Job Description

This Job posting is only open to Internal Applicants at Brent Council

Salary range: 33,912 - 35,982 pro rata, per annum inc. London weighting
Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 12 Months
Hours of work: 18.5 hours per week, term-time only
Location: Civic Centre and other locations from time to time
Brent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent's diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.


The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.

The Post

To provide administrative support to the specialist teams within the SEND Outreach Service.


This will involve minute taking at meetings, updating systems and folders and acting as the first point of contact within the relevant teams, maintaining professional communications with internal and external customers and partners by taking responsibility for all email/post/telephone queries and handling them as appropriate, and taking ownership of the business support needs of the allocated service area and have expert knowledge of their business processes.

The Person

You will be joining the well-established SEND Outreach Service. We are passionate about the work we do with children and the support provided to the children and their families. You will also join us in having a close working relationship with families and settings.
This role makes positive contributions to the services that Brent provides for children and young people with SEND. The ideal candidate will be resilient and solution focused, have strong communication skills effectively (oral and written). Excellent interpersonal skills and telephone manners, and the ability to build positive relationships with internal and external partners are all equally important. The successful candidate must be highly organised, be able to manage their workload and maintain attention to detail. The successful candidate will have good IT skills and have the ability to use computer systems concurrently, as well as the ability to work on their own initiative and take a proactive approach. Basic minute taking experience is desirable as the role provides efficient and professional day to day support to the administrative needs of the service and the Children and Young People and Community Development department.

Closing date:

10 August 2025 (23:00)


If you would like an informal discussion, please contact

Tina Murray,

Tina.Murray@brent.gov.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested in this role, we advise that you apply as soon as possible.

Additional Information

If you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the "Apply Now" button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.

This position is only open to current employees of Brent Council or Temporary Agency Workers currently working in Brent Council. External candidates are not permitted to apply for internal only roles. Forwarding 'internal only' roles to external candidates may lead to disciplinary action being taken.

Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.
We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found here .
Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.
As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@brent.gov.uk