Main Duties: To lead and manage the provision for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) within the setting, ensuring inclusive practices, high-quality support, and positive outcomes for all children, in partnership with parents and other professionals.
Child Related Responsibilities
- To take the lead in identifying children who may have special needs and to assist staff members who, through key-working, identify concerns.
- Liaise with parents and other professionals in respect of children with SEN and complete the relevant paperwork e.g. EHCP referrals.
- Advise and support key-working staff working with children with SEN to plan and work to targets set.
- Ensure that appropriate IEPs (Individual Education Plan) are in place and acted upon and other relevant documents for the individual child are completed.
- In the event of a child being required to be supported by a designated 1-1 support assistant, the SENDCo would be required to work with and support the one-to-one assistant to implement the IEP (Individual Education Plan) and complete other relevant documents for the individual child.
- To ensure that the relevant background information about individual children with SEN is collected, recorded and updated.
- Take the lead in further assessment, planning support, monitoring and reviewing action taken.
- To attend relevant meetings e.g. TAF, Early Support, IEP as required.
- To be available to discuss with parents any concerns that they may have about their children, whether or not the child has identified special needs.
- To offer support to all staff members and listen to any concerns they may have regarding children with SEN.
- To attend training courses, Space Forum meetings and SENDCo Network meetings.
- Where possible, obtain additional funding for children with SEN, some of whom may need one to one support.
- To meet professionals who will be the child’s next educational provider i.e. school teacher, head teacher etc. and provide relevant paperwork.
- To keep the Nursery Manager informed of progress of children with SEN.
- Assist in promoting equal opportunities throughout the children’s house.
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: From £13.25 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you have a Level 3 qualification in early years?
Experience:
- Special educational needs: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
