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  • Start date details

    January

  • Closing date

    2 December 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    20 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Learning support or cover supervisor
  • Pastoral, health and welfare

Visa sponsorship

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Working pattern

Full time: 37 Hours, Monday - Friday, Term Time only plus 15 Days

Contract type

Fixed term - (Temporary until 31 August 2025)

Full-time equivalent salary

Salary (Actual Salary): £27,930 - £29,352

What skills and experience we're looking for

Role: SEND Officer

Academy: Outwood Academy Acklam

Start Date: January 2025

Salary (Actual Salary): £27,930 - £29,352

Working Pattern: 37 Hours, Monday - Friday, Term Time only plus 15 Days

About the Academy:

Outwood Academy Acklam, Middlesbrough, which was the first Outwood school in Teesside, has almost 1200 students on roll. At its latest inspection, it was judged to be a GOOD school with OUTSTANDING leadership.We are a diverse and vibrant 11-16 academy, based in the friendly, north-east town of Middlesbrough.

Outwood Academy Acklam places students at the centre of everything it does, with a focus on creating a culture of success, a positive climate for learning and increased student attainment, achievement and social and emotional development. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First, raising standards and transforming lives’.

About the Role:

As a key figure in our 'family', you will be expected to contribute to the daily support of the school and ensure all our pupils are catered for during their time in our setting. Your team will consist of a SENDCO, and TAs at varying grades. We are seeking to appoint a SEND Officer with the drive to contribute to an atmosphere of respect, recognition, and mutual support within the academy. Promoting equality and supporting the values and diversity of the school community is essential to our ethos. Our SEND Officer will support our SENDCo to ensure the Academy identifies and addresses the needs of our students who may be in receipt of an EHCP or on the pathway to explore the needs for a dditional high needs funding.

The successful candidate needs to be extremely well organised, have the ability to prioritise workload, ensure strict deadlines are met and adhere to the SEND Code of Practice. Working with the most vulnerable children in society, it is fundamental that you can deal with challenges that students present with and work with parents and external agencies in a professional, prompt and confidential manner. The ability to work on your own initiative, be a role model to others and effectively manage others are essential. You will have a good understanding of the SEND Code of Practice and Looked After Children guidance. Experience of working with students with SEND is essential as is the ability to produce strategies and interventions to assist our more vulnerable students achieve their full potential.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust provides a high-quality learning and cultural environment that inspires and motivates children.

What the school offers its staff

What will we do for you?

The Academy benefits from being part of the Outwood Family of Schools and you will be joining a highly innovative, inspirational and ambitious organisation. The Trust guarantees every member of staff CPD and development opportunities.

  • A competitive salary with pay progression
  • A fantastic pension and additional benefits
  • Flexible family friendly policies from day one
  • Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programme
  • Our Workload Charter with guaranteed CPD every week and much more (for teaching roles)

Commitment to safeguarding

Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

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About Outwood Academy Acklam

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1149 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

Outwood Academy Acklam, which was the first Outwood school in Teesside, has almost 1200 students on roll. At its latest inspection, it was judged to be a GOOD school with OUTSTANDING leadership. We are a diverse and vibrant 11-16 academy, based in the friendly, north-east town of Middlesbrough.

We are a welcoming and supportive academy, with a relentless determination to provide the very best education for every child. We place students at the centre of everything we do, with a focus on creating a culture of success and a positive climate for learning. In a beautiful setting, enjoy the state-of-the-art facilities that the academy has to offer.

We have a holistic and inclusive approach to the work that we do. The Academy has received accolades and external recognition, with the awarding of the Inclusion Quality Mark - Centre of Excellence, alongside the Carnegie ‘Gold’ Mental Health Award for the work we do to support our diverse and dynamic student body.

Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Acklam

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email g.edwards@outwood.com.

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