SENDCO - Administration Assistant at Hearsall Community Academy

Job Title                        SENDCO - Administration Assistant

Employment Status:    Permanent, 30 hours per week, Term time + 5 inset days

Actual Salary:               Grade 3 - £18,091 - £18,967 pro rata, per annum (FTE £25,185 - £26,403)

Required:                      September 2026

Location:                       Coventry

About the role

We are seeking to appoint an experienced SEND Administration Assistant to join our friendly, supportive team. The successful candidate will work with our SEND team, helping to coordinate SEND services. You will be a well organised team player, demonstrate excellent attention to detail and have a clear undertstanding of office practice and procedures. Previous experience of working in a school/ educational setting would be advantageous.

We are looking for someone who:

·        Has a good standard of education including English & Maths (GCSE/Level 2)

·        Has excellent communication, organisation and interpersonal skills

·        A commitment to supporting students with diverse needs

·        Can work on their own initiative and also work well as part of a team

·        Is an excellent role model

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy.

About us

Hearsall is a thriving, diverse school in a fantastic Edwardian building, which has been serving the local community for over 100 years. We are proud of our warm and nurturing environment which is full of enthusiastic children and staff who are committed to supporting children to achieve their best.

Community is at the heart of everything we do and we work closely with our community of parents, carers, governors and extended families who provide invaluable support for the school including events and fundraising.

At Hearsall we are passionate about creating a learning environment and ethos which engages and motivates our learners to work hard and flourish. We want to develop children’s skills of independence, resilience, collaboration and respect to prepare them with life skills for the future. Our theme curriculum is carefully designed to inspire children and ensure they love learning with enriching and creative experiences.

We are a member of Inspire Education Trust, a Coventry based multi-academy trust which sets out to provide an environment where both staff and students can thrive, and putting children at the heart of everything we do.

How to apply:

All applications must be received electronically via our My New Term page: https://www.ietrust.org/vacancies/

If you have any queries about the post, please email Catherine.alexander-gamble@ietrust.org

Closing date:  Tuesday 28^th July 2026

Interview date:   Tuesday 4^th August 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Administration Assistant will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.