Advisory Teacher

Job Category : Interims

Location : Town Hall, London Borough of Havering

Hours Per Week : 14.40

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time :09:00

End Time :17:30

Salary: £266.17

Main Purpose of the Job/Key Objectives:

• To undertake a key role in the Children and Adults with Disabilities Service. The team is responsible for providing direct support to children, young people, adults and their families and carers. They will also work very closely with early years settings, schools, colleges and other settings.

• The primary purpose of this role is to work with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their families and carers and to contribute to the development of a care service that, based on the “Asset Model” approaches, delivers improved outcomes for these service users.

• To facilitate person centred planning meetings for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities (across the age range).

• To support children and young people and their families and carers to negotiate the newly established pathways for these service users, supporting their knowledge and understanding of the process.

• To use the “Asset Model” approach as a basis for their support for service users to empower families to develop choice and opportunities.

• To work closely with Health colleagues to ensure there is a seamless provision of support from birth.

Additional Requirements:

◼ The Council has a strong commitment to achieving equality of opportunity in its services to the community and in the employment of people. It expects all employees to understand, comply with and promote its policies in their own work, and to undertake any appropriate training.

◼ Comply with Health and Safety Regulations associated with your employment.

◼ Be aware of the council’s responsibilities under the Data Protection Act 1998 for the

security, accuracy and relevance of all personal data held on such systems and ensure

that all processes comply with this.

◼ To treat all information acquired through your employment, both formally and informally,

in strict confidence. There are strict rules and protocols defining employees’ access to and use of the council’s databases, any breach of which will be regarded as subject to disciplinary investigation.

◼ To demonstrate a flexible approach in the delivery of work within the service area. Consequently, the post holder may be required to perform duties not specifically identified in the job profile but which are in line with the general responsibilities of the post.

◼ Potential requirement to work at any Council health provider or education site.

◼ Weekend and evening working is a regular feature of this role.

NB: Where an employee drives their own vehicle on Council duties, the car insurance policy must cover business use.