Children's Advocate

The Special Educational Needs Advice Centre (SENAC) is a charity supporting children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities and their parents. SENAC provides independent advice, information and advocacy relating to the special educational needs system in Northern Ireland.

SENAC wish to recruit a :

 CHILDREN’S ADVOCATE

The Children’s Advocate will:

Provide an independent advice and advocacy service for families of children with special educational needs and disability on the special educational needs system in Northern Ireland and advocate for children and young people with special educational needs and disability in relation to special educational needs provision.

Fixed Term: 22 months @32 hours per week

Salary £24,943 per annum in Year 1

Essential criteria for all applicants include:

• Have a degree in one of the following: Education, Law, Psychology, Social Work, Human Rights, Youth Work, Child Development Studies or Special Needs.

• A minimum of 2 years’ experience of providing advocacy or legal advice in an employed capacity
• Ability to manage own casework effectively

(The full list of criteria is outlined in the Application Pack)

THE ABOVE POST IS FUNDED BY BBC CHILDREN IN NEED

To apply  please download the Application Pack and return completed, signed applications to SENAC.

Closing date for return of completed applications is Monday 3rd July 2017 no later than 2.00pm.

Please note the above post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure check from Access NI

CVs cannot be accepted.

SENAC, Graham House, Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Saintfield Road, Belfast BT8 8BH

Registered Charity Number: NIC101355