Job title and organisation: Assistant SENDCO - Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School
Salary: C3 Point 19-22 £31,067 - £32,654 pro rata to weeks worked
Hours: 37 per week (Term Time Only plus 10 additional days)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Leeds
Closing Date and Time: Monday 15 September at 9.00 AM
Required – October 2025
At Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School, we are proud to be a warm, inclusive and ambitious school community where everyone is encouraged to be kind, try their best and follow the rules. Our students are enthusiastic, resilient, and determined to succeed—and they thrive when supported by passionate and energetic adults who believe in them.
We are seeking to appoint a knowledgeable and ambitious SEND specialist to lead aspects of our learning support provision in school. Working to support the Assistant Headteacher - SENDCO, you will build and enhance established practise as well as lead innovations in order to ensure our curriculum can be accessed by all learners.
This is a new role within our school, and you will report to and support the work of our Assistant Headteacher – SENDCO.
You will:
- Share our belief in the highest standards of academic attainment.
- Have strong personal values of integrity and compassion.
- Have excellent knowledge of issues affecting learners with specific needs and a commitment to continually developing this knowledge.
- Have a strong and sustained track record of delivering strong outcomes for learners with SEND.
- Have experience of supporting colleagues within the classroom setting to enable all learners to access the curriculum.
In return we can offer you the following:
- A dedicated, experienced and positive team to work with, in a caring working environment.
- A commitment to your professional development.
- A supportive and experienced leadership team.
- A school that encourages innovation and creative thinking.
Why Join Cardinal Heenan?
- Be part of a school community that values kindness, ambition and opportunity.
- Access ongoing training and professional development.
- Work in a happy, supportive environment where you are supported to develop your practice.
- Contribute to something bigger—our commitment to helping every child “be the person that God calls them to be…”. We want the best for every person in our school community.
Further details and Catholic Education Service application forms are available from the school website
Please note that covering letters are not required and will not be used as part of the shortlisting or selection process. There is a section of the application form where candidates may offer further information to support their application. This can take the form of a letter of no more than two sides of A4.
Closing date: Monday 15 September 2025 at 9:00am
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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