Access Arrangements

**Interested?**
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**Role Summary**

Working as part of the SEND team you will be responsible for the management and development of Access Arrangements. This will include leading and implementing the planning cycle for Access Arrangements, always ensuring that you are up to date with the current guidelines. This will support students throughout their school life as well as in their exams.

As part of the SEND team, you would support the Assess, Plan, Do and Review cycle through communicating with staff and external agencies. You would assess students’ needs through a variety of processes and implement intervention, including planning, tracking and leading interventions. As part of the graduated response, you would always keep a clear communication line with students’ parents/carers.

**Key areas of responsibility - What will you be doing.**

**Build Knowledge**
- Remain up to date on SEND and Access Arrangements initiatives, practices and support for students.

**Build Trust**
- Foster strong and positive relationships with team members, stakeholders, and external partners through effective communication and collaboration.
- Demonstrate reliability, integrity, and professionalism in handling sensitive information and maintaining confidentiality.

**Prioritisation**
- Assess and prioritise tasks and projects based on their importance and urgency to meet deadlines and goals.
- Efficiently manage time and resources to ensure the completion of essential tasks while balancing competing demands.

**Clarity and Energy**
- Communicate clearly and concisely to convey information, instructions, and goals effectively to team members and other stakeholders.
- Exhibit enthusiasm and motivation in daily activities to inspire and energise the team and create a positive work environment.

**Follow Up**
- Monitor and track progress on various initiatives and tasks to ensure that they are completed as planned.
- Proactively follow up with team members and stakeholders to address any potential issues and ensure accountability for assigned responsibilities.

**Person Specification - How you will be doing it**

**Dream Big**
- Approach responsibilities with ambition and creativity, envisioning innovative solutions to challenges.
- Think beyond the status quo and strive to bring positive change and growth to Athena.
- Actively seek opportunities for improvement in processes, aiming to maximise efficiency and effectiveness.
- Deliver value opportunities for world class education for all students.

**Take Responsibility**
- Take ownership of their tasks and commitments, ensuring that they are completed with dedication and accuracy.
- To support the team in leading staff, such as Learning Support Assistants.
- To train relevant staff in Access Arrangements.
- To work with the Exams team and invigilators, ensuring all students needs are met.
- Be accountable for their actions, decisions, and outcomes, readily admitting mistakes and learning from them.
- Actively collaborate with colleagues, demonstrating a willingness to assist and support others to achieve shared goals.
- To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the department.
- Ensure Health and Safety and Safeguarding are at the centre of your approach.
- Take accountability for your own development, ensuring all training is up to date and aspire to deliver the very best practice across all areas of your role.
- To attend staff meetings and school-based CPD days as required.

**Be Kind**
- Foster a culture of empathy, respect, and compassion within Athena.
- Treat colleagues, team members, and stakeholders with kindness and understanding, valuing diversity and inclusivity.
- Actively listen to others' perspectives and concerns and respond with empathy and support, creating a positive and supportive work environment.
- To encourage acceptance and inclusion of all students.
- Support positive strategies for promoting equality and for challenging racial and other prejudice.

**Qualifications**

GCSE C or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English

**Experience**
- Essential_

Competent IT skills

Organised and great attention to detail

Strong communication skills

Ability to problem solve and adapt to evolving priorities, showing initiative and flexibility
- Desirable_

Proven experience of working with children of relevant age in a learning environment

Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice/legislation, including JCQ guidelines

Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.

Employees will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

You could reasonably be asked to work out of our partner sites to support where required.

**Interested?**