Outreach Officer
| Posting date: | 16 July 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Bury, BL9 0EJ |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75716899 |
Summary
Service Description
Burys SEND and Inclusion Service is currently embarking on a transformative journey to strengthen support for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). At the heart of this transformation is a new integrated, graduated approach to early assessment, identification, and intervention through the Communities of Practice (C.o.P.) model. This innovative approach is built on strong partnerships to promote collaboration, shared learning, and capacity building across Burys school clusters.
As part of the new Communities of Practice, the Outreach Team will continue to support schools and settings to enable Children and Young People with SEND to achieve their full educational potential.
The current team consists of a range of professionals with the skills and expertise to meet the needs of children, young people and families. The structure of the team currently includes:
- Team Manager
- Senior Outreach Officer
- Outreach Officer 3
- Outreach Assistant 2
About the roles
We are now in a position to appoint two Outreach Officers to join the team. We are looking for candidates to reflect our diverse communities and who align with the values, culture and expectations of Bury. The role will predominantly involve working across schools and offers hybrid working arrangements.
We recognise the importance of staff care and support. All team members attend regular formal supervision as well as opportunities to share practice and discuss cases via team and caseload meetings. Ongoing training and development opportunities are provided to develop a creative, dynamic and responsive team that meets a wide range of presenting needs. Team members are expected to work flexibly and to exercise their own professional judgement in complex situations.
Normal hours of work are 37 hours per week based around the usual business working week.
About Bury
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointment may be subject to a satisfactory disclosure at the appropriate level under the Disclosure and Barring Service.
In line with safer recruitment, please ensure that your application/CV covers your full employment history and there is a reason noted for any gaps in employment. Successful candidates will be asked to provide relevant references for the past ten years and character references will not be accepted.
Please note we are unable to support with sponsorship at this time.
As a Corporate Parent, ensure that the work and services you deliver considers our care experienced young people, promotes their life chances empowers them to influence the policies, services, and decisions that affect them, champions their rights, and ensure they grow up in the best possible way
Benefits of working for Bury Council
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We support employees to work with agility, where appropriate for the post and service requirements.
We are committed to Bury being an equal society that recognises values and embraces all people, regardless of any difference, for the skills, abilities and experiences they bring into the workforce and the wider community. Therefore we guarantee an interview for disabled people, looked after children/ care leavers, armed forces personnel (including reservists and veterans) and carers of adults or disabled children if they meet the essential criteria.
Next steps
For an informal chat regarding the role please contact:
Ali Isap:
Mobile: 07356 180077
Email: A.Isap@bury.gov.uk
or Sue Evans:
Mobile: 07583111597
Email: sue.evans@bury.gov.uk
Interviews will be held on 5th November 2025
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