Special Educational Needs (SEN) Administrator at St Peter's School

The School seeks to appoint outstanding Special Educational Needs (SEN) Administrator wanting to join a supportive and committed team.

KEY ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The SEN Administrator will work closely with the Senior Leader for Inclusion, Special Needs Co-ordinator (SENCo) and Teaching Assistants. The Administrator will be the first point of contact for staff, parents and students and will liaise with outside agencies including the local authority. In addition, the post holder will manage all administrative duties for the SEN department, including provision of secretarial support to the Senior Leader for Inclusion and SENCo.

 MAIN DUTIES

Reporting direct to the Senior Leader for Inclusion and through him/her to the School Business Manager, the SEN Administrator is responsible for the following tasks:-

• To ensure that all statutory processes are adhered to (scheduling of Person Centred Reviews for students with an Education Health Care Plan)

• To communicate with local education authorities and other outside agencies

• To communicate with parents and carers

• To maintain and file all SEN communication

• To organise, attend and document all Person Centred Reviews (PCR)

• To act as PCR chaser to ensure all aspects of the action plan are fulfilled

• To schedule meetings and visits with parents of students with SEN

• To liaise with feeder schools regarding the special educational needs of year 6 students transferring each September

• Ensuring all EHCP paperwork goes out within the expected timeframe – this requires strategic planning in order that all stakeholders contribute to the meeting; student, parents, teachers, and all outside agencies - and that they receive the paperwork in advance of the meeting

• Commuting between the Primary and Secondary sites to take minutes at the EHCP Annual Reviews

• Arranging all meetings with SENCo

• Arranging with LA’s (BCP and Dorset) all EHCP Annual Reviews – currently 47 with 2 further pending. (This number has significantly increased since she started in September 2014)

• Contacting parents/carers to inform them when services such as HSS and VSS are in school to see students as these services no longer do this

• Printing/Sending out reports from HSS and VSS to parents/carers as they no longer do this

• Answering the SEN phone as we only have one. • Administration for Specialist Literacy Teacher

• Administration for Specialist Literacy TA and EAL/Key Skills TA

• Printing off and circulating TA Briefing Minutes for TAs

• To undertake the induction process for new TA starters

In absence of SENCO, responsible for:

• Redeploying TAs due to staff/student illness

• Speaking with parents or outside agencies

• Dealing with student crisis as they occur

• Checking if Nurture has availability and sourcing work for these students

• Arranging venues for HSS, VSS, E.P.’s and SAL Therapists in which to see students 

Further details and application forms are available on the school website:

Closing date – 8.00am Monday 6^th July 2026

Interview date to be confirmed.

St Peter's is an 'all through school' that was designated GOOD by Ofsted in September 2023. It is delightfully situated on the Dorset Coast with ready access to the New Forest, both areas rich with opportunities for outdoor pursuits.