SEN Advisor

SEN Advisor

Soulbury EIP (Points 15 to 18) £57,748 - £61,566

Full-time (36 hours) | Fixed-term (12 months) position

We are recruiting for an experienced SENCO to join our team as a SEN advisor to support Enfield Schools from October half term or earlier, subject to pre-employment checks.

This will be a secondment to the Local Authority or a fixed term contract for one year. The post is full-time and will be paid at Soulbury Point 15.

The role involves:

• Operational and strategic management of the SEND/Inclusion Professional Learning Programme, including financial budget
• Delivery of some courses within the Professional Learning Programme
• Fortnightly attendance at SEN Panel and associated reading
• Monitoring of LA ARPs and report writing
• Organising and hosting the termly Inclusion Briefing and supporting with the termly SEN Services Briefing
• Support for new SENCOs
• Ad-hoc responses to queries from SENCOs by email, telephone and face to face
• Monitoring some Outreach Services
• Supporting schools to audit SEND provision and action plan for school improvement
• Support for schools that are graded RI or Inadequate or where there are concerns about SEN
• Lead on and participate in SEN Reviews in schools
• Promoting the development of new ARPs
• Leading on and participating in LA projects that impact on SEN in schools e.g. Parent version of Ordinarily Available Provision, Outreach Support offer

To apply for this post, please can you set out in your supporting statement how you would support School SENCOs to develop their offer to children on SEN support and those with EHCPs.

Outline what your priorities would be, your leadership style, and how you would develop effective relationships with school SENCOS and LA/Health/Social Care partners to improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND. See list above and below. Ensure that you demonstrate how you would be impactful and effective in this role.

• Setting out your leadership and partnership style

• Leading on our training offer

• Monitoring and developing ARPs

• Supporting at SEND Panel

• Developing our LA Projects, for e.g. Ordinary Available Provision

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

How to apply:

This role requires that you upload 2 documents - in the "Document upload" section of the online application form.

1. A supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification. Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.

2. Full work history document completed since leaving full time education, as this is a safeguarding role and requires you to work with Children and/or vulnerable adults.

Please note if your supporting statement is longer than 2 A4 pages, your application may not be considered or reviewed

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

Closing at 23:59 on Tuesday 20th September 2022

Interview date: TBC

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

To apply, please click on the link below.

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Deniz Akin on 0208 148 4898 or Deniz.Akin@enfield.gov.uk

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Barbara Thurogood on 0208 132 1523 or Barbara.Thurogood@enfield.gov.uk or Smeeta Modasia on 0208 132 1474 or Smeeta.Modasia@enfield.gov.uk for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.