Meadow House, Littleworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 2TB
Department: Children and Families
Interview date: Week Commencing 20 January 2025
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Nottinghamshire ICDS, Statutory EHC Assessment Service is a countywide service with responsibility for carrying out the statutory functions of Education Health Care Needs Assessments (EHCNA) and maintaining all Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) that are issued for Nottinghamshire children and young people.
We are currently looking to recruit to the following Pre 16 EHC Coordinator posts:
* 1x 37 Hr (FTE) Post – 24 month contract
* 1x 18.5 Hr (2.5 day) Post - 24 month contract
* 1x 37 Hr Maternity cover - 12 month contract
* 1x 37 Hr Maternity cover - 9 month contract
Responsibilities
* Have a strong working knowledge of the Children & Families Act 2014, the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014, the SEN Code 2015 and the Care Act.
* Hold and manage a caseload of children and/or young people with EHCPs.
* Co-ordinate the statutory EHCNA process for Children & Young People (CYP) with SEND and have a detailed knowledge of the timescales within the process.
* Work in co-production with parents and CYP to ensure their views and voice are represented in all documents.
* Have a good understanding of the Preparing for Adulthood outcomes and ensure this is reflected in both your work with young people and within their EHCPs.
* Write high-quality EHC plans, ensuring that the CYP’s views and aspirations are reflected and that outcomes are SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Timebound).
* Have a good understanding of the Nottinghamshire graduated response to supporting children and young people with SEND, including those services who provide support at ‘SEN Support’ level.
* Manage the communications and expectations of families whose children or young people have SEND in relation to support and services that are available through the Local offer.
* Facilitate multi-agency meetings to agree the content of new or reviewed Education, Health & Care Plans as well as where it has been agreed that an education placement may be at risk.
* Develop strong links with Education, Health & Care colleagues.
* Join a well-established locality-based team, developing locality links and relationships with others.
* Have good literacy & I.T skills; a working knowledge of the MOSAIC case management system would be beneficial.
Candidate Profile
We are looking for highly motivated, resilient workers with the ability to work under pressure. A team player, you will need to demonstrate your enthusiasm to improve services for disabled children and young people and be able to organise and manage your work within set statutory timescales.
You will have high-level skills in communication and negotiation, with experience in working effectively with disabled children/young people and their parents/carers, as well as a range of Education, Health & Social Care agencies and professionals.
Additional Information
This post is also available as a secondment opportunity to existing Nottinghamshire County Council employees. You must seek approval from your line manager before applying.
Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Disabled applicants who meet the essential shortlisting requirements will be guaranteed an interview. A job share scheme is available for all full-time posts: both permanent and temporary, unless otherwise stated. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks.
Nottinghamshire County Council strives to ensure that it goes beyond the requirements of the Equalities Act and prides itself on being accredited as a Disability Confident Leader Organisation.
Therefore, the County Council encourages applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, religion, belief, pregnancy and maternity status, age or sexual orientation.
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