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SEND Officer
Lift Cottingley, Leeds, LS11 0HUThis job expired on 21 August 2025
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
21 August 2025 at 3:13pm
Date listed
31 July 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25923 - £27247 per annum
SEND Officer job summary
Salary: NJC 19 - 22 £25,923 - £27,247 (Actual salary) £31,067 - £32,654 (FTE) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 37 per week, 38 weeks per year
Contract: Permanent
Start date: September 2025
Are you passionate about SEND education and looking for a fulfilling career?
We are seeking a well organised and dedicated SEND Officer who will be the assistant to the SENDCo. This is a fantastic opportunity for those looking to progress further into the SEND route within Education, and we would welcome applications for current SEND leaders and aspiring SEND leaders with the relevant experience.
The SEND Officer role includes:
* Support the development of special educational needs (SEN) provision in the school
* Be a 'champion' for for the voice of pupils with SEND/additional needs or disabilities
* Be responsible for day-to-day operation of the SEND policy and work with the SENDCo to co-ordinate and deliver the specific provision to support individual pupils with SEND
* Support the SENCo/Inclusion Manager with applications for EHCPs and FFI
* Support the SENCo/Inclusion Manager with statutory reviews
* To ensure the best possible outcomes for pupils with SEND
* Provide guidance to colleagues, working closely with staff, parents and other agencies
Skills and experience we would welcome:
* GCSE C or above in Maths and English (or equivalent GCSE grade 4 or Level 2 functional skills)
* NVQ Level 3 Qualified / or appropriate level of experience
* Adaptable and flexible approach
* In depth experience of SEND within a school environment
Come and visit us:
If you would like to know more about this role or would like to arrange a visit please contact us.
About the school:
We are a diverse and dynamic school that celebrates and actively creates an inclusive learning environment. Our children are the heart of the school; we are so proud of their passion for learning, their support for one another and their desire to be great people.
We are lucky to have fantastic facilities at Cottingley, both indoor and out, that support us in ensuring we deliver the best possible education for our pupils and provide them with quality learning opportunities to make an impact on their lives.
This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
Closing date: 20th August
Interview dates: 27th August
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
About Lift Cottingley
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 263 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lift Cottingley website
Welcome to Lift Cottingley and thank you for your interest in our school. I am enormously proud and privileged to serve the children and families of this community as the Headteacher. Lift Cottingley is a happy, warm and nurturing environment for all within it and every member of our team is striving towards creating the outstanding school that our families deserve.
Our school is a very special learning community, filled with dedicated and talented staff, where all students, whatever their ability and background, will flourish. We work hard and care enormously about our pupils. We serve an area of high socio-economic deprivation which brings along with it many challenges, as well as massive rewards. Every day at Lift Cottingley is different and we pride ourselves on the difference that we make each day to the lives of the children we serve. If you are the type of person who is passionate about helping each and every child, has a positive outlook, shows bags of resilience in the face of challenge and wants to inspire children and young people through fun and engaging learning activities then you will fit right in as part of our team.
The staff at Lift Cottingley are our greatest resource and we will nurture and develop you throughout your career. Being part of Lift Schools means every employee at every level is able to access tailored CPD and opportunities to work across the group as they progress. Please read our staff profiles for more information on how this is happening right now for members of my team.
We warmly welcome visitors and hope that you will come and see for yourself just what we are about and whether or not working here is right for you.
Thank you for your interest in our school; we can't wait to meet you!
Kelly Bentley (Headteacher), the staff team and our governors
Our Curriculum
At Lift Cottingley we provide children with a carefully designed curriculum which is based on high quality learning experiences that prepare them both academically and socially to be the best that they can be both now and in the future.
At Lift Cottingley we teach all subjects discretely but make links between where appropriate. PSHCE permeates all that we do and links to our weekly and Rainbow Family assemblies. We also employ a counselling service in the school to support staff and children. To enrich the curriculum we use coaches, theatre groups, peripatetic music support, history and science specialists etc. We also believe that pupils benefit greatly from educational visits and each class has the opportunity to take part in at least one visit per year (with residential stays being part of the curriculum for Y6). We want our curriculum to be exciting for our pupils as we believe that the best learning comes when children are motivated and engaged.
Our Specialism and Awards
Our great science curriculum has enabled us to achieve the Space Education Quality Mark at Gold Level (2016-17).
We are proud to have gained our Primary Science Quality Mark at Silver level (2015-16).
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