Senior Navigator

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Stretford; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization supporting neurodivergent families is seeking a Senior Navigator based in Stretford, UK. In this role, you will support children and young people with neurodiversity by ensuring their voices are heard. You will work flexibly to meet dynamic needs and deliver workshops. Candidates should have significant experience in this field alongside excellent communication and teamwork skills. Opportunities for skill development and career progression are provided.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in supporting children with neurodiversity.
• Ability to ensure the 'voice' of the child and family is central.
• Excellent ability to collaborate and present information.

Responsibilities

• Work flexibly to meet the needs of children and families.
• Manage hours for suitable work-life balance.
• Deliver workshops and collaborate with various stakeholders.

Skills

Supporting neurodivergent children

Excellent team working skills

Excellent communication skills

Robust safeguarding knowledge

Job description

Trafford Neurodiversity Hub Senior Navigator Role Are you passionate about neurodivergent children and young people and their families having the right support, at the earliest point?

We are proud to be developing and delivering the Trafford Neurodiversity Hub and are seeking a highly skilled and experienced practitioners to be the senior navigator.

To be successful, you will need to have the following: Significant experience in supporting children with neurodiversity.

The ability to ensure the 'voice' of the child and family is central, enabling lived experience to create change.

Excellent team working skills.

You will work as part of a service that covers the whole of Greater Manchester.

The ability to collaborate with and confidently present information to a range of people including the delivery of workshops.

Excellent communication skills, enabling communication with children, young people, families and professionals.

Robust safeguarding knowledge and good recording skills.

A car available for work with business insurance.

There are lots of opportunities to develop your skill set, knowledge and career progression going forward.

This service is dynamic, no two days are the same, we work flexibly to meet the needs of the children and families so whilst there is a Monday to Friday working pattern you will be working some evenings and if required occasional weekends.

In return you will manage your hours so may benefit from later starts or earlier finishes.

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