SENCO - Part-time - Special Needs Position

Platts Heath Primary School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2169-26L
• Posted:17/11/2017
• Pay:MPS + SENCO allowance
• Start Date:Jan 2018
• App Close Date:28/11/2017 at 12:00
• Interviews:06/12/2017

Advert

Platts Heath Primary School is looking to appoint an outstanding practitioner with the SENCO accreditation. The successful candidate will need experience of working with children who have a wide range of educational needs across the primary age range.

You will need to be extremely organised, flexible and be able to adapt quickly to changes within the school. You will be dedicated, enthusiastic, patient and caring to help our children enjoy, learn and achieve success.

The position will be on a part time basis, 1 day a fortnight in term time  plus any additioanl days or INSET if requested.

Platts Heath is a small rural school with big ideas. We require a part time SENCO to join our happy, hardworking and harmonious team. We are committed to providing fantastic opportunities for all our children and we never let our size limit our ambitions. Our school is at the heart of the local community as we have an active PTFA and involve residents in all our activities.

We require someone who is,

• Adaptable

• Dependable

• Reliable

• Accountable

• Flexible

In short – incredible!

If you are such a person then do not hesitate to pick up the telephone and ring for an appointment to look round. We know that one visit will have you hooked.

Platts Heath Primary School - Where small works

Information about the school

Platts Heath Primary School is a Good school and part of the ASPIRE Federation. A partnership of four small village primary schools in rural Kent, near the county town of Maidstone. Two schools are Church of England primary schools and two are community primary schools. The ASPIRE mission statement is:

The ASPIRE Federation will nurture curiosity and creativity through an inspiring, broad and engaging curriculum, where learning is at the heart of all that we do. Our children learn to become resilient and self-assured in environments where pastoral care is excellent. Everyone is challenged and encouraged to thrive and achieve as individuals, preparing them for their role as caring citizens in modern Britain.

Vision

We aim to be an outstanding federation at the heart of our culturally diverse communities, striving for excellence, enabling our children to achieve their highest potential in all areas of the curriculum in line with each of the individual school’s values and beliefs. This is summarised through the motto and values of the federation: ASPIRE - A School Partnership In Rural England

Motto : ‘ We Aspire to Inspire’

Our Values K – Kindness; U – Understanding; P – Patience; H – Honesty; L – Love; B – Boldness; R - Resilience

We are committed to safer recruitment and will require you to fill in a self disclosure form if you are shortlisted. We will also require you to produce certain documentation to confirm, identity, qualifications and the right to work in the UK. You will need a copy of your birth certificate. Attached to this job advert is our child protection policy and our recruitment policy.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Darren Waters
• Address:Headcorn Road, Platts Heath, Maidstone, Kent, ME172NH
• Telephone: 01622850316
• Email: office@plattsheathkentsch.co.uk

Fax: (01622) 858450