London Borough of Hillingdon
Hillingdon Council: Putting our Residents first.
Hillingdon Council are building on the best practice learnt through the implementation of the SEND Reforms to make some exciting changes to our SEND Services. We are committed to delivering the best service possible to children and young people with SEND and their families and want to work closely with our educational settings to ensure special educational needs and disabilities are well supported.
About The Role
In order to progress to a more holistic and integrated way of working, we have established a multi-disciplinary, 0-25 years, SEND Advisory Service. We are seeking to appoint an experienced Early Years Advisor to form part of this dynamic team. The SEND Advisory Team merges several existing, outstanding professionals, including SEND Key Workers, Language and ASD specialists and the Multi-Sensory team.
This role has an exciting and varied remit including delivering in-house and cross-borough training; providing support and guidance to a variety of professionals and working on innovative and exciting projects.
You will work closely with Private, Voluntary and/or Independent Settings (PVIs), across Hillingdon, to provide advice and guidance on how to maximise inclusion and independence for children with SEND aged 0-5, particularly those at SEN Support. You will work closely with PVI settings, helping and training them to identify and support children who may have special educational needs or disabilities and support parents/carers to better understand their child’s needs and behaviours.
About You
Alongside a Level 3 qualification in childcare, candidates will have experience of working with children with special educational needs and experience of working in partnership with parents/carers in order to meet the needs of their child.
Knowledge of child development and a thorough understanding of current SEND and equalities legislation is also essential.
You will have a clear appreciation of the importance of person-centred support and have a good understanding of the graduated approach. You will need an acute awareness of the importance of capturing and valuing the views of the individual person and their families.
What we offer
We offer a range of Company benefits. These vary according to the business area and role but may include:
- local government average salary pension scheme
- free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre
- a 36-hour week for all full-time staff
- generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 days after five years’ service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days
- career breaks
- flexible working hours
- season ticket loan
- access to a Credit Union
- access to a wide range of training and courses
- discount on a variety of Adult Education courses run by the Council
- payment of professional fees where these are required
- discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)
- cycle purchase scheme
- car sharing scheme
- 30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses
Additional information
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Applicants should be aware that the post will only be offered to successful candidates subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.
Due to an expected high volume of applications, we could close this role early, we therefore recommend you apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
To apply for this job please visit jobs.hillingdon.gov.uk.