We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Coventry Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) Support Service exists to deliver the aspirational challenge set to us by young people with SEND and their families: ‘To Lift the Cloud of Limitation and enable them to enjoy an ordinary life’. 

We are a creative, connected and forward-thinking service.  Together with our families and partners in schools, settings, the NHS and third sector, we have driven change that has pushed us to the cutting edge of SEND.  This includes embedding co-production across all areas of service delivery, investing in our SEND workforce, and pioneering new initiatives such as the award-nominated 'Together We Can' partnership group to engage Early Years children and their families and 'My Support Plan', a family-centred approach to understanding children's strengths and needs and tailoring their support. 

When Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) completed a Local Area inspection of Coventry in October 2019, they commended our “genuine passion and commitment to get things right for children and young people with SEND and their families”; our respect for the “lived experiences of children and young people with SEND and their parents” and the “strong partnership between school settings and education service providers, with a high level of buy-back of specialist services”.

The Sensory Team are specialist (hearing and vision) teachers and support staff providing highly specialist support and advice for children and young people with hearing or vision difficulties in Coventry aged from 0-25. 

The team, which is highly regarded by families and schools, provides information, equipment and direct teaching in homes, early years settings and schools across Coventry to promote inclusion, empower families and raise achievement.

It’s great to know that you are interested in working with us at Coventry City Council. As a prospective employee, it is important that everyone who works for us is committed to our One Coventry values and shares our commitment to becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation. 

Our Values are:

The aim of the post is to support the work of the Sensory Team to coordinate and promote better outcomes for children and young people with hearing impairment and their families

The post involves Supporting Children and empowering families in a variety of settings including family homes, preschool settings, Family Hubs, in holiday schemes and audiology clinics across the city under the advice of specialist teachers.

Use of ICT will be an integral part of the role and you will be expected to signpost families and deliver activities, workshops and support groups.

Ensuring the development and delivery of high-quality support for Deaf children from birth onwards

Taking an active lead in engaging newly identified, hard- to- reach and newly- arrived families

We would provide you with a full induction period including training and shadowing of other team members and ongoing mentoring support

22.5 hours per week all year round 

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 are looking for a proactive and committed individual to empower our families to reach their full potential. This unique post offers an opportunity to learn and expand new creative methods of engaging children, young people and their families, both individually and in groups. If you care about making a difference to the lives of families in Coventry and are eager to try new ideas then this job is for you.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to find positive solutions to issues, motivate others and use creative and innovative strategies to engage families with services
• In-depth understanding of child and language development
• In-depth understanding of the effect of hearing impairment on communication, language development and education
• Ability to use relevant technology and able to demonstrate knowledge and use a wide range of ICT systems

To be shortlisted for this post you will need to demonstrate that you have had extensive, relevant experience of working supporting children and families with special educational needs within the context of pre-school and primary educational settings

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: 

Lorna Lingard Deputy Lead Sensory Team -Hearing Impairment Sensory Team

Email:Lorna.lingard@coventry.gov.uk

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'

Interview date: week beginning 3rd July 2023 

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 4800 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies