SENCo

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Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title:        SENCO

Location:     Willow Park School, Milton Keynes

Salary:       Up to £35,000 per annum dependent on experience and skills 

Hours:       40 hours per week 

Contract:        Permanent Term Time only

Are you a SENCo committed to helping the children? 

As part of our continued growth, we are keen to appoint a highly motivated and inspiring SENCO who has a passion for working with vulnerable children to ensure that they receive the education they deserve. The successful candidate will bring an innovative and creative approach to supporting the strategic direction and development of the SEN provision at Willow Park School whilst effectively managing and developing the progress and achievement of our pupils. If you are looking to join a dedicated team in a school that will welcome your ideas and re-engage our young people, we would like to hear from you.  

We are looking to welcome an outstanding, innovative and determined SENCO to be responsible for the strategic leadership development of Special Education Needs provision with the tenacity to turn ideas into reality. You should therefore have demonstrable experience in improving the quality of provision in an area you have led, in either a middle or senior leadership role, with a proven record of impact regarding SEN and success in achieving progress for disadvantaged students as well as strategic vision and commitment.

You would be an integral part of the Leadership Team, providing a high level of strategic, managerial and operational direction for the school, particularly in relation to the Quality of Education and will have the opportunity to impact significantly on the future direction and outcomes of the school. 

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate excellent management, inter-personal and organisational skills with an ability to support teams in working together, showing commitment to ensuring equality of opportunity and accountability for all.  

Essential

• You do not need to hold a SENCo Qualification, but it would be ideal if you have a teaching qualification and are willing to undertake a SENCo qualification
• Evidence of continuing and recent further professional development and qualifications relevant to the post
• Being able to demonstrate good classroom and behaviour management

About the School

Willow Park School is a brand new 55 place SEN school for children with complex needs including SEMH and Autism. A co-educational provision with entry from 9 years to 16 years old. Willow Park School is an exciting addition to the Acorn portfolio based in Milton Keynes. Willow Park School is proposed to open in September 2023

Acorn Education & Care is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education and residential care for vulnerable children and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

Why join us?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy.