Project Support Officer, SEND Alternative Provision

We are pleased to be advertising the role of Project Support Officer, SEND Alternative Provision within the Children & Families Services Directorate. The Project Support Officer will make effective contribution to the local authority's aim to enable children and young people to be educated within their local area and to contribute to the ambition to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families., Duties will include:

• Provide support to the Lead Teacher
• Work with education stakeholders to design and deliver documents for service provision
• Lead in the development of a systematic approach to installing and implementing new programmes or developing existing systems
• Gather, evaluate and collate relevant information
• Developing and implementing budget control and monitoring processes
• Provide administrative support for the completion of financial reports
• Develop and maintain a quality assurance tracking system
Face to face interviews for the role of Project Support Officer will be held at the council offices, date is yet to be confirmed. Internal candidates requesting a secondment must have line manager approval prior to applying for this post. We will be reviewing applications on a regular basis and inviting those who meet our essential person specification criteria to interview. If you're interested in this role, we strongly encourage you to apply without delay. Our offer to you: Rutland Council is committed to Flexible Working and understands the benefits of supporting employees to manage their work and life balance, whilst meeting the needs of the service. We are committed to supporting and empowering our staff to be the best workers that they can be and Rutland Council is the place you want to be. Our benefits go beyond the salary - being part of a great team, excellent Local Government Pension, generous annual leave, opportunities to learn and develop your career, and a demonstrable commitment to supporting the health and wellbeing of our staff. Whilst the base for this post is Oakham, Rutland, the Local Authority offers a hybrid working practice. As well as working from home, we feel it is important that you have the opportunity to spend time in the workplace with your colleagues to help you learn, develop and engage. The role will also require travel to education settings in Rutland and neighbouring authorities., Rutland County Council is committed to Equality and Diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Everyone at Rutland County Council has a responsibility for, and is committed to, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children, Young People and Vulnerable Adults and for ensuring that they are protected from harm.

To be successful you will need to be/have:
• An Administrator with experience in a project/programme support role
• Confident with the ability to work autonomously and meet deadlines within agreed timeframes
• Educated to A' Level standard
• High level of written and oral communication skills
• Excellent IT skills, able to use web-based programmes
We are looking for the right person who can provide effective project support to the Lead Teacher and contribute to the development and delivery of robust self-review and reporting processes, establishing key documents to ensure alternative provision within Rutland mainstream schools is of high quality, equitable across all settings and sets high aspirations for all children and young people., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.