SEND Support Officer

Avenue Centre for Education, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3NJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  10 October 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  26 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,115.00 - £35,235.00 Annually (FTE) L6 SCP 21 - 25 (35 hours per week, term time plus INSET days (39 working weeks)

SEND Support Officer job summary

About This Role - SEND Support Officer

At Avenue Centre for Education, we are committed to ensuring that every young person can access high-quality education and thrive, regardless of their starting point or needs. Our values - Honesty, Aspiration, Respect, and Kindness - underpin all that we do, and we are looking for a dedicated SEND Support Officer to help us continue this important work.

In this role, you will play a key part in supporting our SENDCo to deliver outstanding provision across the school. Alongside working directly with pupils, families, and external professionals, you will also have a strong focus on supporting colleagues through training, guidance, and professional development. By helping staff to build their confidence and expertise in supporting pupils with SEND, you will ensure that inclusive practice is embedded across all areas of school life.

This is a non-teaching role but one that requires excellent knowledge of SEND processes, strong organisational skills, and the ability to build positive relationships. You will take on responsibilities such as:

• Supporting the identification, assessment, and monitoring of pupils with SEND.

• Coordinating interventions and tracking progress against EHCP outcomes.

• Managing SEND records, compliance, and statutory review processes.

• Acting as a point of contact for staff and external agencies on SEND matters.

• Line managing Teaching Assistants, supporting their development, and ensuring high-quality classroom support.

• Organising, structuring, and facilitating training for staff, with the ability to teach, guide, and develop others so they can perform effectively.

• Working closely with families to build strong partnerships and gather pupil/parent voice.

ACE can offer the successful candidate the support from staff, parents and members (governors) who are enthusiastic, caring and committed to working as a team to achieve the best journey for our students at ACE. You will have the opportunity to develop new skills and stay motivated through guidance and support of the Senior Leadership Team, who have great plans for ACE and who really value committed members of staff. You will be enhancing your career by enrolling on the ACE’s numerous training and CPD schemes that effectively progress the knowledge and skill set of our staff team. This is a fantastic opportunity if you are motivated to work in a school giving ‘a second chance’ to some of the most vulnerable young people in society.

This role is well-suited to someone with experience in SEND settings, confident in liaising with external professionals, skilled in delivering staff training both to teams and individuals, and deeply motivated by improving outcomes for vulnerable learners. The position is 35 hours per week (term time + INSET days), graded at L6 SCP 21-25 (FTE £32,115 - £35,235).

If you are passionate about inclusion, highly organised, and committed to making a lasting difference for pupils with SEND, we would love to hear from you.

📌 Closing Date: Friday 10th October 2025 (Noon)

📌 How to Apply: Please complete the application form, ensuring you address all points in the Job Description and Person Specification.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Applicants for this public facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

CV's will not be accepted for any posts based in school.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, online checks, receipt of two satisfactory references and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Avenue Centre for Education

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• School size: 77 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Avenue Centre for Education website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/avenue-centre-for-education

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