Portage AdviserCouncil

About the Role

Are you passionate about Early Years Education and supporting children with Special Educational Needs?

Do you bring extensive experience and expertise in working with young children and their families?

If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join Sefton’s Early Years Service as a Portage Advisor. We are seeking a dedicated, enthusiastic, and highly motivated individual to become part of our committed Early Years SEND Team, delivering early intervention support to children with additional needs and their families.

In this role, you will provide a personalised package of assessment, monitoring, and play-based intervention through a home-visiting service for a designated caseload of Early Years children across the borough of Sefton. Daily travel to family homes is a key aspect of the role.

We are looking for someone with:

A strong understanding of child development

Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills

The ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team

Effective workload management skills

Familiarity with the Portage model or previous Portage training would be highly beneficial, but not essential.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification

The closing date for this vacancy is Friday, 30th October 2026 (or earlier in the event of high volume of applications being received).

Provisional interview dates are Wednesday, 11th November 2026.

Position type: Full Time