Specialist Support Advisor - Taunton, United Kingdom - Somerset County Council

Somerset County Council

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Taunton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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A bit about us

The Special Educational Needs Assistive Technology Service SENATAS is offering an exciting opportunity to be part of an experienced and growing Service.

The Team consists of Advisory Teachers, IT Advisor, Specialist Communication Advisor, Specialist Support Advisor.

All team members demonstrate a 'can do' attitude and an ethos to offer best practice to the CYP we work with.

SENATAS is part of the Physical Impairment and Medical Support (PIMS) Team, who is part of Sensory Physical and Occupational Therapy-(SPOT) services, Special Educational Needs and Disability-SEND Advisory Services, Inclusion Somerset.

We work very closely with our fellow professional colleagues in Education, Health and Social Care.

We are an innovative team, offering career development.

We work hard to keep the child at the centre of our work an provide strategies to enable them to meet their full potential in every aspect of their lives.

Here's what you can expect to be doing
We are pleased to be able to offer the role of Specialist Support Advisor - full time. This will be a county wide role and you will cover all areas across Somerset. You will be working with children and young people who have a range of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Work is conducted in a variety of environments including schools, early years settings, colleges and the young person's home if appropriate.

You will be expected to follow up on intervention plans under the guidance of SENATAS advisor.

Good knowledge of IT and the will to expand your skills in this area to support CYP with SEND to access alternative methods of recording and curriculum.

A few things about you
You will need a driving licence and access to a car for this role.

We offer regular supervision with an experienced PIMS Team member and peer support. Additionally, there are plenty of opportunities for internal and external training, plus attending national and other regional events.

Additional information
The salary for the role is £22,571 to £25,927 per annum.

We would encourage all interested applicants to have an informal discussion about this post with Hadas Reshef, SPOT services manager, or Gareth Morcombe PIMS Team leader

From 1 April 2023 the County and District councils in Somerset will be replaced by a new single unitary authority - Somerset Council.

It's a genuinely exciting time to join us as we work together with the four district councils to deliver the new council for Somerset.

Why choose Somerset County Council

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management.

As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

We promote a healthy worklife balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a car or bicycle for work
Staff benefit scheme offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits, holidays, gym membership and more.

DBS information
This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure.

Job Reference:
SCC03787