Bolton St Catherine’s
Academy
SENDCO
(including
secondment to SLT initially for one year)
Required
from September 2021
Leadership
Pay Scale L6 – L10 (£47,735 - £52,723)
Permanent,
full time position.
Are you passionate about helping
every child succeed and improve their life chances?
Are you prepared to work
collaboratively for the benefit of young people?
Will you offer children the
opportunity to experience “life in all
its fullness” by doing what it takes, no matter what their starting point
or challenges?
If so, Bolton St
Catherine’s Academy would love to hear from you!
We have a permanent vacancy for a SENDCO to lead our
large SEND provision from September 2021 which includes a 16
place ASD provision.
This is an exciting time to be joining us as we continue our journey of
rapid and sustained improvement and development. In 2018 we joined the then
recently formed Bishop Fraser Trust, a C of E multi academy trust, providing a
great opportunity to work closely with the two outstanding schools in the MAT -
St James’s C of E High School and Canon Slade School, sharing good practice and
building on the significant progress that has been taking place over the past
three years at BSCA.
BSCA is a caring environment intent on delivering our
school values and school vision for all our students.
We are looking for a leader who is passionate
about designing and quality assuring provision for young people who face
additional challenges. The successful candidate will be caring,
strategic, a good communicator and will be utterly committed to the students
within their care and ensuring their success.
With the support of a large
experienced SEND Team, an Assistant SENDCO and speech and language therapist,
primary SENDCo and a strong Senior Leadership Team you will be shaping
provision for our young people with SEND including a funded ASD provision, to
ensure they are happy, safe and fulfilling their full potential from ages 3-16.
We are looking for an existing,
qualified SENDCO who is ready for the challenge of leading a large SEND
Department at a fully inclusive all- though school with an opportunity to shape
whole school provision as a member of SLT.
The successful
candidate will be:
· a well-qualified,
highly motivated and enthusiastic SENDCO.
· someone
who has excellent understanding of current research, legislation related to
SEND and best practice in SEND provision;
·
someone
who has an excellent track record in their own work and in leading and
inspiring others and leading change.
·
someone
who is pupil centred and motivates pupils to strive for excellence;
·
a
leader with a strong ethos and vision who demonstrates emotional
intelligence, is solution focused and has the desire to
continue the development of our strong team of staff;
· someone
who is committed to their own professional development;
·
someone who can quickly build
rapport and effective professional relationships with both our young people and
colleagues.
In return we can
offer:
·
the opportunity to work with
our motivated, ambitious and caring students;
·
a school culture that
understands the importance of staff wellbeing and workload management;
·
a supportive and encouraging
staff team;
·
an environment that is fast
paced, exciting and innovative, where improvement is encouraged and change is
actioned;
·
a rigorous and motivational
weekly programme of continuous professional development and a pathway to middle
and senior leadership opportunities across the schools in the MAT;
·
fantastic facilities;
·
a long weekend at the end of
each November in honour of Saint Catherine’s day (25th November);
·
a laptop to use whilst in
employment;
·
a paid premium to a Healthcare
Cash Plan to claim back contributions towards dental, optical and other medical
costs;
·
24/7 access to an Employee
Assistance Programme;
·
access to a Cycle to Work
Scheme.
The
schools of The Bishop Fraser Trust aim to offer:
·
a high
quality, inclusive and distinctive education;
·
a caring
and nurturing environment based on our Christian values, recognising the
uniqueness of each child.
We
are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young
people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to child protection
screening including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring
Service and also past employment checks. References will be sought prior to
interview. We are an equal opportunities
employer.
To
apply please complete the online Tes application form, ensuring in your
application statement that you show how you meet items on the person
specification and explaining why you are applying for this post. This must be
no more than two sides of A4 size 12 font.
For further information you should
contact Rachael Lucas, Head Teacher, via the Head’s PA Samantha Cass on scass@boltonstcatherinesacademy.org.uk. The Head
Teacher is happy to speak to candidates in advance of the closing date.
Closing
date: 9am Monday 24th May 2021
Interviews
to be held on: Thursday 27th or Friday 28th May 2021
SENDCO Applicant Pack.docx
SENDCO Job Description.docx
MAT Teaching Staff Application Form 2021.doc
Recruitment_Privacy_Notice_BFT_Feb_19.pdf