Start date: 1 March 2025 Billesley Primary School Trittiford Road Birmingham B13 0ES Telephone number: 0121 675 2800 Contact email: financebillesleyschool.co.uk Contract type: Permanent Join our team We are looking to appoint an inspirational Assistant SENCO to support the SENCO and Inclusion Lead in ensuring effective provision for pupils with SEND, EAL, newly arrived (where relevant) and those with SEMH challenges. In our most recent Ofsted Inspection in May 2019, we were judged Outstanding in all areas and continue to thrive as an organisation. ‘The provision for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) is outstanding. Disadvantaged pupils also receive exceptional support. This enables these pupils to make excellent progress in all subjects’ Ofsted 2019 You will be passionate about supporting children across the school demonstrate advocacy for pupils with SEND display warmth, care and sensitivity in dealing with children be open minded, self evaluative and adaptable to changing circumstances and new ideas be able to enthuse and reflect upon experience have ability to work flexibly demonstrate drive, energy, enthusiasm have the ability to prioritise and organise self have good interpersonal/communication skills You must have a degree in a relevant area and have experience of working with children. How to Apply A full vacancy information pack can be found at this link. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions. Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.