Position: SEN Adviser

Responsible to: SENCO and Principal

Responsible for: SEND provision

Grade: E £34,740 - £38,419 (Actual Salary £31,273)

Contract: Full Time, Permanent – TTO + Inset Days & 10 additional days

Job Summary

We are seeking a dedicated SEN Adviser to join our team. Under the direction of the SENCO and Principal, you will oversee SEND, vulnerable, and EAL provision. You will ensure high-quality support for SEND students and act as the main communication point for parents, students, and staff.

Key Responsibilities:

Relationships: Develop effective working relationships with staff, students, and parents. Support students in accessing the curriculum and achieving their learning goals.

People Management: Manage intervention and teaching partners, lead CPD for staff, and oversee the operational reading and literacy strategy.

Resource Management: Oversee transitions, exam access arrangements and the operational running of exams and maintain the SEND register. Ensure efficient use of resources and funding.

Decision Making: Implement the SEND Code of Practice, track student progress, and manage behaviour and safeguarding concerns.

Work Demands: Adapt to changing demands, conduct home visits, and promote good pupil behaviour.

Physical Demands: Assist with manual handling and personal care as needed.

Working Conditions: Handle challenging situations and maintain resilience in an emotive environment.

About Snowdon Village

Snowdon Village is one of the Alternative Learning Provisions within the Cabot Learning federation. We have 5 sites, The Nest, Engage, Bristol Futures Academy, City School Head Quarters and City School Kingswood.

Our core values are:

· Positivity

· Equity

· Resilience

· LOVE

Snowdon Village is the only school in Bristol to have achieved Trauma Informed and Mental Health Aware school status. We pride ourselves on working in a trauma informed way and take a ‘child centred approach’ to education. At Snowdon Village we are big advocates of ‘Learning Outside the Classroom’ and recognise that some children need a creative and innovative curriculum to help re-engage them back into school life.

At Snowdon Village we offer a broad and balanced curriculum to students aged 4-16 who have not been successful in mainstream schools. Building on the strengths of our students, we tailor the curriculum and use our five sites (The Nest, Engage, BFA, HQ and City School) to deliver academic and vocational qualifications. Much of the learning we do with our children who have complex needs takes place outside of the classroom – we use the City as our classroom (hence the name of one of our sites, City School) - this runs alongside our more conventional curriculum which includes subjects such as English, Maths, Science and PSHE. Students are able to access the range of resource available in our vibrant and diverse City to enhance and develop their knowledge, skills and understanding, equipping them for the next steps in their lives.

The role of the SEND advisor will be to work across our sites as/when needed but we anticipate the successful applicant to this post will be based predominantly at Bristol Futures Academy (Barton Hill).

Due to the nature of the role, it is highly desirable that the post holder can drive and has their own car, but we are willing to accept applications from non-drivers who have extensive experience of working with vulnerable children.

A good understanding of how to conduct formal examinations and access arrangements is also desirable but not essential as training will be given to the successful candidate.

Your opportunity:

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. We provide excellent training and development opportunities within the Federation, including a full induction programme for early career and experienced teachers. Training is both local and/or delivered through our excellent stand-alone training facility at the CLF Institute. For teachers, the CLF Institute aims to provide a continuum of development through each career stage from initial teacher training (ITT), for Early Career Teachers (ECT), recently qualified teachers in their early career development, to successive stages of leadership through to Headship and beyond. 

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, thirteen 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 job description and person specification at the bottom of this page.

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.