SEND Administrator

Sawtry Village Academy, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 5TQ

6 days remaining to apply

Start date details
November/December 2024
Closing date
14 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
4 October 2024

Job details

Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: £22,930.22 - £22,762.71 Annually (Actual) Full-time

SEND Administrator job summary

Vacancy for SEND Administrator

Salary: Meridian Trust Grade 6, Points 7-12

Hours: 37 hours per week

Weeks: 39 weeks per year (term time, plus 5 days)

We have an exciting opportunity for a SEND Administrator to join our fantastic team! You will play a key role in the Special Educational Needs department through providing expert support of administrative and data systems across the SEND team. Please see the attached job description for further details about the role.

The opportunity

Provide valuable administrative support to the SEND team.
Maintain and update all aspects of student personnel data in SEND.
Collate, analyse and interpret assessment data, including auditing data for accuracy and investigating anomalies.

The ideal candidate

Will have a good educational background with GCSE or equivalent in English Language.
Excellent organisational skills.
Reliability, flexibility, and accuracy are essential qualities.
Excellent communication skills.
Be a team player, with a ‘can do’ solution focused attitude.

About Sawtry Village Academy

Sawtry Village Academy prides itself on the success and growth of young people that attend the school in the heart of the community. The school values are embedded in the everyday life at Sawtry Village Academy, where all staff promote and live by striving, valuing and adventuring to deliver high quality education to become an even better school.

About Meridian Trust

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust was formed in 2011 and is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk.

Why work for us?

We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all our staff. As a large multi-academy trust, Meridian Trust provides a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. We offer all our staff a wide range of professional learning activities delivered through Meridian Learning including:

School and Trust-led CPD and Trust-led professional networks

A broad range of online, face-to-face and blended learning opportunities developed and delivered by Trust specialists

Access to Teaching WalkThrus; a platform providing evidence-based teaching strategies broken down into granular steps

Professional qualifications via Apprenticeships

Curriculum Hubs and NPQs via Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Teaching School Hub

Opportunities for coaching & professional supervision

Opportunities to get into teaching through our outstanding ITT

We promote and support employee wellbeing through regular wellbeing events, access to an online mindfulness programme and we provide free emotional and practical support 24/7 via our Employee Assistance Programme which delivers online health & wellbeing resources, counselling, mindfulness, skills coaching for line managers and financial, legal & practical support on a range of personal issues.

Other benefits of working for us include:

Defined benefit pension schemes, providing a secure and guaranteed income on retirement.

Tax-efficient cycle to work scheme

Free eye tests via Eyecare vouchers and free flu vaccinations

Free tea and coffee

Free on-site parking

Discounts and special deals on holidays, breakdown cover, everyday essentials, mobile phones, utilities and gym memberships

Dell Advantage giving up to 20% discount on laptops, desktops and accessories.

Discounted membership rates for Academy Leisure, Sawtry

For more information about the role please download the Recruitment Pack attached.

Closing date for applications: Monday 14th October 2024, 9.00 am.

Interviews to take place on: Thursday 17th October 2024.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

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.