Sen Case Officer (14856)

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Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

We are seeking to recruit a SEN Case Officer. The successful candidate will work as part of the SEND team delivery of statutory duties relating to special educational needs and disability. This opportunity is for a full time position to join our team supporting the coordination and management of Education, Health and Care (EHC) Assessment plans for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. (SEND).

As a good all-round communicator, you will join a supportive team, where you will be trained and supported to develop. We provide a high quality and effective range of services for children with SEND. This is a challenging, fast paced and interesting role within a very busy environment.

You will be part of a service whose overarching aim is to make a positive and measurable difference to the outcomes of children and young people with SEND aged 0 to 25.

We need:

• Someone who has experience in working with Special Educational Needs and Disability and has a good understanding of the legislation in relation to this area of education
• Someone with a high level of resilience and the ability to work as part of a team to inspire, support and challenge others
• Someone who understands co-production with children, young people, parent carers and stakeholders, and the importance of joint agency working.
• Someone with a positive solution focused approach to meeting children’ s individual needs with the ability to sensitively manage competing and conflicting priorities of service users whilst maintaining positive, professional relationships.
• Someone with excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to remain calm and negotiate effectively

We will offer:

• A fast paced dynamic working environment with excellent opportunities for continuous professional development.
• The chance to make a real and measurable difference to the life outcomes of some of the most vulnerable children in our society.

For further information about this role please view the job description.

If you feel you have the necessary background, experience and skills to undertake this role we would like to hear from you.
Contact details:
For an informal discussion please contact Rachel Simpson, Acting Assistant Team Manager - SEN, at rachel.simpson@southampton.gov.uk

Recruitment contact details: 

Email: recruitment@southampton.gov.uk
Tel: 023 8083 4033  

Additional information:

• Please note the salary quoted is based on full time hours (37 hours per week)
• The working hours for this role are 30 hours per week
• This post is fixed term for 6 months
• Please note that appointments are usually made at the bottom of the salary scale.
• This post requires a DBS check.
• For any posts that require a DBS check, if you have lived outside the UK within the last 5 years, you will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or a police certificate from the country/countries you have resided in. Kindly note that this is at the expense of the candidate, as well as any costs involved for translating into English.

Please note: Staff must seek permission from their Service Director /Head of Service BEFORE applying for any secondment opportunity. Please refer to the Secondment Policy for more information 

How to apply: 

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The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed, unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.

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We are proud to be #DisabilityConfident and support fair recruitment practices. Find out how you can get involved at gov.uk/disability-confident.  No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.  It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community.  We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare.  We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.  This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices.

As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview.