SENDIASS Officer
Company
Location
Bedford, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/12/2025
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Description
Bedford Borough Council is expanding its SENDIAS service. Bedford Borough SENDIASS provide a free, impartial, and confidential service to young people, children, parents, and carers of children who have special educational needs (SEN) and or a disability, SEND.
Ensuring that families and any practitioners supporting them can access the correct information, advice and support is a crucial part of the SEND system.
We are looking for a SENDIASS Officer to provide advice and support within this expanding service.
The successful candidate will have knowledge around providing information, advice, and guidance, recognise the importance of technology and social media in getting messages out to families and be an enthusiastic advocate for the needs of children and young people with SEND.
Training on SEND law will be provided through access to Independent Provider of Special Education Advice, IPSEA, and through continued CPD.
Whilst the post will be recruited and employed by Bedford Borough Council, the SENDIASS service is an arm’s length service from the council and the role will report to the SENDIASS Team Leader.
This is an 18.5 hours per week, term time only post. Some off-site working will be required, and some opportunity may be available for hybrid working after training completed. Applications via CV.
How To Apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 29th August 2025
Interview Date: 19th September 2025
Please Note
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.
Enhanced DBS
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Visa Sponsorship
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa.
Ensuring that families and any practitioners supporting them can access the correct information, advice and support is a crucial part of the SEND system.
We are looking for a SENDIASS Officer to provide advice and support within this expanding service.
The successful candidate will have knowledge around providing information, advice, and guidance, recognise the importance of technology and social media in getting messages out to families and be an enthusiastic advocate for the needs of children and young people with SEND.
Training on SEND law will be provided through access to Independent Provider of Special Education Advice, IPSEA, and through continued CPD.
Whilst the post will be recruited and employed by Bedford Borough Council, the SENDIASS service is an arm’s length service from the council and the role will report to the SENDIASS Team Leader.
This is an 18.5 hours per week, term time only post. Some off-site working will be required, and some opportunity may be available for hybrid working after training completed. Applications via CV.
How To Apply
When you are ready to apply, click on ‘Apply for Vacancy’; you will be asked to upload a CV and answer some application questions. The application questions require a yes/no response. Please make sure your CV shows how you meet the requirements for the role you are applying for, the job profile below will show the essential selection criteria. An optional CV template is provided below.
Closing Date: 29th August 2025
Interview Date: 19th September 2025
Please Note
The Council will not normally re-employ ex-employees in receipt of:
- a severance payment (within 12 months of leaving)
- a local government pension (applies to Senior Officers only) unless the appointment is business critical
Bedford Borough Council is proud to be a member of the Armed Forces Covenant and the Care Leavers Covenant, we pledge to interview any eligible job applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job they are applying for. Bedford Borough Council is also a Level 2 Disability Confident employer and guarantees to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role they are applying for.
Enhanced DBS
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If your application is successful you will be required to declare any spent and unspent convictions, adult cautions (simple or conditional) that are not "protected" as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
Visa Sponsorship
Bedford Borough Council is unable to offer visa.
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