Location
Surrey | United Kingdom
Job description
SENCo
Location: Smallfield, Surrey
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Salary £31,350 - £46,179 M1 – UPS2 Fringe Plus £5,000 Welcome bonus For Qualified Teacher*
Hours: 40 hours per week
Start Date: we are looking for an immediate start but will accept a September start if required
Aurora Redehall School
We’re currently looking for a SENCo . You will be working with the Head of School in all aspects of leadership and management and to take responsibility for managing and developing learning and teaching, curriculum, careers & work experience, assessment and enrichment throughout the designated phases of the school.
Aurora Redehall School is linked to Caterham Education Centre, they share the same Principal and Head of School, however each site has its own Assistant Head and team of Teachers and TAs.. There is also a full therapy team on site to support staff and students. Although the sites operate separately, students and staff do cross between sites.
What’s in it for you? / Why Should You Apply?
- You want to make a difference in the lives of our students and their families.
- You want to contribute to our broad and creative curriculum offer.
- You want to work with an inspiring student population.
- You enjoy working as part of a collaborative and committed multi-disciplinary team.
- You have a strong commitment to student and staff well-being and want to work in an organisation with the same strong values.
- You want to work within an organisation that support, develops and invests in their staff.
Key Duties:
- To play a key role in the overall smooth running of the school.
- To lead by example of his/her practice, and by positively encouraging, coaching and mentoring support the training and development for all members of the team.
- Promote best practice and contribute to the aims and ethos of the school through inset and CPD for new teachers.
- To work with the Head of School to ensure that the school offers a high quality, exciting, engaging, well resourced, differentiated and well matched curriculum for all children.
- Ensure that the school carries out its statutory responsibilities in accordance with each pupil EHCP and their defined SEND assessment.
- Oversee the day-to day operation of a school’s special education policy.
- In relation to each pupil’s EHCP and defined SEND assessment, coordinate and deploy the school’s provision with regard to its policies, staffing and resources.
- Communicate with parents/carers, school employees, other agencies, and local authorities on the progress of pupils and the effectiveness of intervention and support strategies.
- Ensure that there is an integrated approach to schools SEN provision generally and for specific pupils, incorporating the deployment of staff, including therapist, resources, strategies and the types of support and intervention.
- Exercise a key role in advising and assisting the Head of School with the strategic development of SEN policy and provision, including reviewing, and formulating policies.
- Carry out safeguarding duties as required.
- Lead and manage the school’s therapy offer.
- Prepare information and carry out annual statutory reviews or specific case conferences.
- To keep abreast of developments in SEN (e.g., research, changes to the law) and inform SLT and Head where appropriate.
- To be open to lead in a curriculum area across all Surrey Schools
- If necessary, lend support to the secondary SENCO who is Deputy Exams officer, working with the AHT/Exam Officer, subject teachers to ensure examinations and accreditation processes are in place and that JCQ requirements are met.
- To work with the wider school team and SENCO for secondary pupils, to deliver a Careers Framework that supports KS3-4 pupils on their pathway to adulthood, ensuring that careers is well placed and delivered within the primary curriculum.
Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Redehall when required
Skills and Qualifications
- QTS or QTLS is essential.
- Accredited training in specific areas of special education, e.g. Autism, Dyslexia etc. desirable.
- Management/leadership qualification desirable.
- NPQSL/H/SENDCo or willingness to achieve within 2 years desirable.
Essential Experience
- Proven track record of excellent creative and structured teaching within relevant key stages and/or special needs environment.
- Experience of holding responsibility for and turning policy into effective and successful practice.
- Leadership of a significant area or phase or inclusion, including responsibility for raising standards across the whole school.
- Effective team management and working collaboratively and effectively with others.
- Communicating effectively to a wide range of different audiences though a range of different mediums.
- Successful management of complex scenarios and conflict resolution
- Effective relationships working successfully with a range of external agencies.
Desirable Experience
- Experience of teaching children with autism.
- Evidence of developing and delivering effective and inspirational professional development for staff including mentoring and coaching as appropriate.
- Evidence of contributing effectively to the work of the senior leadership team.
- Experience of implementing a careers framework in line with the Gatsby Benchmark.
Be part of our successful team and also benefit from a generous package that includes:
- Life assurance
- Competitive pension
- * Welcome bonus is payable in 2 payments - 50% following successful completion of probation and 50% after one year service
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.
How to apply :
To apply please complete our online application form. For a copy of the please contact Liz at [email protected]
Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.
Closing Date: The role will remain open until it is filled - Please apply early as we may close the role when we have a suitable level of interest.
Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.
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