SENDIASS Advisor

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           SENDIASS Advisor
• Job Location:                     92-96 Westgate Street 
• Salary:                              £36,124 - £39,513 per annum (pro rata) 
• Hours per Week:                18.50 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    30/06/2025 
• Job Requisition Number:    11586 
• This post is not open to job share

SENDIASS Gloucestershire (Special Educational Needs and Disability Information Advice and Support Service) is recruiting!

Part-time SENDIASS Adviser post (0.5 fte) – Grade 8

An exciting opportunity is available to join this growing team of friendly and well-respected professionals who are committed to ensuring parent carers and young people with SEND have their voices heard and receive accurate and helpful information and advice.

How you'll make a difference

SENDIASS Gloucestershire is a specialist service offering free, impartial, confidential information, advice and support on matters around SEND. The Service is offered to parent carers of children with SEND (0-25 years) and young people aged between 16 and 25 years old to help them play an active and informed role in supporting their child or the young person’s education.

What we're looking for

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and self-motivated people to join our team of Advisers. These roles involve directly working with parent carers to provide impartial information, advice and support in relation to their child with SEND. 

The Service covers Gloucestershire and works in partnership with parent carers and young people, Gloucestershire Parent Carer Forum, Gloucestershire County Council, ICB, educational settings and other key agencies working with children and young people up to the age of 25.

The successful applicants will have experience of engaging and working with parent carers and fully aware of the challenges that parent carers face.

Knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice is essential.

What you’ll get in return…

Being part of a service that is supportive, offer development opportunities and cares passionately about meeting the needs of Gloucestershire’s children and young people.

• Training and Development opportunities inc. IPSEA and Nasen, LASEN Training
• Flexible working opportunities
• A service structure that provides progression opportunities
• Annual leave of 25.5 rising to 30.5 days per year after 5 years, plus bank holidays
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Competitive salaries
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Wide ranging multi agency working
• Employee Benefits Programme 

Please note: The successful applicants will be required to complete the IPSEA Level 1 Legal Training as part of the role and work towards IPSEA Level 3, ideally within 12 months of starting the role.

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

These posts are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

How to apply 

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about these roles please contact: Britt Fox – SENDIASS Manager: britt.fox@gloucestershire.gov.uk

Closing date for applications is midnight on Monday 30th June 2025

Interviews will be held on: Friday 11th July 2025

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

SENDIASS Adviser - Job Profile

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.