Portage Homevisitor/Officer
Job Summary
Advert Start Date:
30/05/2022
Advert End Date:
Closed for applications on 20/06/2022 23:59
Salary:
£22,571 - £25,927
Further Information
The Early Years SEND Specialist and Portage Service have an exciting new opportunity for a
SEND Specialist and Portage Home visitor/Officer
The Home Visitor/Officer will have responsibility for delivering ‘Portage model’ educational programmes to children 0-5 years. The children will have a wide range of complex disabilities and SEN. The expectation will be, for the successful candidate to work collaboratively with parents/carers to achieve positive outcomes for the children.
The successful candidate will have professional and practical experience of working with very young children, as well as knowledge of effective strategies used for working with children with complex additional support needs.
You will have the ability to work in partnership with families, stakeholder agencies and colleagues.
You will have excellent report-writing skills and an ability to set accurate targets.
You will also have an understanding of the Portage approach, however, formal Portage training will be provided.
An Early Years qualification will be necessary for this role and knowledge and experience of working with children with SEND would be of benefit. This is a varied and challenging role, where each visit/contact will be different. It is essential to have daily use of a car as you will be managing your own caseload, visiting families across the city and transporting equipment.
IT skills would be of benefit to this role.
For an informal discussion or further information please contact Sarah Bernard, Service Manager at sarah.bernard@peterborough.gov.uk
Interviews: w/c 11/07/2022
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire/Peterborough and want our workforce to reflect this diversity, which we believe is beneficial for our employees, the organisation and the communities we serve.
Please note
This job is closed for applications.