Specialist Officer in Huntingdon

Our client is looking for an experienced SEN Casework Officer. This role is remote working but may require attendance at the office if necessary. It is hybrid, with 95% of work from home unless there is a business need.

We are looking for highly experienced officers with a background in dealing with multiple demands and competing priorities. They must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and have casework experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the statutory processes associated with Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments/Plans for an identified caseload of children and young people.
• Prepare and present cases to panels as appropriate and provide feedback to schools, parents, and professionals. Implement outcomes from panels seeking creative solutions where required.
• Identify issues, negotiate, and resolve problems arising from casework and inter-agency work.
• Draft Education Health and Care Plans and attend planning meetings as necessary. Assist in monitoring children and young people’s progress through the Statutory Annual Review process.
• Work in partnership with parents/carers, children and young people, and develop effective relationships with schools, professionals, and other agencies.
• Negotiate educational provision with schools, settings, and other agencies. Manage and monitor contract compliance with providers.
• Support the Team in ensuring statutory duties and targets are met. Support the development of practices and policies within the team.
• Contribute to the planning and delivery of the Local Authority’s response to special educational needs in the County. Participate in the delivery of training to schools, parents, professionals, and other agencies.
• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• Support and work on any other identified areas as requested by the SAT Strategic Manager.

Qualifications and Professional Memberships:

• Relevant professional qualification or evidence of professional development.
• Recognised Management qualification.
• Project management qualification.
• Evidence and experience of budget, revenue, and grant management and forecasting.
• High level of information technology skills and high-level report writing.

Values and Personal Qualities:

• Demonstrates a passion for making a positive difference.
• Shares our WE ASPIRE values and core code of ethics, striving to lead by example.
• A strong commitment to fairness and Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI).
• Strives to continuously improve, taking the initiative to learn and develop.
• Brings creativity into their work through innovation and openness to change.
• Collaborates well with others and offers assistance and support to colleagues.
• Demonstrates self-awareness and aims to improve their work.
• Resilient under pressure and ability to remain positive when challenged.
• Ability and enthusiasm to manage change and work flexibly, adapting quickly to changing priorities.
• Ability to lead, motivate, and develop staff in a performance-focused organisation.
• Ability to respond and adapt to changing needs and prioritise resources effectively.

Specialist Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

• A good understanding of Fire and Rescue Service functions and statutory duties.
• Ability to assist with planning and review for the Service to achieve maximum benefit from resources.
• Support and promote change in a large and complex organisation, demonstrating the ability to obtain acceptance/agreement and influence behaviour change.
• Good understanding of service delivery across the public sector with political awareness.
• Ability to manage projects through to delivery and contribute to wider project outcomes.

The first part of our recruitment process is to send your CV. Should you be shortlisted, Colbern Limited will contact you within 5 days or may contact you about other job opportunities. Colbern Limited, along with our clients, are an equal opportunities employer.