SEND Officer
Outwood Academy Normanby, Middlesbrough, TS6 9AGThis job expired on 6 September 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
6 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
- HLTA (higher level teaching assistant)
- Learning support or cover supervisor
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time: Job Schedule: Full time Job Shift: Standard Academy Daily Hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Minimum Salary £26,751 Maximum Salary £28,587
What skills and experience we're looking for
Academy: Outwood Alternative Provision Eston
(Site is based next to Outwood Academy Normanby)
About the Academy:
Outwood Alternative Provision Eston is an innovative alternative provision centre, principally for students from Outwood Academies in the Northern Region who need additional behavioural, social, emotional or mental health support. In line with our absolute commitment to inclusion in its widest sense, this is an alternative provision for vulnerable students who display challenging behaviours and are often at risk of high levels of fixed-period exclusions or permanent exclusion.
About the Role:
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 additional 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.
What the school offers its staff
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
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.
About Outwood Academy Normanby
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 767 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Outwood Academy Normanby website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- g.edwards@outwood.com
About Outwood Normanby:
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.
The Academy became part of the Outwood Family of Schools in 2019 and as a member of the Outwood Family we believe in putting Students First, raising standards and transforming lives.
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Normanby
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email g.edwards@outwood.com.
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