At a Glance
- Tasks: Support children with special educational needs in a dynamic early years environment.
- Company: Join Cambridgeshire County Council, committed to diversity and community impact.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, generous leave, and a comprehensive wellbeing package.
- Other info: Access to development opportunities and a supportive management team.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's lives while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Experience with SEND and strong interpersonal skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Our Benefits
- We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family.
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme.
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances.
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings.
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth.
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day.
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards.
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes.
About the role
We are looking to appoint an Early Support Advisor to work in the Early Years SEND team. The Early Years SEND team promotes high quality inclusive practice across the Early Year’s sector. The team provides a comprehensive SEND offer and supports childcare providers in Cambridgeshire to work with children with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities. The Early Years SEND team manage the Early Support pathway which is a multi-disciplinary approach to meeting the individual needs of children who have a disability or significant and complex additional needs.
About you
The successful candidate will have significant experience, skills and a passion for working with children and their families in the early years with SEND. You will have an understanding of the Early Years Statutory framework and how the SEND Code of Practice relates to early years. You will have excellent interpersonal skills combined with the ability to represent the Service in a positive and professional manner, including communicating with a wide range of internal and external customers. You must have strong problem-solving skills and the ability to take a hands-on role and work independently. You will ideally have good working knowledge of Windows & Microsoft packages (although training can be provided). This role would suit someone who has extensive experience meeting the needs of children with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities who is working within or supporting the early years sector.
Cambridge County Council offer:
- Salary £31,537 pro rata.
- Occupational pension scheme with employer contribution.
- Employee Assistance Programme – access to free support 24 hours a day.
- Employee Benefits scheme with lifestyle and shopping discounts.
- Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with length of service and ability to buy more.
- A supportive management team that will champion your learning and development.
- Work life balance and flexible ways of working, including WFH when the role allows.
For more details, please see the job description and person specification. If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Chris Barton. The closing date for applications is Monday 27 July 2026 and interviews will be scheduled shortly after.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes. We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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