Job Description

Churchgate Primary School SENDCo Vacancy

We are looking for someone available for an October or January start!

Part time: 2 days a week.

Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to lead and deliver learning and teaching to young people in a disadvantaged community?

We are looking to recruit a passionate and dependable SENDCo to join us.

We are looking for a qualified and experienced Special Educational Needs and Disability Coordinator (SENDCo) with a proven track record of success in improving standards and raising pupil success and have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of our young people.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and motivational skills.

Our ideal SENDCO will have

· Qualified Teacher Status

· SENDCO Qualified

· Experience of successfully working with pupils of Primary age

· Understanding of strategies for meeting the needs of pupils with SEND

· A good, up to date working knowledge of the SEND code of practice and its practical application

· Able to work in partnership with other agencies

· Used to handling some aspects of challenge

· Able to inspire confidence in the children you support and staff you work in partnership with

· Happy to get involved in whole school life

We are looking for a highly committed professional with a real love for the role as a SENCO.

To find out more about the role, please do not hesitate to get in touch on 01279 866059 or email head@churchgate.essex.sch.uk. Visits to our school are warmly welcomed. Please contact the school office for an appointment.

Churchgate Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory references, enhanced DBS clearance and medical clearance.