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Organisation: Kirklees
Directorate: Children & Families
Service Area: Learning & Early Support
Hours: 18.5 per week (days to be discussed)
Number of Jobs: 1
Location(s): Birstall, Batley & Birkenshaw
Position type: Permanent
Grade: 11
Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community. To help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work.
Remote working with a requirement to regularly attend an office base and meetings across the local area.
The EHCP (SEND) Team is going through a programme of professional investment and development!
You will be joining a team at an exciting time, as we look to respond to increasing capacity demands as well as develop our ways of working and improve our person-centred approach to supporting children, young people, and their families, in partnership with services across education, health, and care.
The right person for the job 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. The role is fundamental to ensuring coordinated, person-centred, outcome-focused, and holistic Education, Health and Care Plans needs assessments and reviews with appropriate provision and support clearly identified within the EHC plan.
You will need to be a resilient, self-motivated, and organised individual with the ability to lead and provide oversight to a busy team. You will be able to independently support the team in identifying and meeting strict statutory deadlines, whilst keeping outcomes for children and young people at the heart of what they do.
You will have responsibility for ensuring statutory compliance, specifically within legislative requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014 and associated SEND code of practice: 0 to 25.
You will have:
1. Previous line management experience or the ability to demonstrate competency in this area
2. Considerable experience of complex SEN casework and managing SEN statutory processes and procedures
3. The ability to manage the day-to-day functions of a busy team of assessment & review coordinators and business support
4. The ability to keep up to date with changes in practice, legislation, and guidance
5. The ability to produce high-quality EHC plans through effective person-centred planning and analysis of information from a variety of sources
6. The ability to transfer knowledge and skills into diverse situations and anticipate issues and situations
7. IT skills to support effective and accurate case recording and casework
Thomas Marsden is the manager for this role. Please contact them on 01484 221000 for an informal discussion, or if you need any more information.
This job is subject to a DBS check at the appropriate level. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We know there’s a wealth of talent among people who have a disability, and we encourage applications from people with all differing abilities. So, if you need any support completing an application form, or any other format for the application or Job Description, please contact the Recruitment Team for help by email: jobs@kirklees.gov.uk or phone: 01484 221000 and ask for ‘Recruitment’.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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