Job Description

Cressing Primary School has a vacancy for a part-time SENCo to work 3 days per week from January 2020 or as soon as possible after this date.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead on developing exemplary provision for SEND children and interventions across our school.

You will need to be :

* highly professional;

* a good team player;

* resilient;

* an effective communicator with all stakeholders and multi-agencies;

* responsive and adaptable and able to follow through all tasks:

* proactive;

* organised;

* emotionally intelligent;

The successful candidate would be employed as a teacher under the STPCD and will hold specific duties in the role of SENCo. You would need to hold the National Award for SEN Co-ordination, be working towards it or willing to undertake the training.

You will need to line manage LSA teams and lead interventions across the schools, working closely with the Deputy Headteacher. You will be the lead role on the teaching of interventions and will need to be prepared to teach our most vunerable children if the SEND and intervention needs of the schools require this.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact the Headteacher Mr Stewart Caplen, on 01376 583397 for further information or to make an appointmernt.

Information about the School

Attain Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture, or disability. You must be a UK resident, have the right to work in the UK, and be willing to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Vision: Working together towards success for all

Attain Academy Partnership aims to provide an outstanding education for all children in all schools, relevant to the world in which they live. We would like all members of Attain to become:

• Ambitious, capable learners who are resilient and independent • Enterprising, creative contributors who have a real love of learning • Ethical, informed citizens who value differences and inclusively • Healthy, confident individuals who contribute to a mutually supportive environment

We want to create a community of outstanding schools with the highest aspiration and dedication to achieving the best outcomes for all our learners:

• An unshakable belief in the intrinsic value of every individual within our community • Exciting and creative climates for learning within a safe and supportive environment • Sustainable collaboration and sharing of best practice • Personal and professional development for all members of staff • Accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

We believe: • That every pupil deserves a good education that enables them to be the best they can possibly be • That every individual in our community of schools (our pupils, staff, families, carers and friends) is important and has something to contribute • In building an exciting and creative climate for learning within a safe and supportive environment • In working together and sharing best practice • In ensuring the personal and professional development for all members of staff so that they have a rewarding and a fulfilling career within our community of schools • In accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

A copy of our child protection policy and practices, a copy of our policy on employing ex-offenders, the recruitment and selection policy statement which includes data protection information and privacy notice for applicants can be found on www.attain.essex.sch.uk.