 61 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Joseph Norton Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/joseph-norton-academy

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