20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    October 2024

  • Closing date

    30 September 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    9 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: Full-time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

30,000 - 46,525 per annum

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

Additional allowances

TLR 2c, currently £7,844pa

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will:

  • hold, be working towards or prepared to undertake the National Professional qualification (NPQ) for SENCO Qualification
  • be a strong leader, who is passionate and committed to providing the highest standards of provision for SEND pupils with a wide breadth of needs.
  • be an excellent practitioner with high expectations and a commitment to raising standards
  • be able to demonstrate effective communication skills, with all members of the school and wider community, including parents and outside agencies
  • be highly organized on a day-to-day basis with effective skills of prioritization
  • have excellent classroom management skills and be proficient in planning, assessment and target setting
  • be dedicated to their own professional development
  • be willing to be involved in the corporate life of the school, supporting the informal as well as the formal curriculum

What the school offers its staff

Why work for us?

At The Becket we offer:

  • A salary of £30,000 - £46,525 per annum (MPS/UPS), plus TLR 2c (currently £7,844pa)
  • Wonderful students who have a passion for learning and deserve the very best.
  • A team of talented and highly committed staff in a supportive working environment.
  • Access to first-class CPD opportunities with a specialist support staff CPD programme.
  • Automatic enrolment into the Teachers' Pension Scheme.
  • Professional assistance through our Employee Assistance Programme– emotional, financial and legal support to both you and your family by a team of qualified professionals.
  • Health and wellbeing delivered through our occupational health provider.
  • Staff discounts and a salary sacrifice scheme that includes a Cycle-to-work scheme.

Further details about the role

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants.

You do not need to be a catholic to work for our Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools.

Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are committed to cultivating an equitable working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect and where every individual can fulfil their potential.

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.

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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 Becket School

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1185 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01158515454

As a Catholic school we recognise the uniqueness and worth of each individual and that each of us has a valuable role to play in The Becket. Students, staff, families , governors – all work together seeking the very best and giving their best.

Each individual child is important to us and our expectation is that all our students will develop and grow as young people as they make their journey as part of our community.

What makes The Becket special is the real sense of community that you can see and sense as you walk around the school. There are very good relationships between staff and students and we aim to work in partnership with our parents and families. The quality of teaching is strong and our staff are talented, caring and dedicated. We also have high expectations for all our students and this is one of the main factors behind our excellent reputation both in our local community and beyond into the East Midlands Region.

Arranging a visit to The Becket School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@ololcmat.co.uk.

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