Education Services Communication and Engagement Support Officer (Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA

Worker Category: Hybrid Worker

Salary: 32070- 34359 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours:37 Hours per week

Contract Type: Fixed term for (3 months) Secondment for ( 3 months)

Closing Date:17th December 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

About the Role

We are seeking a proactive and skilled Communications and Engagement Support Officer to lead the redevelopment and improvement of our Inclusion website and strengthen communication with schools parents carers and young people. The current site requires clearer navigation more accurate information and a more user-focused structure and this role will be central to delivering those improvements. Working closely with services across the system and reporting to Jane Elmer Service Manager for Education Quality Performance and Change you will play a key part in ensuring our online presence is accessible informative and responsive to the needs of our community.

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About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Experience of working with children and young people with SEND using co-production approaches This includes meaningful involvement of CYP and families in shaping services decision-making and feedback processes.
• Experience of empowering and advocating for children young people and families The ability to ensure CYP voices are heard respected and acted upon is central to the role.
• Strong communication skills written verbal and across multiple audiences Including children and families senior leaders elected members partners and wider public audiences; able to present persuasive accessible information.
• Ability to build effective collaborative working relationships with partners Across education health social care voluntary/community sectors and parent/carer groups.
• Knowledge of statutory responsibilities around the SEND Local Offer and family information duties Understanding the legislative framework and compliance requirements.
• Ability to analyse information and highlight areas for improvement To inform communication planning engagement work and service improvement.
• Ability to work independently prioritise workload and manage competing demands Ensuring deadlines are met in a fast-paced multi-agency environment.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Jane Elmer

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How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ Plus; communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

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