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SalarySenior SEND Officer
Service care Solution are currently recruiting for a Senior SEND Officer in Greenwich.
As a Senior SEND Officer, you will deputise for the Team Leader Assessment and Review - Tribunal/Compliance in their absence/at their request, and manager up to 3 members of staff directly.
Main Responsibilities
As a Senior SEND Officer you will be responsible for:
- To manage and co-ordinate the needs assessment and review process in compliance with the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEN Code of Practice 2015.
- To directly challenge and support providers, professionals and families in relation to the Children and Families Act 2014 in order to prevent/reduce legal challenge against the LA.
- To manage a complex caseload and casework to ensure that the LA is able to respond to SEND children and young people's needs as they change.
- To assess individual children and young through lone home visits if required and develop EHC Plans that are aspirational, holistic, outcome focussed and compliant with the Code of Practice 2015.
- Oversee complex cases that pose a legal risk and possible reputational damage to the local authority. Providing regular strategic reports to the senior leadership team in order to influence strategic planning and have a direct impact on service delivery, policies and processes
Requirements:
- Experience of the SEN assessment and review processes.
- The ability to manage staff capability
Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including:
- A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated recruitment team
- Excellent rates of pay
- Payroll service twice a week
If you are interested in the Senior SEND Officer role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk
Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!
