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Deputy SENCO

Employer
Birmingham City Council
Location
City of Birmingham School 14 Court Road Springfield Birmingham B11 4LX
Salary
MPR1 to UPR3 + TLR2 + SEN (£30,000 to £46,525 + £7,847 + £2,539)
Closing date
7 Oct 2024
Reference
JOB002232
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Job Details

Start date: 1 January 2025

City of Birmingham School
14 Court Road
Springfield
Birmingham
B11 4LX
Telephone number: 07761446571

Contact email: COBS@hays.com

Contract type: Permanent  

City of Birmingham School is seeking an ambitious, inspirational, and enthusiastic professional to join our SENCO team in the newly created post of Deputy SENCO. The team, when complete, will consist of a Strategic SENCO and 2 Deputy SENCOs, leading the SEND provision across all our sites.

This position is a key appointment to the school, and as the SENCO team develops, we envisage significant changes in how we meet the needs of our pupils. Being a key part of leading these changes will be an exciting opportunity. The successful candidate will need to hold or be willing to complete a SENCO qualification.

This is an exciting time to join our journey of improvement and play a key part in transforming the lives of our young people. Despite their vastly different educational experiences, we passionately believe that our pupils have the potential to access and achieve the same standard of national qualifications as their peers in mainstream schools.

Situated in centres across the city, our specialised teams of teachers and support staff work together to support pupils with complex social, emotional needs, and challenging behaviours. As the Pupil Referral Unit for Birmingham LA, we provide for those pupils who have been, or are at risk of, permanent exclusion, Children in Care, and those experiencing emotionally based school refusal. Additionally, our Outreach Team offers a traded service to local schools.

The size of our setting allows for a vibrant CPD programme and opportunities for rapid career progression. We have an approachable and supportive Leadership Team who encourage staff and actively promote work-life balance.

We can offer you:

  • a forward-thinking school, striving for continual improvement and innovation
  • a welcoming and friendly school with a positive ethos
  • a place to build positive relationships to support and care for children and help meet their needs
  • a supportive, enthusiastic, dedicated, and highly motivated staff and governors
  • opportunities to be part of delivering an exciting curriculum
  • the opportunity for continuing professional development

All staff are expected to understand and be committed to Equal Opportunities in employment and school delivery. City of Birmingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment:

  • ability to support the local authority agenda relating to safeguarding
  • ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships with children and young people
  • emotional resilience and attitude towards use of authority and maintaining discipline
  • an enhanced DBS check is required for this post
  • issues identified in references will be taken up at interview

To request an application pack or to arrange a visit to the school, contact Jodie Massie at Hays:
T:07761446571
E:COBS@hays.com

Interviews: Week Commencing 14 October 2024

How to Apply

Download an application pack or to arrange a visit to the school, contact Jodie Massie at Hays:
T:07761446571
E:COBS@hays.com

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
 

 

Company

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city.

We welcome people from diverse and underrepresented communities and encourage applications from, those with caring responsibilities, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, neurodivergent, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff and removing barriers to improve inclusion.   We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

Information for applicants with a disability

We are a proud Disability Confident Employer.  We encourage applicants to disclose disabilities, so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Please contact: 0121 675 7070 option 3 (lines open between 8.45am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday).

If you require an application in an alternative format, such as Braille or you are unable to complete an application form via WMJOBS, please contact bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk. When you have completed your application form this can be returned to bccHR@birmingham.gov.uk or for Braille applications these can be posted to, Recruitment Team, 2nd Floor, 10 Woodcock Street, B7 4BG.

The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. 

There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:

  • A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
  • An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
  • A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
  • A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
  • A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.

We see the Council’s role as providing strategic leadership – that’s being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making.

We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision.  We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.

In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.

Birmingham City Council is a Foundation Living wage employer - known as the Birmingham Living Wage. The Birmingham Living Wage, is determined by the Living Wage Foundation on an annual basis by the Centre of Research in Society Polity at Loughborough University. The current rate can be found at: www.livingwage.org.uk.   

For the awards and support for our employees, please follow https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/homepage/169/job_vacancies  

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West Midlands
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