SENDIASS Officer

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SENDIASS Officer (Temporary) Grade 7 Until 31/3/2026

Working Arrangements – Wednesday to Friday (18.15 hours p/w)

This post is suitable for secondment, but you must agree this with your manager first.

At Barnsley Council you can join a service that is valued and makes a real difference to lives of families, helping children and young people who have special educational needs and/or disability (SEND) be the best they can be. Working towards achieving positive outcomes that can help them grow and develop.

About the Post

Join the SENDIAS Service in providing high quality SEND information, advice and support to parent’s carers, children and young people in the local area. We are proud of the work we do with our families and in delivering this arms-length service on behalf of the local authority.

The Position: SENDIASS Officer

We have an exciting opportunity for a SENDIASS officer to join the service in Barnsley. The ideal candidate will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to connect with a wide range of others to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. Alongside this you will play a significant role in supporting the service goals in maintaining an excellent service to its customers. You will work as part of a team supporting your peers and ensuring the reputation of the service is maintained.

You will need to have extensive experience of working with parents’ carers and children and young people. You will need to demonstrate you can work with at pace and manage a case load. You will need to understand the principles of partnership working across the local area and engage and connect with a wide range of stakeholders. You will need to have the necessary skills to use the service data reporting systems and sit with parent’s carers and young people and help them work through, complete complex SEND paperwork processes. You will need to be able to demonstrate the difference between assisting someone towards self-advocacy and direct advocacy and know when to interact between both.

The ideal candidate will have knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, School Exclusion guidance, the Children and Families Act 2014 and how these impact on case work.

What you will need

To join us you will need to have the recognised qualifications and experience laid out in the job profile. You will need to be able to demonstrate your experiences and how these would support a role within SEND Information Advice and Support.

A Lot to Look Forward To: If you join us, we will mentor and coach you within your role, sharing our knowledge and expertise to help you develop into a high quality SENDSIAS officer. We will offer you the opportunity to undertake legal training as part of your own professional development.

Why it’s great to work in Barnsley:

A highly competitive salary

High quality regular supervision and support and a nurturing management team that encourages learning and development

Flexible working arrangements

A commitment to continuous professional development with a strong training and development offer for staff at all levels

Good IT support and equipment

Our vision in children’s services:

Putting parents’ carers at the heart of their own decision making

Supporting young people to strive for their personal goals

Putting children and their families first

Working together in partnership to achieve the right outcomes for children and young people who have SEND

For an informal chat about the role please don’t hesitate to contact Sarah Wike on sarahwike@barnsley.gov.uk Pride Sumbachundu pridesumbachundu@barnsley.gov.uk Chloe Clayton chloeclayton@barnsley.gov.uk or Ellie Hirst elliehirst@barnsley.gov.uk