SENDCo

Overview

TEMPORARY VACANCY (12 months) from January 2025

Contract Type: Temporary for 12 months (Maternity cover)

Hours: Part-time (0.6 hours per week)

Pay Scale: Teacher’s Pay Scale + TLR2C (Pro Rata)

Vacancy Details

St James (Daisy Hill) CE Primary School is a large, vibrant, happy and successful school providing excellence within a caring Christian community of faith, hope, and love. Bolton Council take pride in the high standards of educational provision and Bolton Council's children’s achievements. This success is due to the skills, expertise, and hard work of a highly committed team of teaching and support staff.

The Governors of the school wish to appoint a temporary part-time SENDCo to start in the Spring term to cover the maternity leave of Bolton Council's permanent SENDCo. Bolton Council's SEND provision is a current strength of Bolton Council's school, and Bolton Council's new SENDCo will work alongside senior leaders and staff to continue to develop this crucial aspect of Bolton Council's provision.

The SENDCo Bolton Council would like to join Bolton Council will be:

• A qualified teacher with expert SEN knowledge and experience.
• Able to strategically manage the SEN provisions within Bolton Council's school.
• Ambitious and committed to their own professional development.
• A forward-thinker, able to work independently and as part of a team.
• Committed to inclusion, with high expectations for all students.
• Able to communicate effectively with staff, students, parents, carers, and external agencies.

Key responsibilities include:

• Shaping the school’s overarching SEND strategy working alongside other senior leaders to do so.
• Being an active member of the school’s Senior Leadership team.
• Having day-to-day responsibility for the coordination and record keeping of SEND provision to support individual pupils.
• Advising class teachers on strategies to support pupils, who may or may not have diagnosed SEND.
• Delivering or arranging for external CPD to all staff relating to SEND provision / developments.
• Liaising with parents/carers in line with the SEND Code of Practice 2015.

Bolton Council think you will love working with Bolton Council and here are some of the reasons why:

• Bolton Council is a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.
• Bolton Council's staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.
• Bolton Council's children are engaged and eager to learn.
• Bolton Council have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.
• Bolton Council is committed to supporting your ongoing Professional development.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share its commitment.

Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service.

Start Date for Post: January 2025