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EHCP Assessment Officer OCC617122, Oxford
Client: OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 00adf4eaf7db
Job Views: 92
Posted: 22.01.2025
Expiry Date: 08.03.2025
Job Description:
Salary range: £35,745 - £38,223 per annum
Work location: County Hall, Oxford
Hours per week: 37 - we are open to discussions about flexible working
Contract type: Permanent
Vetting requirements: This role is subject to a Criminal Records Check
Closing date: Friday 28th June 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed
We have recently developed some new roles within our EHCP Casework Team. You will be joining Oxfordshire County Council during a time of rapid improvement in our services and provision for Children and Young People with SEND. Our vision is focused on improving outcomes and supporting Children and Young People to achieve their aspirations.
We are looking for EHCP Assessment Officers to manage the entire Education, Health and Care Needs assessment process across all ages 0-25. You will work under the direction of an experienced Senior Officer to ensure the Local Authority meets its statutory deadlines in relation to this process.
About us
We’ve transformed the way we help our communities to get the best outcomes possible for every child and family we work with.
As part of this, we continue to invest in Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND), with the growth of our four sub teams within the EHCP Casework Team:
1. Assessment Team
2. Early Years and Primary Team
3. Secondary and Post 16 Team
4. Tribunals, Resolutions and Compliance Team
About the role
Reporting to the Senior Officer, you will be part of the Assessment Team and will be responsible for all aspects of the Education, Health and Care Assessment process from initial request to the issuing of a Final Education, Health and Care Plan. You will act as the first point of contact for children/young people and their families and will be required to work closely with them throughout the assessment process. You will ensure that Children and Young People and their families are at the heart of everything we do.
We have a number of offices across Oxfordshire (Abingdon, Oxford or Banbury) and we also have an agile working policy. There may be a requirement for you to attend regular office-based sessions and face-to-face meetings with families and settings.
About you
The successful candidate will be educated to degree level or have good educational qualifications with proven competency in literacy and relevant experience. You will have practical experience in a relevant field, experience of a customer or service-user facing environment and will have a high level of interpersonal and communication skills. You will have a proven ability to work in a pressurised environment and to work on your own initiative with good time management and problem-solving skills.
Rewards and benefits
* Culture of flexible working
* Technology to support agile working where role permits
* Up to 33 day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
* Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
* Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeing support
* Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
* Enhanced family friendly policies
* Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
* Great learning and development opportunities to support your ongoing development
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