SENco (Part Time: 2 / 3 days)
West Hill Primary School, London, SW18 5STThis job expired on 1 July 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Required from September 2024
Closing date
1 July 2024 at 9am
Date listed
12 June 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teachers Pay Scale (MPS6 – UPS3)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Do you have experience supporting pupils with SEN? West Hill Primary School is seeking to appoint an exceptional, experienced qualified teacher as a SENCO (non-teaching).
‘Ready to learn, Inspired to achieve, Prepared for life’
The Governors and Head teacher are seeking to appoint an experienced practitioner who will bring strategic focus and strong people leadership skills alongside exemplary primary practice. You will have a relentless focus on delivering a high quality of education to children in partnership with the Head teacher.
This is a non-class-based role for a talented practitioner with a commitment to inclusion and the skills to enable statemented pupils and pupils with additional education needs to achieve their potential.
Our ideal candidate must have:
- The NASENCO qualification or be willing to complete the SEN NPQ within 2 years of appointment
- Excellent knowledge of the role of SENCO in a primary school (including a secure knowledge of Special Educational Needs/Inclusion/ Equality issues)
- Confidence in use of data to analyse and evaluate performance, presenting outcomes to a variety of audiences
- Ability to lead and manage a team of support staff to ensure provision matches the needs of all pupils with special or additional educational need
- High levels of written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent communication, organisation, and teamwork skills
- Effective working in partnerships with outside agencies
- Ability to deal effectively with child protection issues
- Excellent understanding and application of SEND programmes and resources to best meet the needs of our children
- Ability and skills needed to ensure continued inclusion provision improvement through coaching and feedback
- Ability to ensure strong partnerships and communications with parents/carers.
Applications are invited from experienced primary teachers with proven curriculum leadership and management skills and experience across the primary age range.
What the school offers its staff
What we offer you:
- A friendly, dedicated staff team who believe in teamwork and building positive relationships across the school
- A welcoming environment with happy and enthusiastic well-behaved children
- A dedicated and skilled Governing Body who work hard to support our school community
- The opportunity to work with a school which strives to make a real difference in children’s lives
Further details about the role
Visits to West Hill Primary are welcomed and encouraged for anyone considering applying for this post. Viewings will be held week beginning 24th June 2024. To book in a visit please contact info@westhill.wandsworth.sch.uk
An Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification can be downloaded below or from the Wandsworth Council website https://jobs.richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk/.
Completed applications should be returned to the School Business Manager by email: tahira.khan@westhill.wandsworth.sch.uk
Closing Date: Monday 1st
July 2024 (at 9.00am)
Interviews and selection tasks will be held week commencing 8th July
2024
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to safer recruitment checks including an online search and enhanced DBS check.
West Hill Primary School
5 Merton Road
Wandsworth
London
SW18 5ST
020 8874 5900
Email: info@westhill.wandsworth.sch.uk
Headteacher: Mr Richard Milsom
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to safer recruitment checks including an enhanced DBS check.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About West Hill Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 160 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- West Hill Primary School website
- Email address
- info@westhill.wandsworth.sch.uk
‘Ready to learn, inspired to achieve, Prepared for life’
West Hill Primary is a one form entry school situated in the centre of Wandsworth, London with excellent transport links.
We are proud to be a caring, inclusive community school. Our pupils represent the full diversity of this vibrant part of London with over 50% coming from ethnic minority backgrounds and a large proportion of pupils with EAL and SEN. We celebrate our diversity, it is what makes our school strong, as it provides a wide enrichment of life for our pupils and an understanding and respect for our differences.
Arranging a visit to West Hill Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email info@westhill.wandsworth.sch.uk.
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