Service SEND Support Officer
Location: Woodbridge Park Education Service, 24 Wood Lane, Isleworth TW7 5ED
Salary: £31,223 – £33,024 gross pa
Closing Date: 17/01/2025
Service SEND Support Officer
36 hours per week term time only – Two year contract in first instance
Salary Scale S01 – Points 21 – 25 (£31,223 – £33,024 gross pa)
Starting Salary will be Scale S01 Point 21 £31,223 gross pa)
Woodbridge Park is on a journey to outstanding and we need outstanding people to join us. We are a multi-site Alternative Provision for children and young people with complex needs and we provide a vital service to the families and schools of Hounslow. We are proud of our service and we need inspirational, patient trailblazers who believe that every child matters and who will never give up on our amazing pupils.
As our service provision continues to expand to meet emerging needs, we are now looking to grow our SEND team to add value across our various centres. We need kind-hearted, compassionate people who want to commit to changing lives for the better.
We can offer a varied professional experience, thanks to our many diverse sites – no two days are the same. We can also offer outstanding professional development with a dedicated training programme and planned investment in staff development. We place a high regard and focus on staff wellbeing having recently been awarded the NEU Workload Charter Status and we offer all staff six early finish days per school year to support their wellbeing.
We are looking for a SEND Support Officer to work across our centres based in the Borough of Hounslow, with a range of skills, in particular to lead on, manage and have oversight of all administrative functions of SEND aspects on behalf of the SENCO.
The post is 5 days per week, term time only and 36 hours per week. Previous experience is essential of working with students in a supporting role. Candidates will have strong behaviour management skills and ASD experience and current certificates or a willingness to train in Team Teach and First Aid.
Candidates will be able to inspire and motivate our students to get the very best meaningful outcomes and show a commitment to raising the achievement levels and self-esteem of disaffected young people
OFSTED November 2023 judged WPES as a GOOD school.
HOW TO APPLY:
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Please download the attached Application Form. Completed Application Forms should be emailed to: office@woodbridgepark.hounslow.sch.uk by the closing date.
Closing Date Friday, 17th January 2025 at 3.00 pm
Woodbridge Park Education Service is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and wellbeing of all children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.