Connex - Birmingham
Length: Long Term Full Time – Immediate start available
**About the role**
- Are you passion about supporting children with special educational needs and development?
- Do you have previous experience supporting young people / adults with special educational needs or disabilities within their education or support in their day to day lives?
- Can you help to identify a student’s needs, and then put in place or refer for support to help them learn?
Connex Education are searching for a dedicated SENCo (Special Needs Coordinator) to join a well-established school in Solihull. The school has been described as safe, exciting, and supportive place to learn and grow. The supportive and friendly community inspires all students their to achieve their dreams.
The ideal SENCo will be able to do the following duties.
- Ensuring that school policies and procedures are in line with the latest governmental SEN policies and regulations and implements the protocols for effective TA.
- Making sure that school Teachers have the knowledge and skills to carry out SEN policies and to teach children with special learning requirements to a high standard.
- Ensuring that the school is equipped with adequate equipment and facilities for special educational needs, including wheelchair accessibility and audio-visual learning aids.
- Preparing and leading SEN training for Teachers and Teaching Assistants
- Assessing the specific educational needs of children with learning disabilities and providing recommendations for their support
- Producing regular reports and updates on the educational progress of children to Senior Teachers and parents
- Providing one-on-one teaching support to children with learning difficulties in the classroom
- Providing referrals for children to receive support outside of school hours, from Therapists, Medical Specialists or Tutors
- Managing 1:1’s and plan provision and provide training.
- Monitor the SEND Provision and review the impact and monitor EAL pupils.
**Role Requirements** QTS and SENCO qualification
An experienced SENCO/Senior Leader looking to move into inclusion.
- Have experience working with SEND students within a large and diverse inner-city school.
- Experience identifying, monitoring, and providing effective support for students with SEND.
- Experience of raising attainment and progress for students with SEND
- Implementing research informed strategies to support SEND students.
- Experienced in EHCP/SSP, annual reviews, referrals, applications, conversions.
- Experience with liaising with outside agencies.
- Experience within budgeting.
- Safeguarding training and inductions implanting
- Monitoring Myconcern and leading management of cases
- Leading vulnerable children’s and the pastoral teams
- Reviewing LACS
- Liaising with external agencies
**Benefits of working with Connex**
- Competitive daily rate
- PAYE Paid weekly.
- Funded formal qualification, from Level 2 SEND, Level 3 Teaching and Learning, Level 4 HTLA, Level 5 TEFL
- Career progression via our Care to classroom setting conversion course.
**Are you interested?**
If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply or send your CV to geeta.gill@connex-education.com or call Geeta 0121-456-4040 for more information
