Support Coordinator - SEND

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General information

Job Posting Title: Support Coordinator – SEND

Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024

City: Gloucester

Country: United Kingdom

Working time: Full-time

Description & Requirements

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Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK, we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver impactful services, including assessments, health services, employability programmes, and specialist support. Our work matters and is carried out with dedicated people who care.

The role involves working with children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) on weight management programmes. The coordinator will support complex families and communities to make sustained behaviour changes, tailoring approaches to meet individual needs.

• Support individual children, young people, and families on our programmes
• Work with communities to empower them to support children with SEND
• Assist in delivering the BZ Families programme across Gloucestershire
• Develop and implement high-quality learning resources tailored to individual needs
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Handle administrative tasks such as participant sign-up, data capture, and reporting
• Support triage processes across BeeZee Bodies programmes

Qualifications

• A relevant qualification in youth, community, wellbeing, health, education, social care, or counselling
• Lived experience of working with or living with people with SEND

Experience

Essential

• Experience working with children and young people
• Experience working with individuals with disabilities or complex needs
• Experience organizing events involving young people

Desirable

• Experience designing and delivering engaging sessions for young people with SEND
• Experience in health, education, or social care environments, or supporting healthy lifestyles
• Experience managing safeguarding cases

Individual Competencies

• Empathy and a genuine desire to improve young people\’s lives
• Personable, non-judgemental, and sensitive communication skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to motivate young people
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data management systems
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage a complex caseload
• Fluent in English, confident, self-motivated, and adaptable
• Attention to detail and ability to meet targets and deadlines
• Reflective and capable of self-assessment
• Owns a car and is flexible and creative in approach

Key Business Priorities

• Line managed by the Contract Manager of BeeZee Bodies Gloucestershire
• Part of the BeeZee Bodies Gloucestershire team, delivering weight management services to children and young people (CYP) and their families
• Collaborate with community organizations, partners, and families for effective service delivery in Gloucestershire
• Provide feedback to partners and community organizations for programme development

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