• SENDCo (special educational needs and disabilities coordinator)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Governors at Broomhall Nursery School are seeking to appoint an experienced early years teacher to be our SENDCo due to the retirement of the current post holder.
We believe in creating an inclusive and welcoming community for all our children and families, where every child is encouraged to reach their full potential. This means we work in close partnership with families and build strong attachments with our children.We value their well-being and involvement in their learning and encourage their creativity across the curriculum, both indoors and outdoors. We place a high emphasis on communication, language and thinking skills and we believe in feeding children’s curiosity.
We work hard to build friendships, foster independence and self-confidence and promote life-long learning skills.
Broomhall is a small and friendly setting that serves a diverse and vibrant community, catering for three and four year old children. We have close links with Broomhall Under 3s, housed in the same building and Grace Owen Nursery School as well as colleagues form a wide range of services.
We are looking for a teacher who is:
- passionate about early years
- a creative and inspirational teacher and colleague
- a team player
- an organised and efficient worker
- a friendly and approachable person, with effective communication skills
- able to respond swiftly and sensitively to a range of needs and behaviours
- able to lead and co-ordinate our work with children with SEND including
o building close professional relationships with children and families from their initial contact and transition into nursery, all the way to their move into statutory education, ensuring they feel included, thrive and progress
o early identification of potential needs and being able to organise a swift and reflective daily support package for each child with the staff team
o working directly with individuals and small groups of children regularly
o modelling, training and supporting staff in their day to day work
o introducing new initiatives to the team through keeping up to date with local and national updates and opportunities
o quickly getting to know/ maintain links with a wide range of services
Essential Qualifications- Qualified teacher status
- Degree
- National Award for SEN Co-ordination or other relevant SEND qualification
- Successful teaching experience in early years, including successful support of children with a range of SEND and those eligible for pupil premium funding.
- Leading workshops and meetings for families and staff.
- Experience of monitoring and supporting a small team to meet the needs of pupils with SEND
- Experience of writing different types of support plans
- Experience of working with a wide range of stakeholders and building effective working relationships.
What the school offers its staff
We offer you- A unique and stimulating nursery school environment.
- A range of high quality professional development.
- A supportive and dedicated staff team, with a strong focus on staff well being
- A chance to work with another nursery school and the potential of working with linked settings.
- The opportunity to make a real difference for our children and families.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.