Disabled Children’s Advisor

6 days ago

Islington, United Kingdom Islington Council Full time

**About The Role**:
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Are you committed to supporting Children and Young People who are neurodiverse or have disabilities, believing in their potential?

We are looking for a Disabled Children's Advisor You will be committed to relationship-based practice, working in partnership and being solution focused. You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills; together with the ability to working with professionals who support children with disabilities and their families. You will be keen to add your own distinct skills, knowledge and experience to our team and be committed to ongoing professional development.

You will need to have experience of direct work with children; preferably with sensory disabilities, learning disabilities, behaviours that challenge and an understanding of autistic spectrum condition.

The Disabled Children's Consultation and Advice Team (DCCAT) Advisors provide consultations and training to professionals working with children with disabilities or neurodiverse needs across Children's Services and the partnership. You will work with the DCCAT Manager to screen referrals and ensure consultations requests are dealt with promptly and effectively. You will offer advice around behaviour, communication, providing helpful practical tools and identify other sources of support available through the SEND local offer available to Children and Young People. You will not generally be working with the children and families, but instead you will be positively influencing and informing as part of a multi-agency team that will achieve positive outcomes.

In Islington we are passionate about Disabled Children and Young people’s rights, so our aim is to be excellent advocates to ensure that the views, wishes and feelings of Disabled Children and Young People are heard and they are supported to access the right support when they most need it
- For further information or for an informal conversation about the post, please contact:
Franziska Greensword - DCCAT Manager
- 0207 527 2132**Working for the team, service and our organisation**:
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Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. **Together we can change the future.**

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

Watch our video to hear more about our mission and how you can help us achieve it from the Leader of the Council, Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz.

**Recruitment information**- **Please note**: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.

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