Early Years Special Education Needs Co-ordinator - Belfast, United Kingdom - Ballybeen Women's Centre

Ballybeen Women's Centre
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The Special Education Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) is responsible for the day to day operation of the setting's Special Educational Needs/Inclusion Policy to ensure that children with Special Educational Needs are fully included into the early years setting.


The SENCO has responsibility for:

- ensuring liaison with parents and other professionals in respect of children with special educational needs (SEN)
- advising and supporting other practitioners in the setting
- ensuring that Individual Education Plans are in place
- ensuring that relevant background information about individual children with special educational needs is collected, recorded and updated


Main Duties:


  • To keep a profile of children with special educational needs.
  • To observe and support children as appropriate on the special educational needs profile.
  • To support and advise Key Workers, Learning Support Assistants etc. as appropriate, on how to include children's needs in the setting.
  • To liaise with other settings e.g. schools
  • To liaise with other professionals from outside services and external agencies e.g. Preschool Education Team Teachers, Health Visitors, Educational Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, etc.
  • To arrange, organise and review support for individual children.
  • To keep Key Workers and Learning Support Assistants up to date with SEN and inclusion issues and to encourage personal development through courses and training.
  • To meet with parents regularly in order to maintain good relationships and to keep parents informed about their child's progress.
  • To respond to changes in legislation and practice
  • To organise relevant training for staff in the early years setting.
  • To review individual children's IEPs termly as appropriate.
  • To review statements via annual and interim review meetings.
  • To develop and share knowledge of resources (equipment, books, materials and knowledge of possible strategies).
Worktime: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday 9.00 am pm

The closing date is Friday 1 March 2024 at 12.00 pm.

Application deadline: 01/03/2024


Salary:
£22,500.00 per year


Benefits:


  • Company pension
  • Free parking

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday

Education:


  • Certificate of Higher Education (required)

Experience:

- direct work with children or young people and families: 1 year (required)


Work Location:
In person

Application deadline: 01/03/2024
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