SEND Policy and Project Coordinator

About the role

The postholder will be responsible for supporting the delivery of Achieving for Children’s SEND Futures Plans in Kingston and Richmond alongside the SEND Programme Director and the SEND Policy and Project Officer. We’re keen to appoint an enthusiastic, hard-working and creative person to help us to ensure we’re delivering the best possible service to our children and young people with SEND.

The post will require you to:

• Support the development of project plans and updating progress reports.
• Contribute to the drafting of policy documents and to data analysis and evaluation.
• Clerk project workstream meetings and other meetings as required.
• Work across Achieving for Children and partner agencies, liaising with senior officers and colleagues in business and frontline services in both Kingston and Richmond.
• Maintain project documentation and complete project administration tasks.

For further information about this role, please contact Henry Kilpin by email henry.kilpin@achievingforchildren.org.uk for an informal discussion.

About you

As a SEND Policy and Project Coordinator, you will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people. You will have a great attention to detail, be strong at time keeping, and be able to effectively meet deadlines. In addition, you will demonstrate the following points:

• Knowledge and some experience of project management.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Very organised and great IT skills.
• Strong writing skills and the ability to analyse and interpret data.
• Experience of clerking or providing support to a range of meetings.
• Interest in and knowledge and understanding of children’s services and SEND.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years.
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
• Stable and supportive leadership
• Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) with latest technology to facilitate this
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
• Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of staff benefits and discounts
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have set start dates meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the GOV.UK website for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.