Admin Assistant - SEND
Astrea Academy Woodfields
Doncaster
- £23,114 - £23,893 pro rata
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- March 2024
- Apply by:
- 3 March 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an Admin Assistant - SEND - with commitment to the safeguarding of children and young people.
The post holder will be responsible for:
- Assisting the Director of SEND in designing, co-ordinating, monitoring and evaluating the impact of the provision for students on the SEND Register.
- Contribute to reports produced for students on the SEND Register and reports relating to SEND provision across the school.
- Coordinate LSA and HLTA timetables; organise cover for colleagues as required.
- Play a role in supporting the induction of new staff to the SEND Faculty.
- Organise LSA and HLTA external training.
- Organise SEND-related training for other staff across the school, as required.
- Manage and administrate the SEN Register, provision maps, one page profiles and other documents relating to SEND students.
- Arrange meetings; ensure room bookings and facilities in place for meetings with parents and outside professionals.
- Support the ‘Assess, Plan, Do, Review’ meetings for SEND students.
- Organise and prepare Review documentation prior to and following an Annual Review meeting in a timely and accurate manner.
- Contribute to new requests for assessment for an Education, Health and Care Plan.
- Work with the Director of SEND to resource the SEND Faculty and ensure that resources are used effectively, efficiently and safely.
- Maintain effective lines of communication with parents and all other agencies with regards to students on the SEND register; including the completion of referral forms and diagnostic paperwork.
- Undertake various administrative tasks including data input, record keeping and timely, professional communication with all stakeholders.
- Manage the confidential electronic and paper files for students; disseminating documents and information to stakeholders as required.
- Be directed by the Director of SEND in the process of evidence gathering with regards to exam access arrangements on specific tasks related to the day to day administration and organisation of the school as requested by the Principal.
You will need to have ambition for our students as well as for yourself. We want colleagues who are prepared to push themselves professionally to develop their skills and experiences, so that the young people of Astrea Academy Woodfields get the very best we can offer them.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of working with children and Children with additional needs
- A minimum of 5 GCSEs grade A* to C or Equivalent, including English and Maths.
- A-Levels or equivalent study.
- An understanding of SEND in an educational setting.
- An understanding of the Assess, Plan, Do, Review process in a SEND context.
- High level of administrative skills requiring accuracy and diligence.
- Strong IT skills including MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Sharepoint and Teams
About Us
Astrea Academy Woodfields is on an exciting journey towards excellence. Offering provision for 750 students from Year 7 through to Sixth Form, there is much to be celebrated within the academy and, for the successful candidate, this position offers a fantastic opportunity to shape and enhance the life chances of our students so that they go on to be successful in their next stage of their educational journey.
You will be undertaking a role that we consider vital for the success of our students.
In return we can offer you:
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Continued professional development and training opportunities
- Free on-site parking
- Occupational sick pay and maternity/paternity leave.
Interested in applying?
If this is something you are interested in and are looking for a new challenge, please take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role.
For an informal conversation about the role and the journey we are on as a school, or to arrange a visit please contact Beth Harwood, PA to Principal and SLT – beth.harwood@astreawoodfields.org
If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact a number of entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.
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About Astrea Academy Woodfields
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- Astrea Academy Woodfields
- Weston Road, Balby, Doncaster
- South Yorkshire
- DN4 8ND
- United Kingdom
About Astrea Academy Woodfields
Welcome to Astrea Academy Woodfields and thank you for considering us as your school of choice. We have a unique approach to transforming the hearts and minds of young people so that they can go to university, or a real alternative, and live a great life.
As part of Astrea Academy Trust, we have used high-quality research and the experiences of the best schools to develop an ambitious curriculum, strong routines, and a life-changing programme of personal development. We believe in traditional approaches to teaching, and we value scholarship. In recognition of this, we refer to our young adults as ‘scholars’ to reflect the commitment that everyone makes to academic learning, here and beyond. We promote strong family values, manners, decency, hard work, and kindness. We do this by practising routines that enable us to make the most use of our time. We are both warm and strict so that scholars know we care and can succeed within firm boundaries.
We are curious, tenacious, and scholarly. Every scholar learns a classical musical instrument and practices this daily at home. They gain opportunities to play in orchestras and in world-class musical venues. Scholars complete two hours of homework a day and are supported to recall this information throughout the curriculum. Every person in school learns poetry by heart and will recite this publicly every day at the start and end of school. We all dine together as a family at lunchtime and serve each other food and tidy the table at the end of the meal. This is an extraordinary school that believes in simplicity and old-fashioned family values.
In our achievement-oriented culture, it is cool to be smart, and all scholars work hard to make the best of themselves. Working together, we support every child to get that place at university and a top job.
10 Great Reasons to Work Here
1. The curriculum is already planned using resources shared across all Astrea Academies. You need to intellectually prepare for lessons rather than plan from scratch.
2. We give feedback to scholars, there is no book marking.
3. Behaviour systems are centralised. The senior and pastoral teams organise detentions and children are polite and courteous. You can teach!
4. We have 8 INSET days a year to give you the opportunities and time you need to develop as a teacher.
5. Our house style is Teach Like a Champion (Lemov). There are no gimmicks, or high workload alternatives to simple and effective teaching from the front.
6. There are strong routines that leave very few grey areas. The school is very predictable and calm.
7. There is a free lunch if you eat with the scholars as part of Family Dining. This develops their manners and builds good relationships between staff and scholars.
8.We are a warm, welcoming and friendly place to work and learn. There are 750 scholars so you will know most people well.
9. SLT are visible and approachable. This means that issues can be resolved quickly.
10. Our beating heart is our performing arts programme. Every new starter gets a musical instrument and lessons, we all learn poetry by heart, we have shows and productions. You can get involved!
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion at Astrea Academy Trust
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.
Astrea Academy Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. As an equal opportunity employer, we consider all requests for flexible working as we know that diversity fosters creativity and innovation.
We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities that we serve. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive and building our culture of belonging. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in Astrea’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQI+ people.
All successful appointments will be subject to suitability checks in accordance with KCSIE, including identity, Right to Work, prohibition, qualifications, online searches, two references and enhanced DBS check including the Children’s Barred List.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, which provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions, can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
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