SEN Team Support Administrator

SEN Team Support Administrator

Start date - as soon as possible

Salary: CAN scale 19-23 (£27,422 - £30,564 per annum, full time equivalent. Term time plus 10 days, 36 hours actual salary - £24,131 - £26,896 per annum)

Days: 200 working days (188 term time days plus 2 staff preparation days at the beginning of the academic year, plus 10 additional days (72 hours)). *1 additional hour per week to be worked during term time (38 weeks) and taken from non term time paid days.

Working hours: 36* per week, hours to be 7.45am - 3.45pm three days per week and 7.45am - 3.30pm two days a week, inclusive of an unpaid 30 minute break.

In addition, there will be 34 hours that should be used for extra hours to be used as agreed with your line manager at the end of the school day and/or non-term time workdays and/or for evening events such as Open evening, e.g. 4 hours to support Open Evening and 4 days out of term time.

Our school:

Thank you for your interest in this role. This is an exciting time to be joining Oaks Park High School.

We were proud to achieve a ‘Good’ outcome in all categories during an Ofsted Inspection in October 2023 in which Ofsted commented the following

‘The school is ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND. It has designed a curriculum that sets out high academic expectations’

‘Teachers have strong subject knowledge. This is reflected in their high-quality explanations of subject content’

‘Pupils are respectful and polite. They understand the school’s expectations in terms of conduct and behaviour’

‘Staff know their pupils well, and they build positive relationships with them’

The school is an increasingly popular choice within the local community and we are delighted to advertise this role due to an expansion within the school and a larger intake of students in September 2024.

The post:

This is a non-teaching post which will give the successful candidate an excellent opportunity to work closely with young people supporting them in their school life, helping them to access a varied and exciting curriculum.

As well as the mainstream part of our school, Oaks Park High School is home to Horizon – the largest autism base in the country. This is a specialist provision, offering small teaching classes, that provides a bespoke curriculum for students with autism.

As a SEN Team Support Administrator you will be part of a team working under the direction of the SENCo, as well as the Senior Leadership Team link for SEN.

This role will require you to handle sensitive issues relating to students and keeping confidentiality, form good working relationships with students, parents/carers and colleagues. The SEN Team Support Administrator role requires good oral and written communication skills, organisational and time management skills with the ability to work under pressure as well as being able to be adaptable and flexible in all working practices and knowing when to know your initiative.

You will be expected to work effectively with both teaching and support staff at all levels as well as with parents/carers, students and external agencies.

See the job description/person specification (below) for further details.

Closing dates for applications: 9am, Friday 20th December 2024

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate apply.

Oaks Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As such, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Oaks Park High School is an equal opportunities employer.