Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified
Location :Wiltshire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time :09:00
End Time :17:00
Salary: £223.37
Preparation for Adulthood SEND Lead Workers required to cover whilst undergoing recruitment
1x PfA SEND lead worker to manage Caseload
1x PfA SEND Lead Worker to support amending plans.
Job Family overview
Care job family overview:
Support and assist the well-being of individuals and groups to assure their protection, security and
development
• Safeguarding, protection and care
• Community, residential, day or field settings
• Ongoing risk/needs assessment of and advice for individuals/groups
• Specification of any non-council provision
• Individual or small group emphasis
• Likely to involve immediate response to client
Job Purpose
To act as the key point of contact for the young person and family, and to coordinate any activities
that are required to assess needs, meet any outcomes specified, and ensure the provision of holistic
care and support.
There will be a requirement to coordinate the Education, Health and Care Needs assessment
process, working with the child, young person and their families to identify outcomes and how these
can be met. The SEND lead worker will be the person who liaises with other professionals to ensure
that the child/young person and their family has an organised and coordinated approach in order to
meet their outcomes.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
• Act as a single point of regular and consistent contact for children, young people with SEND
and their families, when being supported with a ‘My Plan’.
• The SEND lead worker will work with colleagues to support inclusion in mainstream and
universal settings.
• The SEND lead worker will ensure the appropriate arrangement of services and advice,
support and guidance.
• To provide advice and support for settings/services and families on SEND related matters
including when applying for statutory assessment for individual children.
• To work in close partnership with settings/services securing best outcomes for children and
young people with SEND.
• To promote the early identification of children and young people with SEND additional needs.
• Co-ordinate practitioners and services around the child, young person and their family. A key
role of the SEND lead worker will be to identify when specialist (Social workers, Educational
Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, other professionals etc.) involvement is required,
make the appropriate contacts and ensure effective liaison with the specialists. Arrange
person centred Team Around the Child meetings (Multidisciplinary and/or multiagency) as
required.
• Be proactive in promoting multi agency partnership working as best practice. To be
instrumental in developing pathways for joint working- including Every Child matters and the
National Service Framework.
Person Specification
Specific qualifications, knowledge, and skills required for this role:
Essential
Knowledge
• Knowledge of current & developing national policy in relation to children’s services e.g.
Children & Families Bill, Working Together 2013.
• Evidence of continuous professional development and/or training.
• Recognised qualification in early years, social care, health or education to a minimum of level
4 or prepared to work towards one in the near future.
Skills
• Experience of supporting children/young people/families with SEND
• Experience of co-ordinating multi professional meetings.
• Extensive experience of working in partnership with children, young people and their families,
particularly those with SEND.
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• Ability to establish a successful and trusting relationship with the child or young person and
family
• Ability to empower the child or young person and family to make decisions
• Extensive experience of supporting and advising settings/other practitioners
Enabling characteristics
• Good team player who can also work on own initiative with ability to prioritise tasks.
• Good negotiator
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of all relevant current legislation and frameworks
• Good IT skills, Word, databases, internet, email etc
• Full UK driving Licence holder
• Previous experience working in health, social care or education environment