SEND Advisor

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension scheme

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Job summary

Buckinghamshire Council is seeking an experienced Early Years SEND Advisor to influence inclusive practice across the early years sector and to ensure children with SEND receive high-quality support and reach their full potential. You will work with a wide range of early years providers to improve outcomes.

Based at Walton Street offices with an agile working style, the role involves advising providers to deliver provision aligned with statutory frameworks, supporting families, and contributing

Qualifications

• Significant experience in the early years sector including teaching (QTS) and SEND advisory work.
• Expert knowledge of EYFS, SEND Code of Practice and relevant legislation
• Experience working in partnership with a range of stakeholders
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to analyse problems and provide practical solutions
• Degree (or equivalent) and commitment to professional development
• Full driving licence

Responsibilities

• Advise early years providers to deliver inclusive, high-quality provision aligned with statutory frameworks.

Skills

EYFS knowledge

SEND advisory

Partnerships

Communication

Organisation

Problem solving

Degree

Driving licence

Education

Degree (or equivalent)

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Early Years professional to join our Children's Services, Education team as an Early Years SEND Advisor. This is an exciting opportunity to influence inclusive practice across the early years sector, ensuring all children - particularly those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - receive high-quality support and achieve their full potential. Based at our Walton Street offices with an agile working style, you will work closely with a wide range of early years providers to improve outcomes., As an Early Years SEND Advisor, you will play a key role in supporting, challenging and advising early years providers to deliver inclusive, high-quality provision aligned with statutory frameworks.

Ensuring that children and young people in Buckinghamshire reach their potential is a primary focus within our Education service. It's essential that we provide inclusive and life-long learning opportunities for all of our young people - so we look to raise standards, attainment and aspirations in a number of ways.

Our key priorities include: improving the quality and timeliness of Education, Health and Care Plans and the support families of children with SEND receive; reducing the number of exclusions both permanent and fixed term; and providing the children of Buckinghamshire with the highest quality education possible.

We aim to provide the right support, at the right time for families requiring non-statutory intervention, and provide sufficient, high quality early years and school places for children in Buckinghamshire. Despite Buckinghamshire having a higher percentage of good or outstanding Early Years providers and schools than national averages, we are not complacent. We are keen to strengthen the services we deliver to provide the children of Buckinghamshire the highest quality education possible.

We are looking for motivated, ambitious and inspiring people to join us on our journey. You will be entitled to a range of different benefits to make sure you are happy both at work and at home.,

• Significant experience in the early years sector including teaching (QTS) and SEND advisory work
• Expert knowledge of EYFS, SEND Code of Practice and relevant legislation
• Experience working in partnership with a range of stakeholders
• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to analyse problems and provide practical solutions
• Degree (or equivalent) and commitment to professional development
• Full driving licence

We are committed to supporting children and families to achieve the best possible outcomes. Our team works collaboratively across services to promote inclusive practice, early identification of needs, and high-quality provision across the early years sector.

Our values

• Proud - striving for excellence and high standards
• Ambitious - continuously improving and embracing innovation
• Collaborative - working in partnership to achieve the best outcomes
• Trustworthy - acting with professionalism and accountability

Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally. Buckinghamshire is an ambitious, rapidly growing county, and our economy is one of the strongest in the country. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty and ranks as one of the top rural areas to live in the UK and yet it is incredibly well connected- only an hour from London on the train. The county has a rich history and heritage and is the birthplace of the international Paralympic movement.

Buckinghamshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

Our values and culture

• a fair and inclusive culture
• the chance to really make a difference to those around you
• health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
• a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
• ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
• opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events

At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation. From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued.

Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments. We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.

Hard work and success deserves recognition. That's why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements.

• We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme
• In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco
• we have discounted gym memberships
• travel discounts with Arriva
• and much more.