SEND Advisor

The Sheffield College • Full-time • Sheffield • 14h ago

About us    

The Sheffield College is a thriving further and higher education community, empowering around 13,000 learners each year to achieve their goals. Driven by our mission to transform lives through learning, we foster an inclusive environment — recognised through our 2026 Investors in Diversity Gold award and 3rd ‑ place ranking in the National Centre for Diversity’s 2025 Top 100 Most Inclusive UK Employers.

About the Role  

As a SEND Advisor you will work closely with curriculum areas to offer advice and support regarding students with SEND. You will work with and support curriculum staff to use their skills to adapt and develop materials which are accessible to learners with SEND and promote Quality First Teaching.

The Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Advisor will work closely with the transition and progression coordinator to ensure the needs of students with special educational needs and disabilities that is below the high needs threshold. 

Main Responsibilities  

Advising and guiding curriculum and pastoral staff providing support to students with low and medium need. This will require regular communication with both the Personal Tutors and the Student Mentors

Responsible for assessing the support requirements of low and medium need students by conducting an initial assessment and producing a Support Plan on Promonitor that will be shared with curriculum teams

Referring complex medium and low needs cases to the Transition and Progression Coordinator team for consideration to be recategorized as high needs.

Ensure the staff responsible for learning understand the students support plan and the interventions, differentiation and Quality First Teaching can be provided by the curriculum teams.

Understand and share methods to promote student Independence through SMART target setting and will ensure targets are set by the curriculum area to support SEND students in their preparation for adulthood.

Ensure the targets are tracked and met and any risk of a student falling behind made clear to the Transition and Progression Coordinator.

Ensure that the college provides inclusive interventions in line with the SEND code of practice and allied Acts.

Collate and store exam access arrangement evidence for low and medium needs students. This will involve ensuring the evidence is available, a file note is complete and where necessary that a referral to the SpLD team has taken place.

Ensure that a Exam Access Arrangements for high needs student in your cohort have the evidence for such arrangement and that the exams team is aware to make the application.

Ensure the completion of all necessary additional paperwork is completed by the curriculum area and provide advice and guidance on the completion of Inclusive Risk Assessments. When required SEND advisors to capture disclosure of medical or medication needs and ensure this is referred to the appropriate internal and external agencies.

If you want to find out more about the role please contact Lynda Matthias, Lynda.Matthias@sheffcol.ac.uk

What we can offer you  

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £33,160- £37,283  per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

Alongside your salary, your pension is one of the most valuable benefits of joining the College. The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) , administered locally by SYPA , provides financial security in retirement and support for your loved ones.

Our Full Benefits Package

SYPA – with a generous employer contribution

Annual leave - 30 Days  (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period

Health and wellbeing support , including:

Employee assistance programme through Bupa

Occupational Health through PAM

Free eye tests for VDU users

Free parking is available at the majority of our campuses

Hybrid and flexible working opportunities

Continuous professional development opportunities

A people ‑ focused working culture where you can grow and thrive

Further information can be found on our Benefits  and Career Development   pages.

Disability Confident  

We are a  Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review our Recruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.  If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact  jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk  

Armed Forces Covenant   

As part of our commitment through the  Armed Forces Covenant , we’re pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country. 

Safeguarding   

We are an employer who is   committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures.    Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here  Safeguarding  

Next Steps:  

To apply:  Click apply online and follow the links to complete the online application. For queries regarding the application process, please contact the Recruitment Team at   jobs@sheffcol.ac.uk  CVs are currently not accepted. 

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.     

Closing date: 22 July 2026

Please be aware – If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.

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