Assistant SENDCO

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a highly organised individual as the Assistant SENDCO to provide an efficient and effective SEND administrative and support service to the college by line managing the Learning Support Assistant function, undertaking administrative tasks and duties supporting the learning process. To utilise their SEN experience and have a good understanding of the impact of special educational needs such as Autism, Dyslexia and ADHD on students’ ability to access the curriculum.

The successful candidate will ideally need to have a good pass in GCSE qualifications in English and Maths and it is essential that they have knowledge/experience of SEND statutes, policy and procedure in schools. The candidate will need to be a confident computer user and be able to prepare documentation with a good standard of written English.

The specific responsibilities can be found in the job descriptions contained within the recruitment pack.

We are a highly respected and over-subscribed Catholic college that Ofsted found to be outstanding in its commitment to the social, moral and spiritual development of all its students. Our recent section 48 inspection found the college to have many other areas of outstanding practice.

The pay band for the role is Scale 6 (scp 13 to 17), which is £26,873 to £28,770.

The hours of work for the role will be between 25 to 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday and this will be required term time, plus five staff training days (39 weeks in total). Working hours to be agreed at interview.

The actual salary for the role (inclusive of holiday pay) is £15,566.50 to £19,998.43 25 to 30 hours per week (under 5 years’ service) or £15,775.44 to £20,266.86 25 to 30 hours per week (over 5 years’ service).

We would be delighted to arrange an informal discussion: please contact Mr Chris Brown (Business Manager) by email to c.brown@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk.

For further details about the college, please go to our website www.stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk

Applications will only be accepted on the college application form (which can be downloaded from our website) and should be emailed to Mrs Catherine Miller, HR Administrator, at c.miller@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Midday on Thursday 1st of August 2024.

Interviews will be held on Friday 16th August 2024.

The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all staff to share that commitment. The successful applicant will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.