AddressAssessment & Review Officer – PO2 (£39,951 - £42,820)
Are you:
- Passionate about working with and supporting children, young people and their families?
- Determined to ensure children and young people have their needs met?
- Energetic, enthusiastic and wanting a new challenge?
- Interested in joining a team recognised by OFSTED as being focussed on securing the best possible outcomes for its young people?
- A highly organised person and an exceptional communicator with a wide range of audiences?
- A committed team player who goes above and beyond?
- Interested in a hybrid working model: 2 days working from home, 3 days office based?
The Royal Greenwich SEND Assessment and Review Service is a busy, vibrant and diverse service, committed to supporting children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, their families, schools and partners. Like many other local authorities, we are experiencing greater demand in all areas and the number of Education, Health and Care Plans we maintain has increased significantly.
We are seeking to appoint new assessment and Review Officers to meet this demand and ensure that we continue to provide the best for Royal Greenwich children, young people and their families.
Closing Date: 31st March 2024
Task & Interview Date: 8th & 9th April 2024
For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Martyn Patterson; Martyn.Patterson@royalgreenwich.gov.uk 0208 921 5193
Safer recruitment: Royal Borough of Greenwich is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any roles which involve working with children, young people or vulnerable adults, or roles in which the duties will involve access to sensitive information relating to children, young people or vulnerable adults, the Royal Borough will take up references prior to interview. You should provide details of referees including your current and previous employers, covering the last 5 years. Candidates can request for us not to send a reference request to their current employer prior to interview by emailing us at recruitment@royalgreenwich.gov.uk.
As part of our Safer Recruitment Policy, a full employment history is also required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment. Unless otherwise stated, a Basic DBS check will be undertaken as part of the pre-employment checks for successful candidates.
Diversity Statement: Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.
High Volume Applications: Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date should there be a high volume of applications received.
DBS: This role requires an Enhanced DBS. (This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act,1974).
Advert Close: All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.
Full Employment History: A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.
How Applications are Scored: Each application is scored according to how well the supporting statement addresses each point on the Person Specification for the role. Candidates will be short-listed for interview on the extent to which they meet the specific points within the Person Specification. The Person Specification is supplied with the job advert. When completing your application, please use the supporting statement section to tell us how you meet each of the points on the Person Specification. We need to have this information in order to consider your application.
Salary: Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator to help you calculate a pro rata salary.
Our Staff Values: Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.
