Send Participation and Engagement Officer

**Job Title **SEND Participation and Engagement Officer***

**Location Sale Waterside**

**Salary range **£33,366 - £35,235

**Trafford council is a Living Wage Employer.**

**Working Pattern Full Time**

**Working hours 36.25
**We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.**

Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.

**Contract type Fixed Term Contract for 18 months**

**Application deadline 1**st** December 2024***

**Interview date 13**th** December 2024**

**Interview type In person
**About the Role**

We currently have an exciting new opportunity within Trafford to enhance and further develop participation and engagement opportunities for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in the borough.

As the SEND participation and engagement officer you will develop opportunities for direct delivery of and engagement with young people in addition to working with other teams within the council to promote the development of young people voice. We are looking for an individual with a passion and commitment to working with young people with SEND needs who is able to undertake direct delivery and work with other services to support and develop their engagement with young people with SEND.

**About you**

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to engage young people with a range of communication needs and in a variety of ways. You will be enthusiastic about the rights of young people to fully participate in the decision that affect them and be passionate about their contribution. You will be calm in your approach and be able to manage a range of young people needs. You will be able to advocate for young people and champion their rights across a range of keys stakeholder groups. You will have experience of working directly with children and young people with SEND and have an understanding of the issues that impact upon them,

Trafford is a place where diversity is valued and celebrated and we have a strong commitment to ensure all residents, business and communities prosper We are strongly committed to listening and acting on the voice of all our young people. We know we have more to do to ensure that our children and young people with SEND voice is valued and heard. We have recently commissioned SEND youth panels to ensure that our young people can influence strategy ad policy and we have strengthened operational guidance and expectation across the system to ensure this happens at all levels.

Trafford really is a great place to work. We’re keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviors that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do

**About us***

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.

**Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.**

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

**Additional Information**

Flexibility will be required to work outside core hours and there will be a requirement to work some weekends and evenings.

An enhanced DBS check will be required.

You will have flexibility in terms of hybrid working, though much of the delivery will need to be face to face.

**Contact Details**

Mick McHugh - Team Leader, Youth Engagement Service:
Tel : 0161 9118600/ 07814092151

**About the benefits**

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.

**OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION**

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