SEND Officer

The Priory Witham Academy is looking for an enthusiastic SEND Officer to join a school that makes a genuine difference to its students and supports its staff to achieve their individual goals. We passionately believe there is something special about our Academy – a tangible sense of community and an unwavering commitment to fulfil our motto ‘Believe Together Achieve Together’. The Priory Witham Academy is an ‘all through’ (EYFS – 18) Academy in Lincoln that is central to the community it serves. Our dedicated team of staff are supportive and aspirant and in return benefit from a high trust, high accountability environment where our ‘open door’ policy values and celebrates the inputs of individuals to create our Academy vision. The SEND Officer is a new position that will play a vital role in supporting the SENCO in leading the provision for SEND and help plan initiatives and deputise for the SENCO in matters relating to SEND. This role will involve liaising with multiple external agencies and stakeholders to ensure that individual SEND targets and the requirements of EHCPs are met fully. This vacancy would suit an enthusiastic individual who is passionate about working with students with special needs, supporting them to develop from both an academic and social perspective. The successful candidate should have experience of working with students with educational needs, be proficient in computer literacy and committed to undertaking CPD relevant to the post. English and Maths GCSE grade A-C are essential, supporting qualifications in SENCO are highly desirable.