Specialist SEND Teacher

Job description

Location: Council House/ Working from home
Hours: 0.8fte
Closing Date: 07/09/2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Start date: 1 January 2027 (latest start date)

We are looking for an experienced primary phase SENCO who has the National Award for SENCOs PG Cert (or a PG Diploma in SEND) to work under the guidance of the Educational Psychology Service to support the LA in the provision of advice for educational, health and care needs assessments.

We need someone who can start by 1 January 2027 at the latest.
The successful applicant will work as part of the Specialist Teaching and Psychology Service (STePS). You must be able to carry out in-person visits to schools, homes and early years settings in Derby City.

You must have excellent interpersonal skills and written skills. The role will involve a significant amount of report writing and you must meet all the essential criteria in the person specification.

The majority of your time will be spent carrying out observations and assessments; speaking with parents, school staff, other professionals and children; leading co production meetings; and drafting reports for children as part of the Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment process.

When time allows, you will also provide support to schools as part of a graduated response. This will include delivering training, producing written guidance and offering specialist support for children with SEND in mainstream schools following referral as part of the Intervention First Team.

Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.

What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:

• Hybrid working
• Modern office environment
• Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
• Pension Scheme
• Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
• Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
• Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
• Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Calendar and Support
• Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network and Neurodiversity Network
• Support for colleagues who are carers

Next Steps

If you would like to apply for this vacancy via an application form, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.

The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Monday 7th September 2026. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Interviews will be held on Thursday 17 September 2026.

If you would prefer to apply for this job using your CV, then please download the attached Declaration Form and send it to [email protected] along with your CV and Cover letter. Without a completed declaration form, your application will not be accepted. We also encourage you to download the Equalities Form and return this to [email protected] , however this is optional and will not affect your application.

Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.

As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.

Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.

Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.

Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.

We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.

Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.

If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at [email protected] . https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/

Please see Job Description here
Please see Person Specification here
Please see Declaration Form for CV Applications here
Please see Equalities Form for CV Applications here
Please see DBS Code of Conduct here