Salary: Band 7,£31,067 to £35,235 per annum
Contract:Fixed Term / Secondment for 12 months
Hours:Full time (37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, flexible hours)
Closing date:Sunday 5 January 2025, 23:59
Interview date: Thursday 16 and Friday 17 January 2025
Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.
DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children's Board safer recruitment procedures.
The Service:
Within the Children, Families and Education Directorate, the Sufficiency and Resources Service supports school organisation, school management, and school improvement through liaison with senior school leaders and other council teams. It also works directly with children and young people to improve attainment/progress, deliver positive outcomes, and to improve social and emotional wellbeing.
Your New Role:
You will give support and information for families of children with SEND, providing factual information and options that will allow them to make decisions. You will put the child/young person at the center of your work, fully considering the range of options available to prepare children with SEND for adulthood and for achieving their dreams, wishes, and ambitions. You will meet parents/carers of children with SEND in person and virtually to discuss school placements, accompany them on school visits, and provide an impartial/mediatory role in meetings between families, the local authority, and schools. You will attend and observe key decision-making processes, and ensure that your experiences with families inform strategic decisions for SEND provision.
What you'll need to succeed:
You have a qualification in Education or Social Care or can demonstrate significant experience of working with children, young people, and families in an education, health, or social care environment. You have experience of statutory SEND processes, ideally achieved through your work in a SEND Assessment Team/Service, and experience of engagement with parents/carers of children with SEND and young people with SEND. You can manage challenging conversations and have the skills to show empathy, kindness, and resilience in emotional situations. You can build trust, work impartially, and challenge poor practice. You can review and draft complex written documents and adapt your communication style to fit your audience. You have detailed knowledge of safeguarding and sound knowledge of equality and diversity. You can plan, organize, and prioritize your own workload across competing agendas and work under your own initiative. You are innovative and open to new ways of doing things, interested in best practice, and an excellent team player.
You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.
What you'll get in return:
* Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part-time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
* A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return.
* Flexible working options including hybrid working with a minimum of two days office-based per week pro rata, giving you the flexibility to work up to three days at home every week. Hybrid working is dependent on the role and service needs, exact details will be discussed with you at interview.
* Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships.
* Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme.
* Discount on travel, travel loans, and the bike loan scheme.
* Discounts on a wide range of goods and services - access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops, and more.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
Jo Hill, Sufficiency and Capital Strategy Manager, jo.hill@portsmouthcc.gov.uk, 023 92 437 598
A commitment to our values:
We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and being people-focused. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals.
Application process:
Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the'Who is the Person' section of the full Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work/personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had.
If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful.
Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles.
We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk.
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