Hull City Council Jobs Update

The Early Years Team are looking to recruit a 0.5 Area SENCO to join the existing SEND Inclusion Team.

The post holder will respond to requests for guidance/support from settings across the city to identifying and meeting the needs of children with SEND through the graduated response by;

•           Observing individual children identified by the setting/SENCO Support Officer as part of the graduated approach;

•           Identifying needs and appropriate strategies, resources and interventions to address needs;

•           Monitoring the impact of strategies, resources and interventions as above and working together with the setting to identify next steps/appropriate targets;

•           Providing advice and support regarding children’s personal and social development;

•           Raising awareness of the Implications of the child’s additional needs for the child and family, setting and future support requirements.

The post holder will be specifically responsible for ensuring:

• Promotion of inclusive practice in Early Years settings;
• Raising the achievement of Early Years children with SEND;
• Creation of effective Early Years learning  environments;
• Effective liaison with families to develop partnerships;
• Effective and efficient use of additional resources provided to support early years settings;
• Line management of an Inclusion Support Officer

For further information and an informal discussion please contact:

Debbie Mitchell on 01482 613510 debbie.mitchell@hullcc.gov.uk

or Sue Cornwall 01482 616054 sue.cornwall@hullcc.gov.uk