Job Introduction
Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools (PINS), is a groundbreaking initiative led by the Department for Education, Department for Health and Social Care, and NHS England
As the School Engagement Lead for the Partnership for PINS, you will lead efforts to foster inclusive educational environments for neurodiverse students.
This short-term role demands dynamic leadership, a commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the ability to coordinate diverse stakeholders.
You will oversee programme implementation, including promoting awareness, managing the governance board, producing reports, leading a team, recruiting schools, conducting needs assessments, and organising training programmes.
You will supervise Neurodiversity Facilitators working together to meet the needs of schools.
Importantly, you will work with the three Parent Carer Forums to ensure that family perspectives inform training.
Base: Your base will be High Post in Wiltshire however, travel is required to cover the Wiltshire patch.
This role is on a fixed term contract until March 2026.
Main Responsibility
- Raise programme awareness among schools, partner organisations, and stakeholders.
- Engage decision-makers to advocate for neurodiversity inclusion in schools.
- Work with the three Parent Carer Forums across BSW.
- Collect data on key indicators and outcomes for specified cohort of schools and support analysis of these outcomes.
- Highlight achievements, challenges, and recommendations for improvement.
- Provide supervision and line management for Neurodiversity Facilitators fostering a supportive work environment.
- Delegate tasks effectively to Neurodiversity Facilitators, ensuring team members are equipped for success.
- Complete comprehensive needs assessments.
- Analyse assessment data to inform tailored interventions and support for specified cohort of schools.
- Collaborate with the three Parent Carer Forums across BSW to ensure family perspectives shape our approach conducting assessments.
- Design and deliver responsive training programmes tailored to school needs.
- Collaborate with experts to develop high-quality training materials and resources. Ensure training sessions are accessible and inclusive for all participants.
- Incorporate feedback from the three Parent Carer Forums to enhance the relevance and effectiveness of training programmes.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities.
Additional Information
- This is a full-time position based in Wiltshire, with flexibility to meet the needs of Children and Young People.
- The successful candidate will undergo relevant training and induction processes upon appointment.
Travel within the region will be required to fulfill the responsibilities of the role therefore a full UK Driving licence and access to vehicle for work purposes is essential.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The Ideal Candidate
Essential
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Social Sciences, Allied Health Professional or appropriate nursing background or demonstrate equivalent experience.
- Proven experience in designing and delivering training, preferably in the education sector.
- Experience working with neurodiverse communities or a strong understanding of neurodiversity and inclusive education principles.
- Leadership qualities with the ability to inspire and motivate colleagues and partners within schools and the Parent Carer Forums towards shared goals.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage with partners.
- Ability to provide guidance and support to team members, fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- Ability to work collaboratively with diverse partners, including educators and the three Parent Carer Forums.
- Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships, negotiate effectively, and resolve conflicts constructively.
- Experience engaging with families or caregivers of neurodiverse individuals, with a focus on incorporating their perspectives into programme activities.
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Package Description
You will feel valued as a Band 6 School Engagement Lead for Partnership for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Primary Schools (PINS) within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Salary of £37,338 - £44,962 with AfC terms & conditions and NHS pension
- Free tea and coffee at your base location
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with a majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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