SEND Practitioner

Job Introduction

Hours: 37 hours a week (term time only)  

Salary: £27,466 - £28,812 (FTE £31,974 - £33,541) depending on experience

Grade: E Grade 

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, skilled and personable individual to join our growing team of dedicated professionals. The departments ethos puts the needs of the students at the heart of all that we do, including working collaboratively with all staff, students and parents.

Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Good’ with Outstanding in three of the four Ofsted categories. We are a coeducational 11-16 Community School with approximately 1250 students. The successful candidate would join the schools SEN faculty which comprises of an extremely talented team, to support individualised and targeted intervention programmes for our students, as well as developing the strategic work of our SEN team to inspire and challenge all students, whilst ensuring an inclusive educational experience is available at all times for our students. 

The successful candidate will: 

• be committed to the learning and development of our students
• support the strategic overview of the academic outcomes of learners with SEND
• supporting the student support team to ensure a holistic approach 
• be responsible for ensuring that children with SEND have access to a rich, broad and balanced curriculum, which is inclusive of their needs
• oversee the organisation of the student support staff (in the Hive), including effective implementation of appropriate support interventions for students
• support the training for all teaching and support staff, to ensure appropriate provision is in place for learners with SEND in both interventions and in the classroom
• Have experience of working with young people in an educational setting, developing and meeting    

             SEND needs

• Be committed to providing the highest standards of provision for students with SEND 
• Have a commitment to own professional development
• Be an aspirational practitioner with high expectations and commitment to raising standards 
• Be able to demonstrate effective communication skills with all stakeholders
• Be highly organised, patient and resilient
• Experience of using data and data analysis to drive up standards
• Clear knowledge and experience in all issues arising relating to the safeguarding of children. 
• Be flexible, positive and proactive

Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?

• Access to a supportive line manager in school to support development and professional working. 
• Access to a strategic working ‘space’ within the SEN faculty to ensure full integration and impact. 
• Inclusion in a comprehensive induction programme. 
• Exceptional support from faculty colleagues and the Senior Leadership Team. 
• “The drive to continually improve the school is relentless. Leaders and governors constantly focus on 

              their vision of ‘making success inevitable.” (Ofsted April ‘22) 

             effective professional development they receive results in continuing improvements to pupils’  

              learning and pastoral care.” (Ofsted ‘22) 

              it here. “(Ofsted ‘22) 

• The quality of education = Good (Ofsted ‘22) 
• Behaviour and attitudes = Outstanding (Ofsted ‘22) 
• Personal development = Outstanding (Ofsted ‘22) 
• Leadership and management = Outstanding (Ofsted ‘22) 
• Support to be innovative and develop your professional skills, with our bespoke and expansive CPD 

             programme. 

• Benefit from our alliance with the Teaching School and to collaborate with colleagues. 
• Opportunities to contribute towards the planning of the school improvement plan. 
• Work within an established team who are highly resourced and have a strong sense of collaboration 

             and support for each other as a team. 

             opportunities to contribute to the programme. 

• Opportunities to contribute to an extensive extra-curricular programme for students. 
• Benefit from a school focussed on staff well-being. 

The main aspect of this role will be to complement the professional work of the SENDCo and HLTA’s / SEN support staff, namely through specialist intervention, developing student passports, analysing and monitoring the progress of students and working strategically with the SENDCo to support and lead colleagues.  You will also support a variety of students across all year groups with differing needs including through interventions and in class support, therefore, the ability to be flexible, pro-active and positive is important.

For full details and an application form, please visit our website: www.brightonhill.hants.sch.uk.  

 Alternatively, email Hilary Laney, HR – hlaney@bhcs.sfet.org.uk

 Please note CVs will not be accepted.  

 Closing date for applications: Monday 10 February (interviews to be held on Wednesday 12 and/or Thursday 13 February)

Safer Recruitment

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.