SENCO Assistant

SENCO Assistant in a new SEN provision

Location: Horsham, West Sussex

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, term time only

Hours: 40 hours per week

Actual annual salary: £25,783 - £28,785 dependent on experience

Hourly rate: £14.43 - £16.11 per hour 

Start Date: January 2026

Aurora Vincent House School

As part of our growth strategy, we are really pleased to have opened a brand new SEND Secondary School in the heart of Horsham, West Sussex for autistic young people aged 11-16. We are a happy school that values kindness and understanding where everyone feels safe. Most of our students are coming to us from mainstream education to have access to an adapted National Curriculum delivered in small classes with a focus on meeting their sensory needs and support for their emotional wellbeing. Just over half of our students are girls.

The Role

We are looking to recruit a specialist administrator to support our SENCO in providing high quality intervention, care and support to our students. The role requires someone with a high level of organisation to support in the timetabling and administration of annual reviews, personalised interventions for students and supporting in the effective communication of student need. We are a brand new provision, having opened in September 2025, and systems, processes and approaches continue to develop and grow. We are looking for someone who is happy to use their initiative and support in the growth of our school to build a resilient, effective system to support autistic young people now and in the future.

Key duties:

• Work with the SENCO to set up, maintain and summarise student SEN files
• Work with the SENCO to support in the administration of all EHCP and annual reviews, including effective communication with relevant local authorities to ensure we meet all deadlines and timescales
• Supporting the SENCO to complete student Individual Education Plans, to clearly communicate student need, provision and targets to all stakeholders
• Use online systems in school to maintain, update and improve student records, tracking and communicate effectively
• Support in the timetabling and monitoring of student interventions, ensuring provision is in line with EHCP support, and maintaining records for the assess, plan, do, review process
• Work with the wider therapy team to ensure that information is shared effectively, including supporting the SENCO to maintain the diary and ensure reports, outcomes and future plans are shared with all stakeholders in a timely manner
• Work with students where appropriate, building positive relationships and ensuring their voice is captured to contribute to reviewing and developing IEPs and other SEN documentation
• Support the SENCO, main admin and wider SLT in the transition process, ensuring student destinations and SEN files are shared when students leave
• Support the exams lead in the administration and maintenance of access arrangement evidence, applications and JCQ applications, including building evidence of NWOW. 

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Vincent House School when required.Please see the link below for our full job description:

Job Description - SENCO Assistant

Successful candidate qualities:

• A dedication to support vulnerable young people improve their life chances
• Knowledge and understanding of autism and mental health challenges faced by young people
• GCSE Maths and English qualification minimum Grade 4 or equivalent is essential.
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Demonstrable experience of working in an administrative role, within SEN
• Computer literacy – Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint and ability to use range of databases once trained.
• Accurate typing, touch typing desirable.
• Organised, good time management.
• Ability to manage own time to deal with multiple tasks.
• Ability to be discreet, confidential and reliable.

What’s on offer!

You will also benefit from a generous package that includes:

• Life assurance
• Enhanced Pension
• Perkbox - offering high street discounts
• Employee assistance programme
• Car lease scheme and bike to work scheme
• Fully funded training and qualifications
• Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

How to Apply: 

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.  If you need any assistance or would like any more information, please contact Liz in the Aurora Group Recruitment Team at liz.hudson@theauroragroup.co.uk

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. 

This advert could be paused or taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled or we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.