ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, SEND

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, SEND

Job Type: Administrative Officer, SEND (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities)

Salary: £17,117, within the range £17,117 - £18,304 (NCJ points 7 - 11) (full time equivalent £24,294 - £25, 979)

Contract: Part time, 30 hours per week, term time only, 8.15 - 3.15 Monday to Friday

Start date: September 2024

Apply by: Friday 17 May 2024 (3.00 pm)

Are you a reliable, articulate and well-motivated administrator who wants to work in a vibrant school? We are looking for an organised professional to join our SEND team, supporting the Director of SEND and the Assistant SENCO. Duties will include providing high quality administrative support, including the coordination of meetings, taking minutes, producing reports and maintaining accurate student SEND records and Educational Healthcare Plans (EHCP), as well as contributing to the smooth running of the team.

To join our team, we are looking for:

• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work on your own or as part of a team
• The ability to work at a high level and be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office and Google systems
• A high level of integrity and the ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• A flexible approach and enjoys working with children and young people.

Previous experience of working in a school would be an advantage but is not essential.

Who are we?

Weatherhead High School is a large 11 to 18 oversubscribed girls’ comprehensive school with approximately 1540 students on roll. There is an excellent mixed Sixth Form with nearly 300 students. We have a PAN of 254 for each year group from Year 7 to 11 and the school of choice for girls in Wallasey and the surrounding area.

The facilities are amongst the best in the country – we have an excellent building, which really enhances teaching & learning as well as our extra-curricular provision. Students and teachers benefit from well-presented classrooms, excellent creative arts and sports facilities and up-to-date ICT provision. The school is located close to the M53 and the Wallasey Tunnel, and is easily accessible from Liverpool and Cheshire by car or public transport.

Students are both engaged and engaging; they enjoy learning and are warm and enthusiastic about the opportunities offered to them. Staff work hard and are well rewarded. There is a great team spirit amongst the staff and a strong emphasis is placed on professional growth and development.

We were judged to be an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider in our recent inspection in November 2022. During the inspection, inspectors commented that ‘Weatherhead High School is a happy and friendly learning community. Pupils, students in the Sixth Form and staff are proud to belong to this school. Relationships between staff and pupils are strong.’

How to apply?

For further information about the school and this opportunity, please visit our website by clicking apply or telephone / email the school (for the attention of Mrs Finn, HR Manager).
Tel: 0151 631 4000
Email: schooloffice@weatherheadhigh.co.uk

Please complete the application form, including the names and addresses of two referees, and submit it with a letter of application to the Headteacher (addressing the criteria set out in the person specification and of no more than two sides in length). The application form and letter must be submitted via post or email. Please note we are only able to accept application forms downloaded from the school website.

Apply by: Friday 17 May 2024 (3.00 pm)

Weatherhead High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Weatherhead High School is an Equal Opportunities Employer and positively welcomes applications from all people regardless of their sex, creed, marital status, race, age, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

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