SEN Support Officer (Senior Executive Officer) - 2 Posts

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Client:

Education Authority

Location:

Omagh, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

9c1ef55e0c25

Job Views:

7

Posted:

02.03.2025

Expiry Date:

16.04.2025

Job Description:

JOB PURPOSE

As part of an area team to be responsible for the management, organisation and implementation of the statutory requirements in relation to children with special educational needs including assessments and statements, annual reviews, amended statements and transition plans.

To make administrative arrangements for special education provision specified in statements.

To liaise and work co-operatively with parents, Medical Officers, social services personnel, principals, teachers, EA officers and educational psychologists in relation to children’s special educational needs and provision.

To attend meetings, prepare reports, provide written information as required.

To supervise administrative procedures in relation to main duties below.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Statutory Assessment Procedure – Assessments and Statements

• Co-ordinate and manage the administrative procedures in relation to statutory assessment of children with special educational needs.
• Communicate with parents, Medical Officers and Therapists, social services personnel, principals, teachers, SENCOs and educational psychologists in relation to assessment and statements.
• Provide verbal and written advice on the statutory assessment procedure and advise parents as to their rights in relation to the legislation.
• Ensure appropriate advice is sought in relation to an individual child’s assessment.
• Draft statements indicating pupil’s special needs, provision and support required to meet them.
• Draft a note in lieu of statement when a decision not to make a statement is made.
• Take appropriate action including the negotiation and agreement of placement; provision of specialist support arising from the drafting of a statement.

Statutory Assessment Procedure – Amended Statements

• Consider professional and other advices in relation to a pupil’s special educational needs under the direction of the SEN Link Officer.
• Support the negotiation and agreement of placements for pupils who require amended statements at transfer age, or any other age for whom a change in needs/provision is applicable.
• Communicate with appropriate EA departments regarding Health and Safety issues and Disability Access requirements, adaptations/modifications and any other support required to meet the child’s needs.
• Draft amended statements and recommend and make the administrative arrangements for special provision to be put in place.

Statutory Assessment Procedure – Cessation

• Take appropriate administrative action to cease a statement.

Statutory Assessment Procedure – Annual Reviews

• Attend annual reviews for pupils with statements of special educational needs in the EA area including those pupils attending schools outside the EA area when required.
• Communicate with parents, principals, educational psychologists, clinical medical officers, social workers, therapists, in relation to outcomes and recommendations following annual review as required.
• Take appropriate administrative action necessary arising from a change in pupil’s needs and provision required following an annual review.
• Supervise administrative procedures relating to the annual review process.

Statutory Assessment Procedure – Transition Plans

• Support administrative procedures in relation to Transition Planning as required.

General

• Any other duties as may be assigned by the Senior Officers.

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