SENDCo (Maternity Cover)
Hurst Drive Primary School, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, EN8 8DH21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
24 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
3 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £36,373.00 Annually (Actual) MPS-UPS
SENDCo (Maternity Cover) job summary
Maternity cover SENDCo
The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation are seeking to recruit an experienced SENDCo to join us for Maternity cover. This is an excellent career opportunity for someone who is committed to providing an inclusive learning environment for all and enabling all children to be successful life-long learners.
Our federation serves a diverse and vibrant community on the border of Hertfordshire and London. Our vision is for all our children, from age two to eleven, to receive the best possible start in life.
We are looking for an experienced SENDCo who:
- Has experience of leading provision for SEND in a primary school
- Has knowledge of early child development and experience of working with children in the EYFS
- Is a highly motivated and committed practitioner with proven experience of teaching children with a wide range of abilities
- Leads by example, and is able to inspire, motivate and lead others
- Can provide creative and enriching learning opportunities to enable our children to reach their potential
- Enjoys working in collaboration and as part of a strong team
- Has excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Is committed to creating an inclusive culture with high expectations for all
We can offer you:
- Vibrant children who enjoy learning and are a pleasure to teach
- A friendly and collaborative senior leadership team
- A reflective professional environment with a firm commitment to authentic and relevant professional development
- Hard working and supportive colleagues
- Fantastic grounds
Safeguarding:
The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation together with the local authority are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment
The school is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and diversity.
The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including a health check, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation actively promotes the core British Values defined by the Department for Education as: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs
The Greenfield and Hurst Drive Federation is a safer recruitment school. The successful candidate will be subject to rigorous safeguarding check and will be expected to undertake safeguarding training as part of the induction process.
Employment checks required:
Enhanced DBS check
Evidence of entitlement to work in the UK
Evidence of essential qualifications
Two satisfactory references
Confirmation of medical fitness for employment
Registration with appropriate bodies (where applicable)
Please contact Cetta Guglielmo (PA to Executive Headteacher) if you have any questions or would like to arrange to visit the federation.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Hurst Drive Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 390 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hurst Drive Primary School website
Hurst Drive Primary School is a two-form entry school situated in Waltham Cross in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire – easily accessed by car via the A10 junction of the M25 (Junction 25) or by train being only a ten-minute walk from Theobalds Grove or Waltham Cross railway stations. Placed in extensive grounds, including a very large field, pond and woodland area, the school serves a diverse local community with children who are kind, polite and a pleasure to teach.
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