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Job Title:  SENCo Assistant

Location:  The Holden School, Leigh WN7 4SB

Salary:      £24,500.00 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours:      37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Tuesday 8.30am - 4.30pm, Monday & Wednesday to Friday 8.30am – 4.00pm

Contract:  Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a SENCo Assistant to join our close-knit team at The Holden School.

About the Role

The SENCo Assistant will ensure that, in collaboration with the Special Education Needs provision, they assist across all aspects of the SENCo role.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain good working relationships with;
  • Parents, relevant family members and carers.
  • Key stake holders within Local Authorities (SEND, CSC etc) and across other agencies and professional organisations.
  • All staff across the school setting.
• Collate and share key documents in preparation for the Annual Review ie Education, Health, Educational Psychology, Therapy and any other reports, with meeting delegates as per SEND Code of Practice within statutory time frames.
• Record and share EHCP Annual Review summary reports with delegates as per the SEND CoP statutory time frames.
• Manage and securely store all information relating to the EHCP process as per GDPR within the UGS site both electronically and paper.

Who we are looking for

The ideal candidate for Assistant SENCo will possess the following qualifications/attributes

• Special Education experience
• GCSE English and Maths
• Willingness to learn and attend personal development sessions

About Us

The Holden School is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 5 to 16, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life. We are a Therapeutic Led, Trauma Informed School providing individualised curriculums for our students supported by our Class Teams, our Pastoral Team and our own Therapists.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. 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.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

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
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils 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 safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.