SEND Programme Coordinator

Oldham-Council; Oldham; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

LGPS pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Staff discount scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Oldham Council is seeking a Programme Support Officer in Oldham to join the Children and Young People Services integration team. The role focuses on delivering SEND reforms, supporting the programme with timely delivery and statutory deadlines, and coordinating project documentation for the wider team.

The post requires strong coordination and monitoring capabilities, excellent interpersonal skills, and a good grasp of project support needs across lifecycle stages.

Qualifications

• Experience of undertaking a range of co-ordination and monitoring activities to support others to successfully deliver projects and/or programmes of work
• Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain professional relationships with others at all levels within the organisation to encourage and persuade others to engage with progressing the objectives of the programme/project
• Understanding of the project support requirements that could be undertaken at different stages over the project lifestyle

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation and upkeep of a range of project documentation and reports, and ensure where possible that they are accurate and up to date, including monitoring version control.
• Tracking and reporting on risks and issues connected with the programme, as written in the associated project documentation, and elevate issues as required.
• Monitor programme timescales, record the achievement of milestones, issue reminders to prompt others when the agreed actions are pending/ overdue, and elevate delays as appropriate.
• Be the point of contact for the programme team, giving information and advice connected to the programme as requested, and directing queries/requests to the appropriate member of the team as required.

Skills

Coordination

Monitoring

Interpersonal skills

Project support

Job description

Oldham Council is seeking a Programme Support Officer in Oldham to join the Children and Young People Services integration team. The role focuses on delivering SEND reforms, supporting the programme with timely delivery and statutory deadlines, and coordinating project documentation for the wider team.

The post requires strong coordination and monitoring capabilities, excellent interpersonal skills, and a good grasp of project support needs across lifecycle stages.