SEND Coordinator

32 hours per week, 40 weeks per year to cover term times - fixed term contract until 14.07.23

Harrow College is a highly successful Further Education College with an excellent reputation for providing a wide range of support for students.  We are seeking an experienced and pro-active individual who will be responsible for ensuring support is provided for learners with High Needs and Low Level SEN needs.  Working closely with young people, their parents/carers, Local Authorities, parents and carers, you will interview and assess students with disabilities and health needs, create Individual Support Plans, co-ordinate the allocation of support, chair Annual Reviews and ensure all administration is completed to ensure the timescales of the Local Authority timescales are met.  You will also line manage a team of Learning Support staff.

You will need to have a good standard of education with a specialist qualification in aspects of SEN including ASD and SPLD.  You will need to possess at least 5 years’ experience in SEN within a Secondary or FE setting, with experience of management of provision and experience of working collaboratively with parents, colleagues and external organisations.  A confident communicator with strong organisational skills, you should also have good leadership skills with experience of managing or supervising a team.  This role is currently a fixed term contract, however there may be a possibility of the role extending or becoming permanent.

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Equal Opportunities

HRUC is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all people, irrespective of disability, race, gender, age, sexual orientation, transsexual or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, religion/faith or pregnancy and maternity leave.

Disclosure and Barring Service checks 

HRUC (Harrow, Richmond & Uxbridge Colleges) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and we expect all staff to share this commitment. To ensure that we meet our safeguarding commitments we will carry out all necessary pre-employment checks, including undertaking an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check for all successful candidates.  

Where references are taken up by the College, it is our policy not to disclose references to candidates.

For further information about the role, please visit the vacancies section of our website via the apply link.