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Salary: £20,400 per annum (FTE £34,000), plus 6% pension contribution after 3 months in post
Location: Wallington, London Borough of Sutton
Working pattern: Part time, 21 hours per week — fixed-term contract until 30th June 2027
Role Overview
Our client supports people with a learning disability to lead fulfilling lives and achieve their aspirations, while also supporting families in their caring role. They're recruiting a Development Officer for a new project to establish a parent carer forum for families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Over the course of this one-year project, you'll help parents set up the forum as an independent organisation and ensure it delivers engagement activities throughout its first year.
What You'll Be Doing
- Supporting parents to establish the new SEND parent carer forum as an independent organisation
- Ensuring the forum delivers engagement activities during its first year of operation
- Working with parents at every stage of the project, embedding coproduction throughout
- Helping ensure the collective voice of parents shapes the delivery of local services
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What you'll bring
- A passion for ensuring parents' collective voice helps shape local service delivery
- A commitment to coproduction, working with parents at every stage of the project
- Strong administration and organisational skills
What's on offer
- £20,400 per annum (FTE £34,000)
- 6% pension contribution after 3 months in post
- Part-time, 21 hours per week
- Fixed-term contract until 30th June 2027
Additional information
- This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check
- Applications must be submitted via the online portal and application form — CVs cannot be accepted
- Closing date: 5:00pm, Monday 17th August
- Interviews: 25th or 26th August. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by Thursday 20th August
- Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults. Their recruitment procedures are designed to ensure all employees and volunteers share in this commitment
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You may have experience of the following: Parent Carer Forum Coordinator, SEND Engagement Officer, Community Development Officer, Voluntary Sector Development Officer, Parent Carer Engagement Officer, SEND Project Officer, Family Support Development Officer, Coproduction Officer, Community Engagement Coordinator, Charity Development Officer
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