SENCO

SENDCo, Snowdon Village

Contract: Full Time and Permanent (Part-time considered for the right candidate 0.8)

Start: 1st September 2024

Snowdon Village is a muti-site alternative provision in Bristol. We support children from the ages of 4 - 16 who are finding it difficult to cope in mainstream education. We are proud to be the first Trauma Informed School in Bristol.

Our core values are:

Positivity

Equity

Resilience

Love

We value learning outside the classroom, and we are looking for innovative and inspiring staff to join our team.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a SENCO to join our supportive and talented team at Snowdon Village. To be successful in the post, we are looking for a professional who can take on the role of SENCO to provide oversight and tracking of all SEND students including SEMH across the Academy to monitor impact and to direct the quality of provision, ensuring that students are supported as individuals. You will work closely with wider SEND team, the Inclusion team, and the Senior Leadership Team, to ensure that all vulnerable students are supported to achieve, receive the appropriate statutory provision and are supported to be successful. At Snowdon Village the SEND and Safeguarding team work very closely with each other. We view the contextual safeguarding needs of the children as equally important as the learning needs and the two things often go hand in hand. Due to this the SENDCo will also act as the DDSL for Snowdon Village (training will be given for this if the SENDCo doesn’t have previous experience of this) supporting a large and well-established safeguarding team across Snowdon Village.

This role will be based across Primary and Secondary (KS1-4) with a small teaching allocation. The post will also include SEN administration for all pupils and the successful candidate will represent Snowdon Village at key local authority panels.

As part of the Cabot Learning Federation, there are significant opportunities to connect and collaborate with our partner Academies as well as outstanding leadership development opportunities.

Key Dates:

Closing date: 9th May 2024

Short-listing: 10th May 2024

Interview date(s): Tuesday 14th or Tuesday 21st May TBC

About the Cabot Learning Federation: 

The Cabot Learning Federation is a diverse Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) in the South West. We are proud to serve 18,000+ pupils who all attend ten secondary academies, seventeen primary academies, an all through provision, a studio school, a discrete Post 16 provision, two alternative provision schools and three SEMH special schools.  

CLF is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The trust is proud to serve a diverse student population and their communities. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.  

We are proud to be part of diverse communities in the region and celebrate the richness of cultures, faiths and backgrounds of our students. We aim to develop a curriculum that is responsive to our pupil’s needs and reflects their diverse interests and backgrounds.  

How to Apply: 

Please download the Candidate Information Pack below, which includes wider details on the role and the job description and person specification. 

Please submit your application form via the CLF recruitment portal by clicking ‘Apply’ on this page and then logging into your account/registering for an account. CV’s will not be accepted and any submitted will not be considered alongside your application. 

 Please note updates regarding an application, which could include an invite to interview, will be sent to the email address used when registering an account. Copies of all correspondence will also appear under the ‘messages’ section, in the event that emails are being directed to a ‘junk’ or ‘trash’ folder please make regular checks on the status of an application. 

 We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.               

Safeguarding and pre-employment checks: 

  The Cabot Learning Federation are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role has significant responsibility for ensuring safeguarding practice within the academy. This role involves working with children on a daily basis and is therefore in regulated activity. 

  The successful applicant will, in accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to a comprehensive pre-employment checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK and a child disqualification check. The checks will also include an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list.