ALN TRANSITION WORKER (PLACEMENTS)

Cyflog: Gradd 6 - £29,777 - £33,945

About The Service
The Inclusion Service work with, support and coordinate services for children with additional needs and disabilities, their families and settings/schools to ensure that children access their entitlement with smooth transitions into a range of settings. We work in partnership with parents, education services, and other professionals in education and health.

The Inclusion Team monitors and supports schools/settings to successfully include all children with additional needs and disabilities to access their entitlement, environment and make progress.
About the job
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an ALN Transition Worker (Placements), working as part of the wider Inclusion Team within the Education Service and with partners in many different agencies. The role focuses on working with parents/carers ensuring that the transition into specialist provision is as smooth as possible for children with additional needs and disabilities. The successful candidate will focus on placements from early years into reception as well as our Complex Learning Needs special schools across Cardiff.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for a highly organised, motivated and passionate individual who can join our dynamic forward-thinking team to improve outcomes for children through partnership working. The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills both verbal and written. They will need to be able to manage difficult conversations as part of disagreement resolution.
Additional information
This post is suitable for post share.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.

This post is temporary until 31st August 2025.

Internal candidates who wish to apply for this position on a secondment basis must obtain approval prior to application using Form SEC1 (4.C.081). Requests may only be approved by the relevant Director/ Assistant Director/ Chief Officer or senior nominated officer graded no lower than OM2 or in the case of schools based staff the Headteacher / Governing Body.

This post is full time and will be 37 hours per week across 52 weeks (non term time).

If you would like to find out more about this role please contact Lucy Leigh via email Lucy.Leigh@cardiff.gov.uk

We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.

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