Assistant Senco

**Post: Assistant SENCO**:
Location: Ormiston Endeavour Academy

**Salary**: Grade 7 Points 26-30

£31,346.00 - 33,782.00 Pro rata

Status: Permanent

Contract Academy

Hours: 37 hours a week, 40 weeks a year, flexible to meet the needs of the business

Responsible to: SENCO

**Responsible for**:
To assist in managing the provision for pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs (SEN); including promoting high quality teaching, effective use of resources, and high standards of learning and achievement for all pupils.

**Main duties and responsibilities**:**
Leadership and management**:

- Assist in ensuring the academy meets their strategic and operational aims
- Attend meetings, as directed by the principal
- To line manage and appraise the SEN support

**SEN**:

To liaise with relevant outside agencies to ensure that the SEND needs of individual pupils are met effectively;
- Ensure that accurate and detailed records are kept of meetings and discussions with parents and outside agencies;
- Ensure that the SEN Register is kept accurate and up to date and that staff are kept informed of pupil special educational needs;
- Oversee EAL Provision at the academy
- Support the monitoring of the effectiveness of individual education plans;
- Support the SENCO in the curriculum development work of the SEN team;
- Support the SENCO in the devising, implementation and updating of the SEN policies and procedures which reflect the academy’s commitment to high achievement and effective teaching and learning;
- Provide guidance to staff on the choice of appropriate teaching and learning methods to meet the needs of different pupils;
- Working with the SENCO to support the day-to-day management of the SEN team and areas to create a safe, effective and stimulating environment for the teaching and learning;
- To work with the SENCO to manage the resources allocated to pupils with SEND;
- To work with the SENCO to promote an inclusive
- To plan and deliver bespoke student provision.

**General responsibilities**:

- Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, health, safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person
- Undertake any other duties commensurate with this role
- Be aware of, and support, differences and ensure equal opportunities for all
- Work with the principal to promote the school within the local community using press and social media
- To adhere at all times to the Trust’s policies and procedures
- Maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties
- Ensure that work is completed in compliance with relevant legislation and procedures relating to this role
- Ensure GDPR principles are embedded in normal working practices
- Post holders may be required to work flexibly in order to meet the business All staff are required to partake in performance management and training activities
- Be aware of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and to report any concerns in accordance with the school’s safeguarding policy.
- The above list is not exclusive or exhaustive, and the school may require the post holder to undertake duties commensurate with the level of the role. As part of your wider duties and responsibilities, you are required to promote and actively support the Academy’s responsibilities towards
- The Trust expect that employees deal with people politely and tactfully, communicating with colleagues both formally and informally, modelling the Academy’s Code of Conduct and the equality policy

**DBS**:

- An enhanced disclosure and barring check will be a requirement of the post