Are you passionate about improving services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? You will be joining the South West Regional SEND team and play a key role in embedding SEND reforms and driving positive change. You’ll work closely with the Regional SEND Coordinator to support culture change and improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families.
What’s in it for you?
- Be a part of a collaborative regional network focused on improving SEND services across education, health, and social care
- Contribute to meaningful projects that make a real difference to families and communities
- Access flexible working arrangements and a range of employee benefits
- Benefit from training and development opportunities to support your career progression
What will you be doing in this role?
In this varied and rewarding role, you will be supporting the Regional SEND Coordinator, Health and Education Settings Lead practitioner, helping to bring partners together and keep the region connected. You’ll coordinate network activity, organise and support engaging virtual and face‑to‑face meetings, and manage communications such as updates, newsletters and presentations. You will be collating and managing data to monitor progress and impact across the region. Acting as the key point of contact between local authorities and partner organisations, while promoting co‑production with carers and young people to ensure they are central to decision‑making.
About you
Most Importantly, you should be passionate about improving services for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). You must also:
- Have knowledge of the Children & Families Act, Education Act, and the SEND Code of Practice and a good understanding of SEND Law – IPSEA trained (or equivalent)
- Be able to work within Local Authority finance systems
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to present information clearly and accurately to different audiences
- Have the ability to work effectively with colleagues, young people, parents, and professionals
We are looking for someone who holds a degree‑level qualification or has equivalent experience (significant relevant or lived experience of SEND will be considered).
Further information
This is a one‑year fixed term contract and is part‑time at 30 hours a week. We are happy to consider a secondment for this position (for example from a SEND or SENDIAs team). The role requires significant travel; you must have a vehicle (or transport we deem suitable) available for use as needed. The post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them, and will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible; if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.
This role is UK-based; we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.
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