Sendiass Officer

**General information**:
**Reference**:004599

**Closing Date**:29/08/2025

**Service Area**:
**Directorate**:
Children's Services

**Service Area**:
SEND Programme

**Vacancy Details**:
**Category**:
Education - Education, SEND & Schools - All

**Job Title**:
SENDIASS Officer

**Grade**:
BBU07

**Salary Range (£ pro rata for part time roles)**:
BBU07 28,598 - 31,022

**Contract Type**:
Part time permanent term time only

**Contract Hours**:
18.5

**Job Advert**:
Bedford Borough Council is expanding its SENDIAS service. Bedford Borough SENDIASS provide a free, impartial, and confidential service to young people, children, parents, and carers of children who have special educational needs (SEN) and or a disability, SEND.

Ensuring that families and any practitioners supporting them can access the correct information, advice and support is a crucial part of the SEND system.

We are looking for a SENDIASS Officer to provide advice and support within this expanding service.

Training on SEND law will be provided through access to Independent Provider of Special Education Advice, IPSEA, and through continued CPD.

Whilst the post will be recruited and employed by Bedford Borough Council, the SENDIASS service is an arm’s length service from the council and the role will report to the SENDIASS Team Leader.

This is an 18.5 hours per week, term time only post. Some off-site working will be required, and some opportunity may be available for hybrid working after training completed. Applications via CV.

**How to apply**

**Closing Date: 29th August 2025**

**Interview Date: 19th September 2025**

**Please note**:
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:

- a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
- a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical

**Enhanced DBS**

**Visa Sponsorship**
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa.

**Additional Vacancy Information**:
**Allowance (pro rata for part time roles)**:
n/a

**Work Pattern**:
part time Wednesday to Friday, term time only

**Is this an enhanced DBS role?**:
Yes

**Is this a politically restricted role?**:
No

**Is this a customer facing role which requires a fluent English Speaker?**:
Yes

**Vacancy Location**:
**Location**:
Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough Council Recruitment, Bedford

**Location**:
Bedford

**Is this a designated car user position?**:
Yes