Education, Health and Care Plan Coordinator - 37 Hours in Torquay

The successful candidate for the above post will be an EHCP coordinator in the SEND Team. This team is responsible for the coproduction of Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs plans for children and young people 0-25 with SEND. The successful candidate will work with parent/carers and young people with SEND, education providers, health and social care colleagues to ensure a quality EHCP.

Your role is to interpret and collaborate assessments of others and write into a plan in a restorative manner, to champion the child or young person and work in a co-produced way. Experience of working with children and young people with a range of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families and a good working knowledge of current SEND-related legislation and the SEND Code of Practice will be essential. Knowledge of EHCPs as documents will be mandatory and a key task will be ensuring that statutory timescales are met.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills will be essential, as will the ability to build and maintain strong and positive working relationships with families, schools and a range of other professionals. The role requires confident use of case management systems and digital tools to record, track, and manage cases, maintain accurate data, and support service reporting and performance monitoring. You will use your organisational skills to prioritise a busy caseload, ensuring timely communication and compliance with statutory duties.

There are two positions available for this role: one 22.2 hour position (12 month Fixed Term Contract) and one full time, permanent role. This post will be carrying out Regulated Activity. As such, the post will require an Enhanced Criminal Record Check plus an additional Barred List Check. The check will reveal any spent and unspent convictions and adult cautions (which have not been filtered), any local Police information and a check of either the Adult, Child or Adult and Child Barred Lists.

For an informal chat please contact Grace Beer on 07769 160110 or grace.beer@torbay.gov.uk. Interviews are expected to be conducted during the week commencing 6th July 2026. This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• A high level of written and oral communication skills.
• Significant decision making skills – the ability to analyse information, draw conclusions and effect judgements based on outcomes and risk.
• Proven problem solving skills – the ability to identify causes, make objective and informed judgements that demonstrate emotional resilience and balance.
• Ability to deal with difficult and challenging situations with tact and sensitivity.
• This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.

Knowledge

• A thorough understanding of current legislation and DfE guidance and developments in special educational needs.
• A broad understanding of issues surrounding general developments in educational assessment and intervention.
• Knowledge of legislation and procedures relating to assessment and provision for children with special educational needs.
• An understanding of the implications of the emerging changes to legislation relating to special educational needs.

Experience & Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE O Level standard or equivalent with English (A-C).
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Experience of working in schools.
• Significant experience of work in relation to young people and children with special educational needs.
• Significant experience of working with young people with special educational needs.