SENDCO Assistant

Assistant SENDCo
Location: Chaldon, Surrey 
Contract Type: Permanent 
Actual salary: £27,713 - £30,250 dependant on qualifications and experience Plus £2000 Welcome Bonus for candidates with SEN Experience* 
Hourly rate: £15.51 - £16.93 per hour 
Hours: 40 hours per week - Term Time only - Start time 8.15am - Finish time Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 4.45pm. Thursday 5pm and Friday 4pm

Teaching Personnel have a great opportunity to work with a brand new SEND Secondary school based in Surrey. The school cater for young people aged 11-16 who require support with social communication, emotional regulation and sensory processing, typically associated with Autism.  

Key duties: 

Recording and Assessment 

• Set up systems for identifying, reviewing and monitoring need.  This includes the management (chairing) of Annual Reviews for EHCPs 
• Keep parents informed about their child's progress through individual meetings and at parents’ evenings

Leadership 

• Support SENDCo in delivering training opportunities for learning support assistants and teachers to learn about SEN, including whole-school inset 
• Disseminate good practice in SEN across the school 
• To support the SENDCo with the development of transition arrangements and integration into provision post-Eccles 
• Liaise with the outside professionals and manage/disseminate to staff their reporting 
• To keep abreast of developments in SEN (e.g. research, changes to the law) and inform SLT and Head where appropriate 
• To attend appropriate training, CPD and conferences and provide feedback to colleagues 
• Support teaching staff in modelling good practice in teaching pupils with SEN including those with more complex needs 

Successful candidate qualities: 

• SENCO/Access Arrangement Assessor qualifications preferred, or the desire to acquire these.  
• GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential. 
• Teaching qualification preferable but not essential, however teaching qualification is needed to achieve the National Award in SEND Coordination. 
• Relevant and recent knowledge and experience of pupils with SEN  
• Sound working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice 
• Understanding of the Safeguarding principles and Child Protection procedures 

If this opportunity is for you please send your CV to Abigail Simpson

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