SEN & ALG Administrator

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and skilled SEN & ALG Administrator. This is part of the next wave of staff recruitment as our Academy grows and takes on its final cohort of students in September 2024, taking us to full capacity.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a growing Academy, where you will be highly supported by both the Academy team and the wider Harris Federation. As the Academy grows to full capacity there is a wide range of opportunities for future career progression.

About Us

The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one. From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible'.

The Clapham curriculum is designed to meet the needs, aspirations and abilities of every one of our students. Our aim is to improve their life chances and enable them to make a positive contribution to the city and world in which they live.

At Harris Clapham, the curriculum is delivered through high-quality teaching. This is codified in our research-informed approach to pedagogy, which we call the Clapham Way. The following principles apply in our curriculum:

• Subject specific knowledge and skills come first
• Embedding and building on the basics – ensuring that every student acquires the vocabulary, literacy and numeracy skills to enable them to fully participate in society
• The curriculum must be rigorous and relevant by engaging with the best of what has been thought and said and acknowledging that knowledge is fluid and can be contested
• The curriculum must prepare for life in modern Britain and beyond, and enable Clapham students to understand their rights and fulfil their responsibilities under the Equality Act.

Through the Clapham academic, enrichment and pastoral curriculum we expect our students to develop powerful knowledge and the following values and character attributes that will enable them to achieve our vision that ‘Everything is Possible'.

Endeavour for excellence

• Learning to work hard and relish challenge.
• Learning to never give up.
• Learning to take sensible risks.
• Learning to always strive for the best for themselves and each other.

Integrity and honesty

• Always acting with kindness.
• Treating others the way they would like to be treated.

Self-belief with a global view

• Growing to have the agency to achieve their ambitions for themselves and the wider world.

Our staff are supported in their work and in developing their future careers via:

• A centralised behaviour system, with each year group supported by non-teaching pastoral leaders
• A programme of instructional coaching, supported by the Step Lab platform
• Access to a wide range of National Professional Qualifications delivered by the Institute of Teaching
• Federation subject consultant support
• Harris Federation professional development training days and networking support.

Main Areas of Responsibility

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the SEN register, including updates of student information, input into Bromcom, IEP updates and EHCP administration
• Creating analyses of behaviour data of SEN students
• Managing the update of One Notes/ IEPs to ensure that records are accurate and up-to-date and that staff have access as appropriate
• Keeping and distributing accurate minutes of SEN team TA meetings
• Ordering all necessary resources for the SEN department
• Filing all paperwork pertaining to SEN students, ensuring copies are in student files after having been read and actioned by the SENCO
• Organising the timetables of SEN students receiving support from external agencies (e.g .SALT)
• Ensuring paperwork for SEN requirements is copied/replenished and accessible to relevant staff
• Ensuring accurate and timely communication with external stakeholders
• Organising marketing and catering for events/parent workshops or coffee mornings
• Assisting with SEN data analysis, provision maps and associated costing
• Assisting with creating Annual Review packs and High Needs funding packs
• General administrative support
• Sending a weekly bulletin to ALG and the SEN team summarising key issues and actions regarding SEN students
• Presenting a professional and welcoming face of the Academy to all visitors, staff and students, including telephone callers
• Managing queries from parents/carers and the general public with exemplary professionalism
• Maintaining an exemplary professional environment at all times
• Exercising complete discretion when dealing with issues of confidentiality and sensitivity
• Ensuring that the SENCO is fully briefed on any matters raised via parental communication with the Academy
• Providing administrative support to Vice Principals

Qualifications & Experience

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• GCSE mathematics and English at grade C or above and relevant level 3 qualification
• Trained in the use of a variety of ICT packages
• Knowledge of procedures for entering data on a central management information system
• Basic training on Management Information Systems
• At least a year's experience working in school or educational establishment
• Experience of working in an inner city school
• Experience of working to targets and deadlines

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

Rewards & Benefits

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan, electric car scheme, 26 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays) for staff who work across the full year, and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.