Local Offer Development Officer
Details
- Reference: SCC/TP/288886/1425
- Positions: 1
- Salary: £40,296 - £43,735 per annum
- Category: Administration & Clerical
- Contract type: Fixed term
- Working hours: 36 hours per week
- Posted on: 18 July 2024
- Closing date: 4 August 2024
- Directorate: Children, Families & Lifelong Learning
- Location: Woking, Surrey
Description
This role has a starting salary of £40,269 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
This is a 12-month fixed term contract or secondment opportunity.
Are you passionate about empowering communities and ensuring families have access to services and support? We're excited to be hiring a dynamic individual to join our established team as a Local Offer Development Officer where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping online resources and connecting our community with information, services and support.
Our team is based in Woking on a hybrid basis with a blend of office and home working.
Rewards and Benefits
- 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
- Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
- An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
- Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
- Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
- A generous local government salary related pension
- Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
- 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
- Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
- Hybrid working pattern
About the Team
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive team which leads on major transformational change; providing positive impact for colleagues, children and young people and families across Surrey.
Our ambition is to ensure all Surrey's children and young people with additional needs and disabilities are enabled to lead their best possible life, ensuring no one is left behind. The work we do will support them to thrive in their local schools and communities; developing independent and fulfilling lives, whilst ensuring that our services are effective and financially sustainable.
About the Role
As the Local Offer Development Officer, you'll create content for our website and other online platforms, making sure it meets legal requirements and meets the needs of our users. You'll also work closely with families, schools and other partners to ensure they can easily find the information and support they need on our website. This will include:
- Supporting the Service Manager of the Local Offer to implement, manage and ensure delivery of the Local Offer content as stated in the statutory duties for the local authority
- Collaborating with stakeholders to create, co-produce and update content
- Ensuring content is compliant, accurate and accessible through regular reviews and audits
- Promoting the Local Offer and other digital channels in the local community to raise awareness of the support and services that are available for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities in the local area
- Creating schedules for content production and updates to ensure that information is up to date
Shortlisting Criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position your CV and answers to the questions below will clearly evidence:
- Familiarity with additional needs and disabilities, education and inclusion law and governance, including up-to-date knowledge of legislation, best practices and local services
- Excellent communication skills to effectively engage with professionals, user groups, parents/carers and young people to co-produce content
- Ability to create and implement content schedules, prioritise tasks effectively and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong attention to detail in reviewing and maintaining accurate and up-to-date content and identifying improvements
- Demonstrable experience in managing and delivering web content, ensuring legal compliance and maintaining accuracy
As part of your application you will be asked to submit a CV and answer the following questions:
- What interests you most about this role?
- Can you provide examples of how you've collaborated with stakeholders to ensure that information is accessible and relevant on a digital platform?
- How would you stay up-to-date with legislation, best practices and local services related to additional needs and disabilities and inclusion, and how would you incorporate this knowledge into your work?
- How would you simplify complex information to ensure it's accessible to a diverse audience, including individuals with additional needs and disabilities?
Contact Us
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment. For an informal discussion please contact Andrea Webb by e-mail on andrea.webb@surreycc.gov.uk
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 04/08/2024 with interviews planned for week commencing 19/08/2024.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our Values
Our values are as important as our abilities and shape who we are as an organisation. Discover more about our values.
Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description. Our Life at Surrey handbook also attached provides insights of the culture at Surrey and how as a valued employee, you can help shape our Council.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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