Temporary Family Involvement & Information Officer
Reference no: Barnsley TCL 0008 C929 / 1
Pay Rate: £17.12 per hour PAYE
37 Monday to Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 2-3 months
City: BARNSLEY
Basic DBS disclosure required
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An experienced officer to work within the families information service to lead on our SEND Local Offer. The successful candidate will lead on the development and implementation of the information, advice and guidance service to families and carers with children and young people who have a disability or complex health need. This will include ensuring that information is tailored to their individual needs and readily accessible in a range of formats.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead on the development and implementation of a multi agency Information Strategy for disability services for families and young people that is accessible, relevant and accurate, joined-up and user focussed.
* Provide professional advice, information and guidance, including signposting to other services where appropriate.
* Research and update information on relevant services offered in Barnsley, its neighbouring areas and national services.
* Input information into a database so parents and professionals have one point of contact for information. Lead on the local offer database, seeking feedback from users. Ensure that information is accurate and regularly updated.
* Produce news articles and lead on the production and distribution of a multi agency newsletter for families with disabled children - ensuring that young people and parents are intrinsically involved throughout the process.
* Plan, co-ordinate, deliver, evaluate and review outreach development and co-ordinate information/literature throughout the borough in centres accessed by families at the point of diagnosis and beyond.
* Maintain, develop and promote (using various mediums) a Barnsley Disabled Children’s Register to enable newsletters and other information to be provided to as many families as possible.
* Collate, analyse and present information, to inform the planning, development and delivery of services to disabled children and their families.
* Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including managers, employees, members of the public and partnership agencies to develop links and good working relationships.
* Develop and maintain knowledge of relevant local procedures and relevant national legislation.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
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