Senior SEND Support Assistant (Physical Disability)
SEND at St Bede’s
The SEND department is led by the SENDCo. The SENDCo oversees the SEND support team, including the Assistant SENDCo, Senior SEND Support Assistants (Senior SSAs), SEND Support Assistants (SSAs) and the administrative assistant. The Assistant SENDCo supports the SENDCo in the strategic and operational management of the department and has oversight of specific Senior SSAs and their areas of responsibility.
Please note, applications will be reviews upon receipt and as such, this vacancy may close before the deadline advertised. Early applications are encouraged.
Our Senior SSAs are responsible for overseeing interventions for different groups of students. They each have responsibility for the following areas: Autism Spectrum Condition; Cognition and Learning; Physical Disability; Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH); and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).They lead on planning, monitoring and evaluating targeted support for students within these categories. SSAs provide in-class support as well as 1:1 support to our SEND students, working closely with teaching staff to ensure inclusive practice and effective provision.
Alongside the SENDCo, an EAA specialist assessor has been appointed to oversee all EAA assessments and their ongoing coordination. ensuring compliance with regulations and meeting students’ needs.
St Bede’s school has a strong track record of ensuring the academic and pastoral development of all individuals. Our work with students with special educational needs has gone from strength to strength in recent years.
We believe that it is everyone’s responsibility to identify, plan and make provisions to meet the needs of students with special educational needs. The SEND support team strives to support all staff in this work, by providing guidance, working to support identified students in the main curriculum, assessing students and by making specialist plans.
St Bede’s supports the professional development of its staff and takes staff wellbeing very seriously. Full time SEND support staff are employed to work 36 hours per week for the 39 term-time weeks of the academic year (including INSET days.) Normal working hours are Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 16:10 or 08:00 - 15:40 with a half hour unpaid lunch break.Annual salary reflects the contractual hours and weeks per year and is calculated using a Surrey Pay formula which includes payment in respect of statutory annual leave allowances. Salary is paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.
There is no entitlement to take leave during term time. All holidays must be taken during school breaks.
Why work for us?- St Bede's is a good place to work. Staff are friendly and supportive of one another: relationships between staff and pupils were recognised by Ofsted as 'exceptionally strong'.
- ECTs benefit from a well developed and comprehensive induction period programme. More experienced teachers are given the opportunity to participate in training which will help them to develop skills needed for middle and senior management roles.
- There are good on-site catering facilities. Staff are able to use the fitness facilities free of charge and to participate in sports activities.
- Music is a big part of school life and staff are welcome to join our senior choir and instrumental groups.
- We have a social event at the end of each term as well as occasional staff trips to the theatre.
- The school is situated in Redhill, a commuter belt town in the Surrey Fringe area. We are close to the M25 and there are good transport links to London and the South Coast from Redhill station which is about 15 minutes walk from the school. We also benefit from being within walking distance of beautiful countryside . Many staff live locally, others commute from Guildford, South London, Kent and East & West Sussex.