SENCO Administrator

Full Job Description

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job title:          SENCO administrator

Location:         Wetheringsett Manor, Suffolk

Salary:             Up to £22,000 per annum

Hours:             37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 08:15 to 15:45

Contract:         Permanent, Term Time only

Start Date:       December 2024

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth in service, we are looking for SENCO Administrator to join our team at Wetheringsett Manor School, located in Suffolk.

About the role

The SENCO Administrator will help ensure that Special Education Needs provision is effective and efficiently managed and that all legal and statutory requirements are met for students needing SEN.

The SENCO Administrator will take on a support role for administration for the school SENCO’s. This would involve collating data and information from a variety of systems to help inform EHCP reviews and other meetings.

The aim of the role is to support the SENCO and promote each pupil’s individual learning by working with the Head of Education to ensure that EHCP outcomes are fulfilled whilst also ensuring a positive, caring environment is maintained.

To work alongside the SENCO to implement strategies, processes and approaches that are in fitting with the schools’ approach in an administration capacity. 

Expectations

In fulfilling your role, you will be expected to: 

• Ensure that all policies, procedures and practices reflect the school’s commitment to the importance and value of the individual.  
• Ensuring policies and practices promote the ethos of the school and ensure that they successfully reflect good practice and expectations of Wetheringsett Manor School, Ofsted and legal guidance. 
• Ensure that all pupils and young people are treated with dignity and respect, in an environment, which reflects the importance of, and their right to be treated as valuable worthwhile individuals. 
• To ensure the SENCO’s have admin support to help them in the effective operational running of the school in terms of interventions and scheduling. 
• Take every step necessary to ensure that our pupils and young people are protected from neglect, abuse and exploitation. 
• To support the SENCO in preparing paperwork for meetings and reviews. Implementing the upload of data on to the package ‘Evidence for Learning’ which details aspects of SEN as outlined in EHCP’s. 
•  As SENCO admin, you will maintain strict confidentiality in all areas of your work. 

About the School

Wetheringsett Manor School is a new independent day SEMH School for up to 42 pupils aged 11-18. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

Wetheringsett Manor School has gone through significant refurbishment and is based in Suffolk, East Anglia and opened to pupils in November 2020. The Manor House is located in 17 acres of parkland with wooded boundaries and sits on the edge of the village of Wetheringsett. The accommodation also provides several other buildings including a converted stable block, a cottage and two industrial units.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them both academically and socially to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

We welcome staff who share our commitment to help pupils experience better days and better lives. Through ongoing development and training, we ensure our staff are well prepared for their jobs and given every opportunity to extend their skills.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 

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