SEND Reform: Participation & Partnership Lead (Hybrid)

Hampshire County Council; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 47,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Assured Employee Assistance\n%U

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local Government Pension Scheme

Job summary

Hampshire County Council in Winchester is seeking a Participation & Partnership Engagement Officer to help ensure parents, carers and families influence Hampshire's SEND Reform. You will lead inclusive engagement across education, health and social care, translating lived experiences into practical improvements for SEND services.

You will build partnerships with local networks, design workshops and consultations, and analyse feedback to drive decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience planning and delivering participation, engagement and co-production with families.
• Strong relationship-building and communication across organisations.
• Experience facilitating workshops and events and creating inclusive environments.
• Ability to translate feedback into practical recommendations for SEND Reform.
• Commitment to inclusion, safeguarding and improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate parent and carer participation, engagement and co-production activity across the SEND Reform, ensuring it is inclusive, purposeful and aligned to programme priorities.
• Build strong relationships with the Hampshire Parent Carer Network, community organisations and partner agencies to strengthen collaboration and meaningful engagement.
• Design and facilitate engagement activities, including workshops, focus groups, consultations and events, creating opportunities for a diverse range of families to contribute.
• Gather, analyse and communicate engagement insight, translating feedback into recommendations that inform programme delivery, service improvement and strategic decision-making.
• Lead the Coram Parent Champion Programme and support wider participation activity, ensuring the voices of children, young people, parents and carers are reflected in SEND Reform work.
• Some evening and weekend work may be required to support the delivery of parent/carer participation groups.

Skills

Participation planning

Engagement facilitation

Relationship building

Feedback analysis

Co-production principles

Collaboration

Job description

Hampshire County Council in Winchester is seeking a Participation & Partnership Engagement Officer to help ensure parents, carers and families influence Hampshire's SEND Reform. You will lead inclusive engagement across education, health and social care, translating lived experiences into practical improvements for SEND services.

You will build partnerships with local networks, design workshops and consultations, and analyse feedback to drive decision-making.