Senior SEND Assistant

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy, Rossendale, Lancashire, BB4 6SJ

16 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  20 April 2026

• Closing date

  11 February 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Term Time Only Plus 2 weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £36,363 - £40,777 FTE

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Senior SEND Assistant plays a vital operational and administrative role in ensuring that pupils with special educational needs and disabilities are effectively supported to overcome barriers to learning and achieve their full potential. Working under the direction of the Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion), the post holder leads and coordinates the day-to-day systems that underpin high-quality SEND provision, including the graduated approach, EHCPs, Individual Learning Plans, intervention programmes and communication with families and external professionals. Although not holding statutory responsibility, the role is central to translating strategic intent into consistent, compliant and impactful practice, enabling leaders to evidence inclusion, quality and progress for pupils with SEND. In a smaller-than-average secondary school, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful and visible difference to pupils’ lives.

What the school offers its staff

All Saints’ Roman Catholic High School is a thriving, faith-filled community where Gospel values are lived daily through the school’s motto, “Let your light shine.” Recognised in the 2025 Catholic Schools Inspection for its strong sense of community, inclusive welcome and outstanding pastoral care, the school places dignity, compassion and high expectations at the heart of its work, particularly for the most vulnerable. Staff and pupils describe All Saints’ as a family where everyone is known, valued and supported to flourish. Serving the Catholic community of the Rossendale Valley, and now based in a modern, purpose-built building, All Saints’ offers a warm, ambitious and inclusive environment in which the Assistant SENDCo will play a key role in the school’s ongoing journey of sustained improvement.

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.

The Assistant SENDCo (Administrative and Operational) will provide high-level administrative and operational leadership for the school’s SEND provision, ensuring that systems, processes and documentation relating to pupils with SEND are efficient, compliant and consistently applied. Working under the direction of the Assistant Headteacher (Inclusion), the post holder will lead and co-ordinate the day-to-day operation of SEND arrangements, including the graduated approach, Educational Health Care plans and Individual Learning Plans and their review processes, enabling the school to meet statutory expectations and demonstrate effective inclusive practice.

The role will support senior leaders by maintaining accurate records, monitoring timelines, coordinating communication with staff, parents/carers and external professionals, and providing reliable operational oversight of SEND provision. Although the post holder does not hold statutory responsibility for SEND, they will work alongside the SENDCO to secure excellent outcomes for pupils with SEN. They will play a key role in translating strategic intent into effective practice, ensuring that pupils with SEND are supported to overcome barriers to learning and that leaders can evidence impact, consistency and quality of provision at school and trust level.

The postholder will actively support and promote the Catholic ethos of the school, ensuring that all pupils are treated with dignity, compassion, and respect.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 - Disclosure Form.pdf - 221 KB (opens in new tab)

Support Staff Application Form.pdf - 189 KB (opens in new tab)

Recruitment Pack - All Saints' - Senior SEND Assistant.pdf - 487 KB (opens in new tab)

RECRUITMENT MONITORING INFORMATION FORM.pdf - 129 KB (opens in new tab)

About All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 498 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy website
• Email address: k.hodson@allsaintshigh.lancs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01706 213693
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/all-saints-roman-catholic-high-school-a-voluntary-academy

All Saints’ Roman Catholic High School is a small and friendly school in the Rossendale Valley. Our mission is clear and deeply rooted in faith — to deliver a world-class Catholic education for all and to be the beating heart of the Catholic community in the Rossendale Valley.

At All Saints’, we believe that every child is made in the image of God and possesses unique, God-given gifts and talents. Our role as educators is to nurture those gifts — spiritually, morally and intellectually — so that every young person can truly “let their light shine.”

All Saints' Roman Catholic High School is part of the Romero Catholic Academy Trust

Arranging a visit to All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email k.hodson@allsaintshigh.lancs.sch.uk.

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