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SEND & Medical Needs Co-Ordinator (Part-Time, 1 Day a Week) - Part-time

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-4523-374S
  • Posted:26/09/2025
  • Pay: Kent Salaries KSE equating to £4,921 per annum
  • Start Date:October 2025
  • App Close Date:10/10/2025 at 08:00
  • Interviews:To be Confirmed

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SEND & Medical Needs Co-ordinator (Part-Time, 1 Day a Week)

 

Start Date: October 2025

Hours: 8.30am – 4.00pm, 7.5 hours per week (term time plus 1 directed day)

Day: Mondays preferred (some flexibility may be possible)

Salary: Kent Salaries KSE £27,852 – £29,716 pro rata

(equating to £4,921 per annum)

 

Make a difference in just One Day a Week - We are seeking a caring, organised and proactive colleague to join our SEND team as a SEND & Medical Needs Co-ordinator. This is a unique part-time role where your skills and commitment can have a real impact on the wellbeing and progress of our students. 

The successful candidate will be able to co-ordinate appropriate provision for all students with additional educational needs and liaise with and attend meetings with colleagues, parents/carers and outside agencies for students.  The role also includes supporting the provision for students with ongoing medical needs and other students who need additional support.

Working closely with the SENCO, staff, parents and external agencies, you will help ensure that students with SEND and/or medical needs receive the right support at the right time. From co-ordinating provision for students to overseeing health care plans and helping with access arrangements for exams, this is a varied and rewarding opportunity for someone passionate about inclusion and student welfare.

You will be joining a supportive SEND team, including our SENCO and SEND Learning Mentor who are dedicated to ensuring every student has the opportunity to thrive.

The postholder is required to work for 39 weeks per year and will receive a payment in respect of their pro rata entitlement to Annual Leave appropriate to their grade, Bank Holidays and the KCC concessionary day which is included in the salary above.  

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)

Applicants should complete the application form and email it along with a covering letter addressed to the Headteacher, Miss Deborah Stanley via mstarns@mggs.org. Applicants are strongly encouraged to also complete our Equal Opportunities &  Recruitment Monitoring Form.  If you require any additional information please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org.

 

Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/join-our-team/vacancies/

 

Applications welcomed immediately

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Closing Date: 8am on 10th October 2025

 

 

Information about the school

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,270 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 360. Ofsted judged us to be outstanding and our examination results reflect this. We are a happy, thriving community, with a long standing tradition of excellence in all that we do. We have been an Advanced Thinking School since 2015. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development and Benenden Healthcare Scheme. Support Staff will be automatically enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme.

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted March 2023)

Applicants should complete the application form and email it along with a covering letter addressed to the Headteacher, Miss Deborah Stanley via mstarns@mggs.org. Applicants are strongly encouraged to also complete our Equal Opportunities & Recruitment Monitoring Form. If you require any additional information please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org.

Please note that pre-interview visits are not available, however, full information including a virtual tour can be found on our website https://www.mggs.org/

Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/join-our-team/vacancies/

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service. The School will undertake an online check of shortlisted candidates in accordance with the requirements of the current edition of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The post is exempt from section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)). It is not, therefore, in any way contrary to the Act to reveal any information concerning convictions which would otherwise be considered as “spent” in relation to the applicant’s suitability for employment. Any such information will be kept in strict confidence and only used in consideration of the suitability of the applicant for such a position where such an exemption is appropriate.

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Michelle Starns
  • Address:Maidstone Grammar School For Girls, Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
  • Telephone: 01622 752103
  • Email: mstarns@mggs.org

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.