NDCS Hiring for Advice and Guidance Education Appeals Specialist Job at Remote Full Time

The National Deaf Children’s Society is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Advice and Guidance Education Appeals Specialist

London, Birmingham, Belfast or Glasgow office or home-based (UK)

£34,318 – £40,494 per annum (pro rata) – London office

£29,926 – £35,417 per annum (pro rata) – other locations

14 hours per week

Permanent

Do you have experience and expertise in the area of Education law and Special Educational Needs? Would you like to advise and support deaf children and young people to achieve better outcomes?

We are looking for someone to join our Advice and Guidance team who can hit the ground running and provide much needed support.

You will be primarily supporting families and deaf young people to prepare appeals to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) First-tier Tribunal. Good drafting and advocacy skills are essential as you will be expected to gather evidence and prepare written submissions on all cases and attend SEND Tribunal hearings from time to time. You will also be required to supervise legal volunteers carrying out similar casework.

To apply for this role, you will have to complete an online application and specify how you meet the person specification criteria, as outlined in the job description. To do this, we suggest that you download the job description from our website prior to starting your application.

Currently, the application process works best on desktop / laptop devices.

The closing date for applications is on Monday 15 November at 23:59.

We expect interviews to be held in remotely during the week commencing 22 or 29 November 2021.

The National Deaf Children’s Society is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young adults and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.

A disclosure check will be sought in relation to the successful applicant for this post. This will be shared with Human Resources and may also be shared with the Safeguarding Manager and the relevant management team. All applicants must also complete a self-disclosure form.

We strive to provide an accessible recruitment process. If a disability or long-term condition makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please contact us to discuss alternative formats. If you require reasonable adjustments for taking part in the interview, please indicate this in response to the corresponding question in the application form.

Additional information about the support we offer is on our jobs page.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to promoting work life balance amongst its staff.

As part of the recruitment process, candidates will be asked to declare and explain their gaps in employment. All our offers of employment are subject to pre-employment checks – these checks include but are not limited to references, right to work in the UK, disclosure (if applicable) and qualifications (if applicable).

The National Deaf Children’s Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779).