SENDCo
The Richmond Hill Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 8PN5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025 or sooner if possible
Closing date
29 November 2024 at 9am
Date listed
13 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR + TLR 2c
What skills and experience we're looking for
Richmond Hill Academy are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, dynamic and inspirational colleague to the role of SENDCo. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy, playing a pivotal role in securing exceptional educational provision for our most vulnerable children.
The successful applicant will be a highly professional, collaborative and motivational colleague who will continue to embed the positive culture of SEND. They will have also have examples of the impact of their work in securing improved outcomes for vulnerable children and young people.
The ideal applicant will have:
- Have high expectations of themselves, the people they work with and the children they teach.
- Be committed to driving forward pupil progress and achievement, particularly in relation to disadvantaged pupils and pupils with a special educational need and/or disability (SEND).
- A commitment to undertake the NPQ SENCo qualification if they do not already have the NASENCo qualification.
- Be an effective and reflective leader and classroom practitioner who is willing to learn and develop whilst sharing expertise to develop others.
- Be available to deliver half a day of high-quality teaching per week (pro rata for a full-time position).
- Demonstrate highly effective behaviour for learning techniques.
- Have a strong focus on standards in order to raise achievements.
- Be well organised and able to work well both as part of a team and independently.
- Be cheerful with a positive, 'can-do' attitude.
What the school offers its staff
As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:
- Membership to the teacher’s pension scheme.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
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About The Richmond Hill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 636 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@richmondhill.leeds.sch.uk
Richmond Hill Academy is a three-form entry school (630 places) with a 52-place nursery and Rainbow Base, a Resource Provision for children with complex communication needs.
Our school is very proud to be part of the GORSE Academies Trust. We have a dedicated staff, each one of whom is committed to securing the very best for the children in our care. We feel very fortunate to work with the children at RHA and we are excited by the journey the school is on. Our vision for our pupils is clear: we believe that every child who attends our school deserves an outstanding education, which will enable them to succeed at primary school and beyond. This is our unwavering aim and one that we will work relentlessly to achieve.
We know that children flourish and learn best when there is a successful partnership between home and school. We place a great deal of importance on the relationship with parents and carers; we are committed to building relationships which are built on trust, mutual respect, effective communication and support.
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