3 months contract with local authority
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with senior staff at designated schools to ensure compliance with legal requirements under the Children and Families Act 2014.
- Implement and coordinate the needs assessment and review process in accordance with the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEN Code of Practice 2015.
- Challenge and support schools, professionals, and families to prevent/reduce legal challenges against the LA.
- Manage a complex caseload and casework to respond to SEND children and young people’s changing needs.
- Assess individual children and young and develop EHC Plans that are aspirational, holistic, outcome-focused, and compliant with the Code of Practice 2015.
- Manage the case coordinator, including allocation, monitoring, and oversight of their work on a daily basis.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Work with parents, carers, children, and young people to ensure a clear, accessible, and collaborative needs assessment process.
- Provide advice, direction, and challenge to schools regarding the needs assessment and review process.
- Write EHC plans in co-production with parents and children/young people, ensuring compliance with the Code of Practice and minimizing legal challenges.
- Support parents, children, and young people to develop aspirations and aspirational outcomes.
- Negotiate with schools regarding the placement of pupils with EHC Plans.
- Manage potentially contentious and sensitive situations with partners to minimize the risk of challenge to the LA.
- Ensure timely involvement of the Advice, Information, and Guidance Service regarding placements for young people over the age of 16.
- Lead work with health providers, social care, and other professionals involved in the needs assessment process.
- Represent SEND Assessment with other local authorities regarding the annual reviews of children and young people who are Looked After by Royal Greenwich.
- Assess professional reports and make timely recommendations regarding EHC Plans.
- Lead on contact with parents and professionals, ensuring legal requirements are met at all times.
- Ensure EHC planning and annual review meetings at schools are held and managed in accordance with the Code of Practice.
- Chair EHC planning meetings or other TACs where appropriate.
- Attend annual reviews at school where appropriate.
- Prepare draft EHCP working documentation using information from the pupil profile.
- Prepare case summaries to present at panels.
- Build positive working relationships with key stakeholders and partners in the EHC Planning process.
- Maintain effective record-keeping systems and update relevant databases.
- Provide management support to the case coordinator
Contact Details:
Cra Group Recruitment And Payroll Recruitment Team
