Advice & Guidance Officer (Central Scotland)
Employer: The National Deaf Children’s Society
Location: This is a fully remote role, but will have a focus on Central Scotland Casework and will require some regional travel so applicants should live in Scotland and possess a driving licence and have access to a car.
Working hours: 21 hours per week
Salary: £19,508 - £21,600 pro rata (£32,513 - £36,000 FTE)
Closing date: 06 Aug 2026
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We are looking for an Advice & Guidance Officer who can make a meaningful difference in the lives of deaf children, young people, and their families.
A key focus of this role will be delivering the service remotely using technology. In addition, you will use your interpersonal skills and experience working with families to connect with local community groups, raise awareness of our services, promote membership, and provide support to families, deaf young people, and professionals.This role is part time, based on 21 hours per week.
This is a fully remote role, but will have a focus on Central Scotland Casework and will require some regional travel so applicants should live in Scotland and possess a driving licence and have access to a car.
What you'll do
Deliver tailored information and advice to individuals and groups of deaf children, young people, and their families.
Support deaf children, young people, and their families in becoming more confident in articulating their needs independently.
Help deaf children, young people, and their families explore their options and decide on a preferred course of action.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with professionals and organisations that support deaf children.
Attend both in-person and online events to provide information and advice tailored to different audiences.
What you'll need
Significant experience and understanding of the skills and practices required to deliver person-centred support to children, young people, and their families.
Experience providing information and advice to families and young people, both digitally and face-to-face.
A strong working knowledge of education and special educational needs, including relevant legislation, government guidance, and local implementation.
An understanding of deafness and its impact on children, family dynamics, raising a deaf child, and child development-translating this into effective, child-centred practice.
Strong digital skills and a sound understanding of agile values & principles.
A criminal record check / PVG Scheme Disclosure (if offered the position).
What you'll get
Home-based working with flexible hours.
25 days holiday - plus an additional 3 days at Christmas (& bank holidays).
Pension (5.5% employer contribution).
Healthcare Cashplan.
Annual performance-based salary increase.
Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Programmes.
What we do
The National Deaf Children's Society are the leading charity for deaf children. We give expert support on childhood deafness, raise awareness and campaign for deaf children's rights, so they have the same opportunities as everyone else.
Pre-employment Checks
As part of our commitment to creating a safe and trusted environment for the children, young people and families we support, all offers of employment are subject to background checks. These include Right to Work verification, Criminal Record Disclosure, and ID and address verification.
To complete an online Right to Work check, you will need a valid UK or Irish passport, or a government share code if you are not a British citizen. If an online check is not possible, we’ll need to verify your documents in person at our London office. Please be aware that travel time and expenses for this appointment cannot be reimbursed.Disability Confidence
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to offering interviews to candidates who request to be considered under the disability confident scheme and meet the minimum requirements of the person specification.
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