SEND Communications & Engagement Officer NEW Tameside Council Tameside £33,366 - £37,938 Expire[...]

Tameside Integrated Care Partnership; Hyde; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a SEND Communications & Engagement Officer to enhance stakeholder engagement and communication for SEND families. This vital role involves maintaining the local offer website, ensuring content is accessible and up-to-date, and collaborating with various partners. You will play a key part in providing essential support and information to parents, children, and families through diverse communication channels. Join a supportive team dedicated to making a difference in the community, where your contributions will help foster a fulfilling and healthy environment for all citizens.

Benefits

Supportive induction package

Flexible working arrangements

Professional and supportive colleagues

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in designing and building WordPress websites.
• Ability to draft and format communications for accessibility.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the SEND local offer website with key stakeholders.
• Ensure proactive communication and engagement with SEND families.

Skills

WordPress

Communication Skills

Planning and Organization

Stakeholder Engagement

Job description

SEND Communications & Engagement Officer

Location: Tameside

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours per Week: 36 hours

Base Location: Hyde Town Hall, Market Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL

Assessment Date: To be arranged

About the Role

This role is key to ensuring Tameside Local Area Partnership SEND communications and engagement with stakeholders, partners, and SEND Families, including the local offer website, social media, and our SENDing Newsletter, is proactive, informative, up to date, and provides parents/carers, children, and families with the help and support they need in a range of accessible formats.

The post holder will be a key member of staff within the SEND team supporting wider communication and promoting engagement with all stakeholders. A key purpose is to maintain the local offer website, working with key stakeholders and partners across the local area to review and update content regularly.

About You

• You will be able to draft, review, edit, update, and format communications and content to high standards so that it is accessible for parents/carers and young people.
• Demonstrate extensive experience of designing/building WordPress websites and technical knowledge of working with website content.
• Have excellent planning, organisation, and co-ordination skills with a proven ability to prioritise.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders and partners to maintain and update information on the SEND local offer website including liaison with health, schools, and other organisations across Tameside.

You Can Expect

• A supportive induction package.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A professional and supportive group of colleagues.

About Us

At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling, and healthy lives. We support economic growth, provide high-quality health and care services, protect our most vulnerable, and create strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.

We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose, and priorities. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity, and Engage.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Enhanced with Barred List Disclosure Procedures.

This post is a designated customer-facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English.

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture that respects individuals, appreciates difference, and allows everyone, regardless of background, to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here.