Wiltshire SENDIASS Project Manager

About the Job

ID: 1570 Wiltshire SENDIASS Project Manager

• Services: Wiltshire SENDIAS Service
• Salary: £32,311 - £35,800 FTE per annum, plus £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum (pro rata for part-time hours)
• Location: Home Based with the requirement for frequent local travel and some national travel
• Hours: 29.6 – 37 hours per week (0.8 – 1.0), to be negotiated with the successful candidate
• Contract: Permanent

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] & the Role

At [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.

As Wiltshire SENDIASS Project Manager, you will lead on the management and delivery of the Wiltshire Special Education Needs and Disabilities Information and Advice Service. This service inform parents, children and young people who reside in Wiltshire of their rights in the SEND process, by keeping abreast of education and other relevant legislation and SEND policy and supporting their navigation through the SEND assessment process.

Main Responsibilities

• You will manage a small team of staff, and potentially volunteers, leading the team in a child focused approach to improving outcomes. You will also hold a small-medium, complex caseload of your own.
• You will ensure that the service meets its statutory duties as set out on the Children and Families Act 2014 and is delivered in accordance with the SEND Code of Practice, as well as ensuring that the service meets all the criteria within the minimum IASS standards.

Main Requirements

To join us as Wiltshire SENDIASS Project Manager, you will have a recognised professional qualification in education, health, social work or equivalent; evidence of completing (or being willing to complete during induction) IPSEA Levels 1-3, plus a commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

Appointments are subject to [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Child and Adult Workforce, including Enhanced with Children’s Barred List

Benefits

• an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• up to 6% matched-pension contributions
• flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
• enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
• eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
• cycle to work scheme
• investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

How to Apply

Click the ‘Apply’ link below and fill out our digital application form. Closing date: Sunday 19th October 2025. Interviews: Tuesday 28th October 2025.

Please Note: We reserve the right to close this application early should suitable applications be received prior to the advertised closing date.

For any queries, or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or the potential for flexible working, please email Helen Wemyss, South West Operational Manager: [contact hidden]

All appointments with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role.