Shared Services Partnership
Administrative Officer (SEND Partnerships & Strategy)
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Job Details:
Job Reference: HCC624765
Salary Range: £27,780 - £30,564 per annum
Work Location: Elizabeth II Court, Winchester (Hybrid Working)
Hours per week: 37 (part-time hours will be considered)
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 3 September 2026
Interview Date: 9 September 2026
The Role:
Joining us as an Administrative Officer, you'll play an important role in supporting SEND improvement across Hampshire, helping to improve outcomes for children and young people aged 0-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Through your administrative, organisational and project support, you'll help drive partnership working, coordinate key activities and ensure improvement projects continue to make a meaningful difference.
Working as part of the SEND Partnerships & Strategy Team, you'll collaborate with colleagues and partners across education, health and social care, while helping to ensure the voices of children, young people and families are embedded in decision-making. From supporting the SEND Assurance & Improvement Board and coordinating inspection readiness activity to facilitating co-production and participation initiatives, you'll contribute to positive change across Hampshire's SEND services.
What you’ll do:
- Provide administrative and organisational support to the SEND Assurance & Improvement Board and wider SEND improvement projects across Hampshire County Council.
- Coordinate diaries and meetings with key partners, ensuring priorities and actions are effectively managed.
- Manage shared inboxes, multi-agency Teams channels and SharePoint sites, keeping information accurate, accessible and up to date.
- Prepare meeting papers, reports and communications, take minutes, and track follow-up actions to support delivery.
- Support co-production and participation forums for parents/carers, children and young people, coordinating engagement activities, events, workshops and consultations.
- Support Local Area SEND inspection readiness by preparing briefings, maintaining evidence and coordinating key activities and events.
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What we’re looking for:
- Strong administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work to deadlines.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience of working with multiple agencies and partners to achieve shared outcomes.
- Knowledge of SEND and current sector practice, or a strong willingness to develop this knowledge through learning, training and professional development.
- A proactive approach, with the ability to work on your own initiative, take ownership of tasks and identify opportunities to add value and improve outcomes.
Take a look at our Candidate Pack for more information about the Administrative Officer role, team and our values. The ‘About you’ section explains what specific knowledge, skills and experience we want you to tell us about. Make sure you explain how you meet these requirements and demonstrate our values, in your application.
Why join us?
- Make a meaningful contribution to improving SEND services and ensuring children, young people and families have a voice in shaping them.
- Join a collaborative team committed to delivering positive change and better outcomes across Hampshire.
- Access to Health Assured's comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme to support your physical and mental wellbeing, including 24/7 telephone support, a suite of online resources, and legal and financial advice.
- Competitive benefits package, including generous annual leave entitlement, occupational sick pay, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme. Find more information here.
Applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received, therefore the advert may close early.
Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role and therefore it is essential that you already have the right to work in the UK.
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Other job titles you may be searching for may include: Business Support Officer, Administration Officer, Partnership Support Officer, SEND Improvement Support Officer, Admin Officer, Admin Assistant, Project Support Officer.
Travel Requirements:
You may be required to visit other locations within Hampshire, and therefore need to have the ability to travel, as necessary.
Additional Information:
Administrative Officer (SEND Partnerships & Strategy) Candidate Pack
Vetting Requirements:
The post is subject to a Criminal Records Check. As such, please note that under safer recruitment requirements for Children’s Services, references will be requested prior to interview.
Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:
For general enquiries, please contact care.careers@hants.gov.uk
For an informal chat about the role, please contact Toni-Marie Leaf, SEND and AP Local Area Delivery Manager on toni-marie.leaf@hants.gov.uk
Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.
In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.
We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.
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