3 months contract with a local authority
Job Summary:
To support CSF Special Educational Needs Team in fulfilling its role in carrying out the statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments of children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).
To ensure EHC needs assessments are carried out in a timely way in collaboration with involved professionals and families.
To support the service in maintaining effective organisation and data management processes during the statutory EHC needs assessment process and/or related case-work.
Key Duties/Accountabilities:
Draft plans are written, in conjunction with Assessment Co-ordinators, in a timely way
Input by all involved professionals to the EHC needs assessment process is co-ordinated so that statutory timescales are met
Records, reports, correspondence relating to EHC needs assessments are maintained in an orderly and timely way, accessible by those professionals who require access to them using agreed information management systems.
Accurate and up to date case files are established and maintained for EHC needs assessments or SEN notifications
SEN databases are updated on a regular basis for children and young people referred for EHC needs assessments or SEN notifications.
members of the public, officers and professionals making enquiries via electronic mailboxes are responded to and issues escalated swiftly if required
Essential Experience Required:
Experience in two or more of the following areas:
Effective administrative work within an organisation supporting effective management of casework
Successful work with parents/carers
Successful work within a school/early years setting and/or other public or voluntary sector organisation
Effective work with data management IT systems
Essential Qualifications Required:
Effective literacy and numeracy skills
A level and/or equivalent qualifications
Desirable: Graduate - degree level qualification
Additional information to note:
36 Hours per week
09:00am - 17:30pm working hours
The closing date for this position is ASAP