Assistant SENDCO
| Posting date: | 08 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £26,169 to £27,963 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Grade 6 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 September 2025 |
| Location: | Springwell Community College, Middlecroft Road, Staveley, S43 3NQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Springwell Community College |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
Grade and Salary: Grade 5 £26,169-£27,963 Actual salary (£30,559-£32,654 FTE)
Working pattern: 37 hours per week, term time only plus INSET days (39 weeks)
Contract term: FTC for one year until 31.08.2026
The School:
Springwell Community College is an 11-16 Secondary School in Staveley, Northeast Derbyshire. Our aim at Springwell is to deliver a great Education to our students. We expect our students to work hard and every day towards these and be kind to each other, themselves and their community.
The role:
Springwell Community College are looking to appoint an Assistant SENCO to provide support to the SENCO and other relevant teams. The Assistant SENCO will work closely with the SENCO to assist with the identification, assessment and provision of SEND students. The Assistant SENCO will be expected to ensure that all work is completed to a high standard, and provide students with guidance, support and challenges.
The person:
The successful candidate will be patient, approachable and reliable with resilience and commitment to their workload and responsibilities. The post holder will aspire to help students in every way they can, whilst upholding confidentiality and keep in practice the Trusts policies.
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
The closing date for applications is: 16:00 on Sunday 12 September 2025
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 25 September 2025
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
Working pattern: 37 hours per week, term time only plus INSET days (39 weeks)
Contract term: FTC for one year until 31.08.2026
The School:
Springwell Community College is an 11-16 Secondary School in Staveley, Northeast Derbyshire. Our aim at Springwell is to deliver a great Education to our students. We expect our students to work hard and every day towards these and be kind to each other, themselves and their community.
The role:
Springwell Community College are looking to appoint an Assistant SENCO to provide support to the SENCO and other relevant teams. The Assistant SENCO will work closely with the SENCO to assist with the identification, assessment and provision of SEND students. The Assistant SENCO will be expected to ensure that all work is completed to a high standard, and provide students with guidance, support and challenges.
The person:
The successful candidate will be patient, approachable and reliable with resilience and commitment to their workload and responsibilities. The post holder will aspire to help students in every way they can, whilst upholding confidentiality and keep in practice the Trusts policies.
Why join us?
There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.
We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.
We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.
We offer:
• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.
• We do not operate appraisal or appraisal related pay progression. All employees participate in our Professional Learning Scheme which supports colleagues to develop their expertise and benefit from valuable professional learning.
• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership and extensive high street retail discounts.
• Entry to a career average pension scheme.
• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.
• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals.
• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.
• We take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. We have a range of support mechanisms and benefits available to employees and the Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter.
The closing date for applications is: 16:00 on Sunday 12 September 2025
Interviews will be held on: Thursday 25 September 2025
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.
In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.
We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
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