Education Appeals Adviser

The National Deaf Children's Society (NDCS) is the leading charity dedicated to creating a world without barriers for deaf children and young people.

Education Appeals Adviser

London office based £32,012- £37,773 per annum
Home based £27,915 - £33,037 per annum (pro rata)
Birmingham office based £27,915 - £33,037 per annum

35 hours per week. Permanent

As part of NDCS's work in breaking down these barriers, the Education Appeals Team support deaf children and their families in getting the educational support they require. This may be by supporting parents in challenging a statement of special educational needs or looking at the reasonable adjustments a child requires in order to access their education. We are looking for an outstanding and enthusiastic person to join this busy team.

Do you have experience of providing advocacy in a tribunal setting and/or using the Equality Act to challenge education provision? Do you have the presentational, interpersonal and organisational skills required to meet the challenge of working in this ever changing area of law? If so we would like to hear from you.

Not only will you be supporting deaf children and their families but you will be working closely with other services within NDCS as well as external professionals in order to help every deaf child succeed.

The post can be home or office based and due to a high volume of our cases being heard in London and the South East, ideally a candidate will be located in this area of the country. However applications from other parts of the country will be considered if the candidate is willing to travel and work unsociable hours.

All candidates, wherever located will also be expected to travel to other parts of the UK either on tribunal or NDCS business if required.

For an application pack please ring our recruitment line on 020 7014 1185. Alternatively, you can download an application pack by visiting our website at www.ndcs.org.uk or email recruitment@ndcs.org.uk

Please note that you will need Adobe Reader 7 or above to complete the application form. This can be downloaded for free if you do not already have it. If you are using an Apple Mac please open and complete the application form using Adobe Acrobat Reader and not the Apple Mac Preview Option.

The closing date for applications is 9am on 1 August 2014

We expect interviews to be held in London on 21 August 2014

NDCS is aiming to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to promoting work-life balance amongst its staff.
NDCS is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share that commitment.
The National Deaf Children's Society is a registered charity in England and Wales (1016532) and in Scotland (SC040779).