Cognition And Learning Adviser

The Service & Team: 

The SEND Support Service comprises a wide range of professionals who work with children and young people with SEND from 0-25 years.  The small, friendly Cognition and Learning Team works with those children and young people who have a wide range of learning needs which are impacting on their progress.

All teams are involved in delivering bespoke training related to their area of expertise but are also part of the delivery of packages around broader areas of SEND.  As the Experts at Hand model of practice becomes more embedded there will be further opportunities to expand and develop how we work.  

We value and invest in CPD for team members.   

 

The Role:

This is an exciting opportunity to join the well-respected Cognition and Learning Team on a fixed-term, part-time basis, working in the east of the county.   The role holder will visit children and young people in their educational setting, observing and talking to them about the cognition and learning challenges they face.  They will work closely with staff in the settings and provide well-written, accessible reports to support the needs of the learners.  

As well as this, the role holder may be involved in a wide range of activities related to cognition and learning such as parent cafes/workshops and training.  Close liaison with a wide range of other professionals is key!   

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.                      
 

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check. 

 

Working Pattern:

The role is 22 hours per week.  

 

What you’ll need to succeed:

You will be an enthusiastic teacher who has a wide range of SEND experience; this may be as a SENDCO but this is not an essential qualification. You will be passionate about inclusion and about enabling others to support the needs of children and young people with SEND.  

 

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below in this advert

 

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

 

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services

 

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.

 

The full role profile is attached here

 

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

 

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact theresa.maunder@cornwall.gov.uk

 

Application Process

 

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process_._

 

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

 

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.

Cornwall Council deliver services to more than half a million local people and over five million visitors a year. Working here - Cornwall Council

We are happy to talk about flexible working options such as part-time or compressed hours. More examples of our flexible working opportunities can be found here - flexible working options.

Fairness and inclusion are at the heart of our vision for Cornwall. In order to best serve our communities, we are striving to achieve a diverse workforce that is inclusive of all backgrounds, cultures and identities; e.g., race, disability, sex, gender reassignment status, age, religion and sexual orientation. We are an equal opportunities and Disability Confident employer, and we will assess applicants on their merits.

Cornwall Council is committed to safeguarding and following safer recruitment principles to help make sure our staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children, young people and adults at risk. It’s a vital part of creating a safe and positive environment and making a commitment to keeping all service users safe from harm.