About us at Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow! Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be.

We are an outstanding council, serving an outstanding borough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, we’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place and full of potential. We are stepping up for our residents like never before.

About our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We live by five core values: Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its very heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. It's about breaking down barriers between our parts and people and unlocking the problem-solving power of our amazing mix of minds. We serve a diverse community, we have a diverse workforce and we are committed to being an inclusive employer.

We work hard to create representation across our workforce and leadership community, we have thriving employee network groups and our learning and development programmes help us lead, model and breathe ways of working that eliminate inequality, inequity, injustice and bias.

As part of this and under our commitments as a Disability Confident Employer, we make reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. There’s space for you to tell us what you need within our application form.

Our Benefits

If you join us, you’ll have access to a range of employee benefits. Read more about these here.

About The Role

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our Children with Disability Team as a Short Breaks Co-Ordinator. In this role you will manage the short breaks programmed for children and young people with disabilities.

To lead and develop the Short Breaks programme for children and young people with disabilities, ensuring high quality, value for money services that meet local authority priorities and the needs of families.

The role oversees commissioning, contracts, budget management and performance monitoring, while acting as a key point of contact for families. This includes supporting families to access Short Breaks, managing enquiries (including complex cases), and building strong, trusted relationships.

You will work closely with providers, parents/carers, SEN teams and partner organisations to shape and deliver services, informed by consultation, feedback and data. The postholder also leads on statutory duties, including the Short Breaks Statement, and coordinates engagement, communications and promotional activity.

In addition, the role manages youth participation initiatives, ensuring children and young people have a meaningful voice in decisions about Short Breaks provision, and responds flexibly to emerging needs, escalating safeguarding concerns where required.

About The Team You’ll Be Working In

The Short Breaks team is a small team of two workers who work collaboratively to deliver the service. The team is dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people with disabilities by providing inclusive, high-quality opportunities that offer meaningful breaks from daily routines. The service supports families across the borough by coordinating activities, events, and commissioned services that promote independence, wellbeing, and social inclusion.

The team plays a key role in ensuring that local families can easily access the support available to them. By working closely with parents, carers, schools, and partner organisations, the team helps reduce pressure on families while creating positive experiences for children and young people. Feedback from families is central to how the service develops, ensuring it remains responsive to changing needs.

You’ll be part of a collaborative environment that works across children’s services, including SEN teams, finance, and commissioning. The team is responsible for managing the Short Breaks programme end-to-end—from planning and procurement through to delivery, monitoring, and continuous improvement.

Within the team, roles focus on programme coordination, family engagement, contract management, and financial oversight. You’ll work closely with internal colleagues and external providers, and you’ll typically report to a senior manager within children’s services who oversees the Short Breaks programme and wider service delivery.

The Short Breaks is a small team that consist of two workers. The team is dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people with disabilities by providing inclusive, high-quality opportunities that offer meaningful breaks from daily routines. The service supports families across the borough by coordinating activities, events, and commissioned services that promote independence, wellbeing, and social inclusion.

About You

If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to put in an application:

• You enjoy working with people and can communicate clearly with a wide range of audiences, including families, young people, and professionals

• You are organised and able to manage different tasks, projects, or priorities at the same time

• You take a customer-focused approach and are motivated to help families access the support they need

• You are comfortable using IT systems and willing to learn new tools and processes

• You can work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to achieve shared outcomes

• You are able to handle sensitive situations with care and follow appropriate procedures when needed

Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

Essential For This Role:

Enhanced DBS is required for this Role.

Don’t meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can’t tick every box. At Hounslow, we realise the ‘perfect candidate’ doesn’t exist. So, if you can do most of what we’re looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for the job or be perfect for one of our other roles!

When Interviews Will Be Held And Who To Contact

The key information you need about the role should be in the Role Profile, but if you have any further questions about the role, please contact:

Email: Dimple.Grewal@hounslow.gov.uk

Interviews for this job will be held week commencing 18th June 2026.