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Bradford SENDIASS is the Special Education Needs And Disabilities Information Advice and Support Service (known as SENDIASS) as specified in the 2014 Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice. The service provides children, young people, their parents, carers, and those working with familiesin Bradford with free, confidential, impartial information, advice and supportabout matters relating to Special Educational Needs and or disability.
The purpose of the role is to contribute to the smooth running of the Bradford SENDIASS Service, promote engagement with the service, and ensure that parents, carers, children and young people's voices are heard in matters relating to their SEND.
The key activities of the role are to:
- Provide basic information and advice via telephone or email on specific topics where appropriate, using existing resources and training provided to you.
- Identify and send out follow up information from our existing resources and signpost to our website or other sources of support locally.
- Support casework staff in delivering events, drop ins, coffee mornings and workshops.
- Provide support to parents and carers to prepare for and attend meetings in relation to their child's SEND in order to promote self advocacy and Parent/Carer voice *please note this will be on a ‘one off support' basis, the successful applicant will not be required to hold a caseload*
- Create engaging and relevant content for our website and social media
- Contribute to monitoring and reporting requirements of the service using data input and presentation skills to ensure service user feedback is included and informs development of the service.
It is essential to be a car driver for this role
Candidates applying for the role should have strong communication skills and be comfortable engaging with service users who may at times be upset or frustrated in a sympathetic and efficient manner. We are looking for someone with experience of the SEND system and/or working with children/young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities and their parents/carer's in a supportive capacity. It is desirable that applicants have awareness of the Children and Families Act 2014 part 3 and the accompanying SEND Code of Practice 0- 25 years, however basic SEND Law and Advocacy training, a full induction and ongoing support will be provided.
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
