Location
Romford, London Borough of Havering

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
Soulbury Educational Improvement Professionals Scale, Spinal Point 11-14 (£55,520 - £59,766) plus Outer London Allowance (£2,431)

About the Role
Havering SEND and Alternative Provision Service is a multi-disciplinary team comprising Educational Psychologists, Advisory Teachers, Early Years specialists, Counsellors, Occupational Therapists and other specialist staff. The team works collaboratively to support children and young people with SEND across schools and educational settings.

We are excited to offer the position of Advisory Teacher - Communication & Interaction (C&I) within the C&I Support Team. This team is expanding to enhance the support available to schools and settings as part of the Department for Education’s ‘Experts at Hand’ initiative.

The C&I Support Team includes Advisory Teachers and C&I Advisors who provide advice, support, training, and modelling of interventions and strategies. Our vision is to improve school practitioners’ understanding, confidence, and expertise in meeting the needs of children and young people with communication and interaction needs.

The Advisory Teacher - C&I will:
- Support schools, colleges and settings through Team Around the School and other meetings
- Collaborate closely with specialist staff including Educational Psychologists, therapists, and other professionals to embed the Team Around the School delivery model
- Professionally support and deploy C&I Advisors who assist Advisory Teachers
- Contribute to indirect, consultancy-based multi-agency work with schools and parents to achieve goals outlined in support plans
- Offer a solution-focused, collaborative approach to ensure educational settings have the practitioner skills to effectively support children and young people’s engagement and access to learning

Working within Havering’s Education Support Service offers:
- Tailored induction package
- Business support to streamline reporting and diary systems
- State of the art AI tools to support productivity and wellbeing
- Regular supervision and protected CPD time
- A talented, welcoming service of over 100 educational professionals
- Opportunities to work across Mainstream, Special Schools and ARPs
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Excellent IT equipment and support
- Easily accessible workspaces with strong transport links including the Elizabeth Line

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post.

This is a permanent position linked to government funding for Local Authorities under the Experts at Hand programme, currently committed until August 2029.

Closing date: 20.08.26

Experience
Experience working with children and young people with communication and interaction needs within educational settings is desirable. Experience of multi-agency working and providing consultancy and training to schools is advantageous.

About you
You will be collaborative, solution-focused and able to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong professional relationships with schools, families and colleagues. A commitment to ongoing professional development and supporting others to develop their skills is essential.

Qualifications
Qualified teacher status is required. Additional qualifications or training relevant to SEND, communication and interaction needs, or educational psychology would be beneficial.