Supporting SENCO

Post Title:                 Supporting SENCO

Post Location:          Colyers Lane, Erith, Kent, DA8 3PB

Position Status:        Permanent

Contractual Hours:   Part-time 0.6

Contractual Weeks: 52 per year

Salary:                       MPS/UPS plus TLR & SEN 1

Post Start Date:        As soon as possible

Closing Date:            9th October

Interview Dates:       w.c. 14th October 2024

About Woodside Academy

Woodside Academy is an all-age special school, (EYFS-Post 16) for pupils with a primary diagnosis of autism. The school is a flourishing and vibrant learning community located in the London Borough of Bexley.  The school’s moto is “All together better” and we are committed to achieving our shared goal of individual and collective excellence for all. Visitors to the school frequently comment on the welcome they receive, the calm and positive ethos as well as how much pupils and staff enjoy being at school.

About our Trust Our school is part of London South East Academies Trust- a multi academy trust sponsored by London South East Colleges. We are aiming to expand our thriving Multi-Academy Trust of outstanding schools, each of which has a shared moral purpose and high aspirations for every student.

We want to attract students from across South East London irrespective of their postcode and family background. We want people to be confident that within our schools, they will have a real opportunity to fulfil their potential and the experience will be enjoyable and rewarding.

Read more on the trust website: https://lseat.co.uk

About our Vacancy

An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a qualified SENCO who will join a forward thinking SEND team within a supportive and effective senior leadership team. We are expanding our SEND team, currently comprised of AHT Inclusion & Assessment, AHT SENCO, x2 SEN administrators to include an additional SENCO Post. If you are an inspirational, highly motivated and talented practitioner keen to help our school as it continues to deliver excellent educational opportunities, then we would like to hear from you.  

This is an opportunity for a SENCO or Assistant SENCO who actively collaborates in an ambitious team to deliver high quality provision tailored to the needs and goals of our children.

We are seeking to appoint a practitioner who is:

·        Passionate about high quality personalised provision for children with autism.

·        Has experience as a SENCO and is familiar with associated statutory requirements and timeframes e.g. Annual Reviews, EHCP consultations

·        An excellent teacher with experience or expertise in working with pupils with complex needs in a special or mainstream setting.

·        Will be an excellent role model, especially encouraging positive relationships with everyone they come into contact with.

·        Equipped with strong inter-personnel needs.

·        A resilient practitioner committed to further development.

·        Someone who loves working closely with others to change things for the better.

We offer:

·        Friendly, enthusiastic, delightful pupils and students who teach us something new every day

·        A committed and caring staff team who support and develop each other

·        A proactive and supportive SLT

·        A comprehensive induction and an ongoing extensive CPD programme

·        Opportunities to develop your skills and talents

·        Small class sizes with high pupil/staff ratio

·        Free parking on site

·        Advantages of belonging to a multi-academy trust, e.g. discounts on gym and wellbeing services, access to free and confidential Occupational Health and Employee Assistance Programmes

Your Application

To apply for this vacancy please complete the

application form, available to download from the downloads section below,

paying particular attention to Section 5 of the form, to indicate how you

satisfy the criteria set out in the Person Specification. Once you have

completed this, the form should be submitted via email to claire.hatton@woodside.lseat.org.uk. Alternatively, paper applications should be sent to Office Manager, Woodside Academy, Colyers Lane, Erith, Kent, DA8 3PB. The closing date for your application is as stated above.

References will be requested for those shortlisted only and prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The school therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.

Woodside Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the school.

Woodside Academy is committed to equality and diversity in employment practice and service delivery.