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SalaryDepartment of Children’s Services
Education, Employment & Skills
SEND Casework Officer
SO1 / SO2 £32,076 - £36,648 pa
3 x 37 hours per week
Established
Based at Margaret McMillan Tower / Hybrid Working
We are looking for a ‘SEND Casework Officer’
SEND Casework Officers’ play key roles in improving the outcomes for our children and young people with Special Educational needs and Disabilities (SEND).
You will be joining the 0 to 25 Integrated Assessment team at an exciting time as we develop our ways of working and our person centred approach to supporting children and young people with SEND and their parents and carers.
You will work within the legal requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 and associated SEND Code of Practice: 0 to 25 to ensure:
- Coordinated, person centred, outcome focussed and holistic Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment, planning and review.
- Concise, accessible and high quality EHC Plans that identify appropriate provision and support and are forward looking, with planning for key transition points.
- Statutory compliance including statutory timescales.
You must be a self–motivated and organised individual with the ability to work as part of a busy team and independently. You must have an awareness and understanding of the impact of SEND on individuals and their families and you must be passionate and committed to the positive impact the EHC needs assessment, planning and provision can have on a child and young person’s access to education and preparation for adult life. You are likely to have already worked in a senior position within a social care or educational setting.
You will also have:
- Experience of complex SEN casework and SEN statutory processes and procedures.
- A good understanding of relevant legislation and guidance and the ability to keep up to date with changes in legislation and guidance, local policy and practice.
- The ability to coordinate assessments and produce EHC plans through effective person centred planning and analysis of information from a variety of sources.
- The ability to transfer knowledge and skills in to diverse situations and anticipate issues and situations.
- IT skills to support effective and accurate case recording and casework.
- Good communication skills, to be able to respond to a wide audience including children and young people, parents, schools, Governors, SENCOs and Head Teachers.
- Ability to work effectively with conflicting demands and to deadlines
The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.
The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert, outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.
An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post.
For further information regarding this post please contact Victoria Taylor or email Victoria.Taylor@bradford.gov.uk
Closing Date: 2nd April 2024
Please find the Job Profile attached: SEND Casework Officer Job Profile.doc
