Send Co-ordinator

Job description

**This is a Re-advertised Post**

**St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School**

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**Lidgett Lane**

**Dinnington**

**Sheffield**

**S25 2QD**

**Tel**: 0114 256 6441

**Registered Office**: Hallam Pastoral Centre, St Charles St, Sheffield S9 3WU

**Hours of work**: FTE 0.4- 2 days per week

**Contract**: Temporary

**Start Date**: As Soon As Possible

**Closing Date**: Monday 11th March 9am

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**Short Listing**: Tuesday 12th March

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**Interviews**: Thursday 14th March

St. Joseph’s is based in the town of Dinnington, South Yorkshire. Our school received a good Ofsted rating in May 2021 and has increasing popularity and growing numbers on roll. We are a warm and welcoming school where every member of the community is valued and celebrated as an individual with unique qualities, gifts and talents. Our Catholic values and ethos permeate all aspects of school life, and our core values (Faith, Aspiration, Effort and Respect) are at the heart of all we do.

We are part of the St Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust which is a trust of 12 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Trustees have a clear vision which promotes excellence, equality and high expectations for all pupils.

We are looking to appoint an excellent and enthusiastic teacher with whole school SENDco responsibilities.

**We will offer**:

- An exciting opportunity to work in a school with a strong Catholic ethos.
- Wonderful children who have excellent behaviour and a thirst for learning.
- Ongoing training and support as required to meet needs of role.
- Talented, supportive and innovative staff.
- Forward thinking trust which is committed to improving the school.

Visits to the school are highly encouraged and warmly welcomed.

The Conditions of Employment for Teachers as shown in the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions document sets out the professional duties and responsibilities of all teachers other than Headteachers. The following is the description of the duties and responsibilities attached to this post. It may be reasonably modified, following consultation, to reflect or anticipate changes in the job commensurate with the salary and job title.

**Main Purpose of the Post**:

- To support and contribute to the Catholic life of the school.
- To lead, manage, monitor, evaluate and be accountable for the development of Special Educational & Disability Needs and Educational Inclusion in school to ensure that students are enabled to reach their full potential.
- To ensure the effective education of students in assigned classes in line with departmental and whole school objectives, policies and schemes of work including those related to the school’s specialist status.
- To be responsible for all staff within Learning Support, to equitably allocate tasks among Student Support Assistants taking account of individual training needs as well as the need to use human resources effectively.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:

- To encourage and model the best practice in SEND in school, advising and supporting individuals or groups of teaching staff on their statutory responsibilities to students with SEND in order to secure quality first teaching for children with Special Educational Needs.
- To support school based in service training for staff as necessary, in particular providing support for new and inexperienced staff.
- To ensure effective and efficient deployment of the budget allocated to SEND. To advise Senior Leadership Team on resource, staffing and accommodation requirements for SEND within the school.
- To set targets for raising achievement for students with SEND and monitor progress towards such targets.
- To collect and interpret specialist assessment data and disseminate necessary data to staff.
- Overseeing the records of all children with Special Educational & Disability Needs in school. Producing the Inclusion Register and updates.
- To complete referrals to external agencies.
- Setting appropriate targets and the review process. The completion of paperwork for procedures such as EHCP.
- Oversight of access arrangements for school examinations in consultation with the Headteacher.
- To liaise with other schools; Post KS2 and in-year transfers to ensure the effective transition of SEND students.
- To co-ordinate the effective deployment of SEND resources throughout school.
- To participate in the school’s Performance Management programme at the appropriate level.
- To lead the monitoring evaluation and review of SEND practice in school to support the teaching and learning process.
- As a result of the above to contribute to whole school evaluation and improvement planning and to monitor progress toward identified targets.
- To participate in half termly meetings with the line manager to review performance and progress.
- To ensure awareness throughout the school of equal opportunity, health and safety and data protection issues and to ensure adherence to any relevant policies in these matters.
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