Assistant SENCO

Job Title: Assistant SENCO

Start Date: April 2022

Salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 2B

Contract: Full time, Permanent

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional Assistant SENCO who is dedicated and keen to join our hard working, approachable and supportive SEN team.  As a school, we are passionate about inclusion and we are looking for someone who shares the same drive and commitment. We are looking to appoint an Assistant SENCO who will make an impact on the outcomes for all our students in order to bring about rapid and sustained improvements in teaching and learning

Reddish Vale High School is part of South Manchester Learning Trust, expressed simply the trust is committed to personal growth and academic excellence for all pupils. At Reddish Vale High School, committed staff provide a positive and nurturing environment that inspires a passion for learning, so that every pupil progresses and thrives. Our pupils are encouraged to achieve to their best personally, academically, physically and socially. High expectations and standards are driven through teamwork and underpinned through the school’s core values of, Respect, Aspiration, Determination and Independence.

The successful candidate will work with all stakeholders to ensure that children with additional needs, vulnerabilities or barriers to learning receive the support they need to learn, progress successfully and maximise their potential. The successful applicant will support the strategic development of the SEN policy and provision in the school, coordinating specific provision to support individual pupils with SEN or a disability and working closely with parents, staff and other agencies. If the successful candidate does not currently possess the National Award for SEND Co-ordination, they must be willing to complete it within three years from the date of commencement.

You should:

• Have experience working with children with Special Education Needs in a secondary setting

• Have a working knowledge of the SEN Code of Practice

• Have the skills and ability to improve the quality of the SEN provision in the school

We can offer:

• A school with an exciting future and history of continuous improvement

• Outstanding and supportive leadership at all levels

• An inclusive learning ethos

If you feel you have the skills and drive to add to the SEN team and school as a whole please apply using the channels below. Please visit our website for further information www.reddish.stockport.sch.uk. Completed applications should returned to e.illingworth@reddish.stockport.sch.uk quoting the post title and your name in the subject line. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date: 8am Tuesday 25th January 2022

Interview date: w/c 31st January 2022

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Our School is committed to safeguarding and protecting the wellbeing of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share their commitment. An enhanced DBS is required for all successful applicants.