EYFS SENCO (Pay Award Pending) (Robsack Wood Primary Academy)

Job introduction

Hours of work: 37
Working pattern: Full-time

Closing date: Friday 18 September 2023

For more information and to apply for the above post, please contact:
Robsack Wood Primary Academy
Whatlington Way
St Leonards on Sea
East Sussex
TN38 9TE

Phone:   01424 853521
Email:     hr@robsackwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk
Website: www.robsackwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk

Please note, we do not accept CVs.

About the role

Working pattern: 37 hours per week.

Current starting salary (pay award pending) £21,968 per annum

Salaries are paid in 12 equal monthly instalments

Robsack Wood Nursey are now recruiting for an EYFS SENCO.

This is a varied and rewarding role, and your responsibilities and tasks will include:

• Being a key worker for a group of children; observing, monitoring and recording each individual’s development
• Evaluating those who have complex needs, determine and implement intervention plans
• Supporting staff to complete observations and assessment of children’s learning and development
• Supporting key persons to; identify smart targets, implement interventions and monitor and track progress

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further details of this rewarding role.   

Robsack Wood

At Robsack Wood Primary Academy, we put children first. We aim high. They aim high. And every child succeeds. Our academy is an exciting, exuberant, and welcoming academy where children from 3 months to 11 years old flourish in a safe and stimulating environment. The academy has impressive facilities - including extensive grounds with a large, grassed playing field, adjacent woodlands, garden areas and animal areas with chickens and ducks - to ensure pupils can learn in exceptional environments that promote creativity and motivation.

 It has a published admissions number of 60 and total capacity of 420 pupils. The academy hosts a nursery for children aged from 3 months.

We truly value the experience, dedication, and commitment of all our employees and believe in the power of motivated and happy staff. This is why we seek to enrich and reward our employees wherever we can, by offering a wide range of exciting and useful employee benefits. These include:

• Automatic annual pay increments
• High quality continuous professional development and support for your career progression
• A strong commitment to your health & wellbeing including; onsite Wellbeing Champions, designated Mental Health Ambassadors, flexible working opportunities from Day 1, and Employee Assistance programme
• Generous public sector pension scheme
• Discounts on retail & travel
• Cycle 2 Work scheme
• Charity giving
• Our salaries are aligned to the Real Living Wage

We are proud to be part of the University of Brighton Academies Trust; a family of infant, primary and secondary schools based in Sussex. Working Together, Delivering Excellence, Achieving Ambitions, and Nurturing Potential are the values that guide us. Our mission is to ‘inspire our children and staff to flourish and achieve their best’ so we positively impact our communities we serve. We aim to create a vibrant, inclusive community, transforming lives and broadening horizons through excellent teaching and learning.  

The University of Brighton is the sponsor of the University of Brighton Academies Trust. Close connection with the university allows us to draw on the expertise of its education experts and external contacts – something that greatly benefits our academies and our pupils.

Our commitment

The University of Brighton Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role is considered exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We welcome applications from all members of the community. 

The Trust is proud to be part of the government’s Disability Confident scheme which underpins our staff recruitment practices.

Find out more

To arrange a visit or to have an informal discussion about this role please contact Kim Appleford at k.appleford@robsackwoodprimaryacademy.org.uk

Additional information

Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.

Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain an enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau).

For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children.  All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.