Special Educational Needs Coordinator

4 months ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Educational Supply Full time

**Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator**

**Reporting to**:The Head of School

**Salary range**:£35,000 - £50,000 Gross per annum (Term-time) Pro-rata

**PURPOSE**

The Special Education Needs Coordinator (SENCO) is responsible for the day to day operation of the setting’s Special Educational Needs or Inclusion Policy to ensure that children with Special Educational Needs are fully included.

**Accountable to**:
Debi Capper - Head of School

**The SENCO has responsibility for**:

- ensuring liaison with parents and other professionals in respect of children with special educational needs (SEN)
- advising and supporting other practitioners in the setting
- ensuring that Individual Education Plans are in place
- ensuring that relevant background information about individual children with special educational needs is collected, recorded and updated
- To support the Head of School to ensure all placements are appropriate and in line with Educ8’s admissions and SEND policy for learners with special educational needs.
- To work with classroom teachers, the school leadership team, parents and relevant external agencies to develop, implement and monitor individual support/learning plans
- To build rapports with the pupils to set personalised education, health and care (EHC) plans, which include social and academic targets
- To develop learning resources to help with pupils' development, including sensory and visual to improve fine motor skills
- To support teachers to develop and implement effective teaching and behaviour management approaches in the classroom
- To provide advice and training to classroom teachers on supporting pupils with SEN and offer further guidance if needed
- To keep a profile of Learners with special educational needs.
- To observe and support Learners as appropriate on the special educational needs profile.
- To support and advise Key Workers, Learning Support Assistants etc. as appropriate, in how to include Learner’s needs in the setting.
- To liaise with other professionals from outside services and external agencies e.g. Area SENCOs, Education Team Teachers /Educational Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, etc.
- To arrange, organise and review support for individual learners.
- To keep Key Workers and Learning Support Assistants up to date with SEN. and inclusion issues and to encourage personal development through courses and INSET.
- To meet with parents regularly in order to maintain good relationships and to keep parents informed about their child’s progress.
- To respond to changes in legislation/practice from government and the Local Authority.
- To review individual children’s IEPs termly as appropriate.
- To review statements via annual and interim review meetings.
- To meet at least termly with the area SENCO.
- To deliver high quality GCSE English and GCSE maths Lessons.
- Health & Safety and Safeguarding_
- _Ensure all company procedures are implemented and followed including H&S, Risk Assessment and Safeguarding_
- _Treat Safeguarding young people as a priority_
- _Challenge inappropriate behaviour and de-escalate potential incidents according to company policy _
- _Remain on-site at all times during provision and supervise young people in your care_
- _Act as Deputy Safeguarding Lead and report all incidents and accidents to the Head of School_
- Quality_
- _Attend and contribute to staff meetings_
- _Commitment to complete mandatory CPD each year, attend 5 days staff training days. Contribute to a working SEF_
- _Feedback to parents on Learners progress as appropriate_
- _Support in the completion of termly progress reports. _
- Other_
- _Support young people in their progression_
- _Carry out any other reasonable tasks as requested by the Head of School_
- _Continually look for improvements in your own teaching practice _

**Note: This job description is not exhaustive and may be added to or changed to from time to time**

**following discussion and consultation with the post holder and line manager.**

**Educ8 is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.**
- **Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 **_
- Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for Educ8. This will depend_

PERSON SPECIFICATION

**Qualifications and professional development**

**Essential**

**Desirable**

Good honours degree or equivalent

✔

Qualified teacher status (QTS or QTLS)

✔

Relevant SEND Qualification - National Award for SEN Coordination [or willingness to undertake this qualification]

✔

Evidence of recent professional development

✔

Recent safeguarding training

✔

**Experience**

**Essential**

**Desirable**

Recent leadership experience

✔

Experience and knowledge of working with children who display challenging behaviour

✔

Experience of coordinating educational programmes and interventions for SEND students.

✔

Experience of successfully raising achievement through

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