Overview
Our closely triangulated approach places the child at the centre of decision making, ensuring that education and therapy professionals, parents/carers, local authority teams and, most importantly, our students can work together to secure outstanding outcomes for all.
Role
The SENCO role sits squarely in our regional School Leadership Team (SLT). We are looking for a practitioner who shares our vision and can embody our ethos in every decision and conversation they have, be it with students, parents or professionals. Supported by a regional Executive Head Teacher, headteachers, administration, compliance teams, a specialist Head of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum, and a broader network of SENCOs across the country, you will focus on what matters most and lead the support of effective teaching and learning across all sites.
Responsibilities
- Observe children in class and at leisure to provide feedback, support and advice to staff.
- Manage annual reviews of Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) and coordinate assessments and applications across local authority teams.
- Lead the provision of inclusive, child‑centred education for students with a range of Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) and SEND needs, including Autism, ADHD and communication difficulties.
- Provide crisis‑management and support for challenging behaviours, working with children with SEMH difficulties.
- Collaborate closely with parents, families and professional teams to engage hard‑to‑reach or disengaged families.
- Progress professionally within a growing national organisation.
Qualifications
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
- Hold an appropriate SENCO qualification such as PGCiPP, NASENCo or similar, or have experience in a SENCO role and be willing to undertake qualification within two years of taking up the post.
- A proven record of good or outstanding teaching practice.
- Excellent, efficient and emotionally intelligent communication skills.
- Sound working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice.
- Desire to work inclusively within an emotionally literate environment and support children who have experienced adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
- A strong ambition to progress professionally within an expanding, child‑centred national organisation.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Extensive training and professional qualification opportunities.
- Small class sizes with specialist teaching assistant support.
- Opportunity to be part of a growing national organisation that recognises skill, effort and potential and develops its own leadership teams.
- Enhanced occupational sickness scheme.
- Flexible pension.
- Regular therapeutic and supportive supervision.
- Employee benefit service providing access to wellbeing services, salary sacrifice schemes, high street vouchers and discounts on food and takeaway.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding Compass Community Schools are highly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to hold or be willing to obtain an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced Check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Service and to undergo due diligence checks on social media use. All staff must be aware of and work in accordance with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy at all times.
Equal Opportunity
Compass is an equal‑opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We aim to have the most talented employees with diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences to support our children and young people.
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