EHCP Co-Ordinator - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Abbey Court , Rochester

• Ref:MED887-7053-133S
• Posted:16/07/2025
• Pay:£24,404-£27,269 FTE
• Start Date:as soon as possible
• App Close Date:30/07/2025 at 23:45
• Interviews:11/08/2025

Advert

We are currently looking for a…

EHCP CO-ORDINATOR

Medway Scale, Grade D2     

£18,385 to £20,543 (£24,404 - £27,269 FTE)

(37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year + 5 Inset Days)

Abbey Court School caters for pupils aged 3-19 with Severe Learning Difficulties, and is currently located on 2 Strood sites: Cliffe Road (Nursery, Primary & Secondary) and Rede Court Road (Further Education) and Larkin Farm.

Working hours are 8am to 4pm or 9am to 5pm (Monday to Friday), as directed by the Office Manager. The appointee should be prepared to commit to working to a consistently high standard in a fast paced, supportive environment. This is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to gain experience and develop career progression.

We are looking for somebody with:

- a good level of education, with GCSE’s Grade 4 or above in Maths and English;

- experience of using Microsoft Office (particularly Word and Excel and One drive);

- knowledge of school office work and SIMS database desirable;

- excellent organisational skills and attention to detail;

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of appointment for post is subject to an Enhanced DBS.

For an application pack, please email/telephone

Sue Smith – HR Assistant

Abbey Court School, Cliffe Road, Strood, Kent. ME2 3DL

Telephone: 01634 338220   Email: recruitment@abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk

Please note CV’s will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Closing date: Wednesday 30^th July 2025

Interviews will be held on Monday 11th August 2025

Information about the school

Abbey Court Foundation Special School is maintained by Medway Local Authority for pupils with Severe Learning Difficulties(SLD) or Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties(PMLD) as their main presenting need. Additional educational needs may include visual/hearing impediment, sensory impairment, autism and or physical disability. We cater for pupils aged 3-19 years. All pupils have Educational Care Plans or Statements of Special Educational Needs.

Abbey Court School provides a stimulating, challenging and safe learning environment where pupils and staff efforts, work and achievement are celebrated.

Our aims and values: To know each individual child/pupil as thoroughly as we can, including any circumstances which might affect their well being, behaviour and performance at any moment in time. To maintain high but realistic expectations for each pupil. To enable the development of independence of each pupil. To ensure we always see, first and foremost, the child not the disability and to ensure that education (and not care) remains paramount. To ensure that pupils feel safe, secure and comfortable to enable them to focus on learning. To give great emphasis to the celebration and communication of pupil achievements, thus enabling a positive impact on parents, the local community and the pupils themselves. To have and realise a bespoke vision for each and every pupil and each and every member of staff. Do everything we can to ensure that people in the local community see our school and pupils in a positive and informed light. To enable our pupils to develop into good citizens and to participate actively in their local communities. To offer opportunities and experiences for pupils to learn in a multitude of different ways and through a rich, varied and individualised curriculum. To give pupils an equal voice in and ownership of their education so that they are able to express opinions, choices and preferences. To use individuals interests, skills and experiences to enhance the education of pupils and staff. To ensure that leadership is in the hands of as many staff as possible. To learn and share information, to the benefit of our pupils through mutually supportive relationships with parents, visiting specialists and outside agencies. Through a variety of self evaluation methodologies, seek to know our school better to inform focussed school improvement, and so that others can know us better. To function and be recognised as an authentically exemplary school in its field.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Office Manager/HR Assistant
• Address:Cliffe Road, Strood, Rochester , Kent, ME2 3DL
• Telephone: 01634 338220
• Email: recruitment@abbeycourt.medway.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• EHCP Co ordinator Advert
• Recruitment Brochure
• Job Description