SENCO Assistant

Role: SENCO Assistant

Location:  Endeavour Academy, Woodside Road, Bexleyheath DA7 6LB

Contract Type: Permanent (3 days per week: term time only)

Grade: H24

Salary: £17,643.52 FTE

​Post Start Date: ASAP

Closing Date: 27th February 2026

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About the role:

To support pupils across Key Stages 3 & 4, who are placed at Endeavour Academy Bexley by the Local Authority, in order that their SEMH and academic needs are best met within a specialist environment. Maintaining professional boundaries at all times, observing and upholding the values and ethos of LSEAT whilst contributing to the overall vision of the organization.

We are seeking an experienced practitioner to take up the post of Administrative assistant for SENCO at Endeavour Academy.

A SENCO assistant supports the Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENCO) in schools. Your primary responsibility is to assist the SENCO in overseeing and coordinating the provision of support for students with special educational needs (SEN). This role involves administrative duties like record-keeping and scheduling meetings with parents and professionals, answering parent questions and to facilitate communication between teachers, parents, and external specialists.

Collectively, these responsibilities help the SENCO and school leaders to ensure that students with SEN receive the necessary support to thrive in their education. This is an exciting opportunity to work within an SEMH school and to bring your ideas to create a positive and rewarding learning experience for pupils. 

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Take full SENCO assistant responsibilities, as directed by the SENCO.

• Uphold the legal and statutory duties of the role

• Attend all internal/external meetings as and when required to fulfill the responsibilities of the role

• Attend parent/carer events as required

• Liaise with the Local Authority with regard to consultations and pupil placement.

• Develop close and effective working relationships with all relevant parties, including colleagues at the Local Authority and parents/carers.

• Work with key staff on transition at KS2 to KS3 and KS4 to KS5 to ensure that there is a smooth transition between primary and secondary schools as well as further education for students with special educational needs.

• Produce written correspondence as necessary to SEN, external agencies, parents, reports, documents etc.

• Maintain the school’s Provision Mapping information via a dedicated system.

• Maintain student files in both electronic and hard copy. Communicate new or additional information to the whole staff team as received.

Knowledge and experience

• Experience of working with of or able to demonstrate a willingness to learn;

• The SEND Code of Practice and The Equality Act: a school’s statutory duties

• Putting the Assess, Plan, Do, Review phases of the Graduated Approach into practice

• The EHCP process and Annual Reviews

• Liaising with and understanding the roles of Specialist Support and external agencies

• Safeguarding students with SEND

• Special Educational Needs and how they impact on CYP outcomes.

Required

• Good IT skills and working knowledge of digital platforms including Microsoft Office and Google

• Record Keeping

• Managing diaries/ calendars

• Managing interventions

• Working with Support Staff – best practice

• Person-centred approaches to working with parents, carers and students

Please note that although you will interact with students daily this is not a primarily pupil facing role.