Early Years Area SENCO Assistant
| Posting date: | 06 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,344 to £31,719 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 March 2025 |
| Location: | Thurrock, Essex, RM17 6SL |
| Company: | Thurrock Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2347_1741256588 |
Summary
Salary: £28,344 - £31, 719 per annum (pro rata)
Grade C
Permanent Contract
22.2 Hours per Week (3 days)
The School Effectiveness Team support over two hundred Early Years providers in Thurrock to deliver funded early education to children up to 5 years old. As a Pre-school Area SENCO Assistant, you will work under the direction of the Pre-School Area SENCO to provide support and advice to PVI settings and childminders regarding the inclusion of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
This role requires:
- An excellent working knowledge and understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage Framework, SEND Code of Practice and the Equality Act.
- Experience of working with pre-school children with a variety of different needs.
- Experience of assessing, planning, implementing and reviewing targets for children with SEND.
- Knowledge of SEND processes and pathways.
- Experience of working in partnership with parents and carers, dealing with sensitive issues in a supportive way.
- Involvement in delivering training and supporting Early Years Practitioners in relation to SEND.
- Having the ability to support improvement in early years provisions, using a range of methods/tools to improve practice.
- Demonstrating good ICT skills, including Microsoft office and other computer applications.
- Having excellent communication skills, verbal & written, including the ability to use different methods according to service users' and professionals' differing needs.
- An enhanced level Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The ideal applicant would:
- Be educated to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent
- Be able to evidence the ability to forge strong working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders
- Have the ability to be mobile across the borough
Advert Closing Date
- Redeployment Only: 6th March 2025
- Internal & External: 30th March 2025
Shortlisting: 1st April 2025
Interview Date: 8th April 2025
Please contact Kelly Long, Pre-School Area SENCO if you would like an informal discussion about this role - or Alison Picknell, School Effectiveness & Early Years Manager.
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