Location
Northampton, Northamptonshire | United Kingdom
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Job Title: SEN Administrator
Location: Overstone Park Independent School, Northampton NN6 0DT
Contract Type: Full-time, Long-term/Permanent
Immediate Start | Competitive Rates of Pay | Ideal for Experienced School Administrator
Job Description:
Overstone Park Independent School is seeking an enthusiastic and experienced SEN Administrator to join our dedicated team immediately. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with a background in school administration within the rewarding field of Special Educational Needs (SEN).
Responsibilities:
- Organize and maintain the school's SEN records with meticulous attention to detail.
- Ensure the accurate logging of EHCPs, tracking changes and updates as required.
- Facilitate effective communication with the SEN Department on a day-to-day basis, ensuring smooth information flow.
- Handle parent queries professionally, providing necessary information and support.
- Oversee and coordinate annual reviews in collaboration with the local authorities.
- Collaborate with other school administrators and staff to ensure a cohesive and supportive working environment.
- Work with safeguarding leads.
- Expertise in Annual Reviews.
- Understanding of policy and Local Authority.
What skills and experience we're looking for:
- Degree level qualification.
- Ability to motivate and interest pupils.
- Excellent behaviour management skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- An understanding of equal opportunity issues.
- High degree of commitment to subject and teaching children.
- Sets self-high standards and targets.
- Good attendance and punctuality.
- Pro-active in the working environment.
- Enthusiastic and positive attitude.
- Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities.
- Ability to anticipate workload and plan ahead.
- Ability to develop effective relationships with parents.
- Ability to encourage and enable others to reach their full potential.
What the school offers its staff:
- Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterize our school.
- Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom.
- Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives.
- We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.
Requirements:
- Previous experience in school administration or as a Teaching Assistant.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Familiarity with the SEN processes, EHCPs, and annual reviews is advantageous.
- A genuine passion for supporting the educational needs of students with special needs.
Overstone Park School
A non-selective independent school registered with DFE and ISI for boys and girls aged 4 to 18 years.
School Type: Independent School
Education phase: Primary and Secondary
School size: Small
Age range: 4 to 18
School website:
Email: [email protected]
Phone number: 01604 969232
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a positive impact on the lives of students with special educational needs and meet the requirements outlined above, we invite you to apply for this exciting SEN Administrator position. Please submit your resume and a cover letter to [email protected]
Overstone Park Independent School is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Note: This position may be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
About Overstone Park School: A non-selective independent school registered with DFE and ISI for boys and girls aged 5 to 18 years.
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£24k - £26k per annum
