SEND Operations Assistant
Fixed Term, Full Time
Up to £25,679 per annum
Location: Colchester
Working Style: Anywhere worker
Please note this is a fixed term contract / secondment opportunity for a period of 24 months.
This is an exciting opportunity to support our Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Operations team. Essex County Council has embarked upon a programme of change for provision and services with the ambition to profoundly improve the outcomes and life experience of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Our vision is for a SEND system which identifies and assesses need at an earlier stage and which provides appropriate and impactful support without such high dependence on Essex County Council's statutory services.
These roles will form part of Essex County Council's (ECC) unique response to the additional demand and provide additional capacity in the team to deliver ECC's statutory duties and meet timescales.
Job Purpose and Accountabilities
The SEND Operations Assistant provides administration and support to deliver ECC's statutory duties for SEN assessment, monitoring and review. The postholder is responsible for the following:
* Maintaining a specified allocation of children and young people (CYP) with existing Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), ensuring statutory processes are met.
* Coordinating and securing school placements for CYP at points of transition and liaising with relevant partners.
* Recognising issues around individual CYP (attendance, safeguarding, lack of progress) and alerting senior managers.
* Preparing and presenting information relating to EHCPs for submission to decision-making panels.
* Representing Essex SEND services as a frontline contact for parents/carers, CYP, schools, and other agencies.
* Liaising with other local authorities for CYP who have moved into or are leaving Essex.
* Maintaining tracking systems for all students at the point of phase transfer each year.
* Preparing a chronology/summary about individual CYPs to support ECC's response to priority work.
* Sending out the agreed final versions of EHCPs in the specified timescale.
* Organisation and constant prioritisation of workload to manage high volume of incoming work.
The Experience You Will Bring
* Educated to RQF level 2 or equivalent by experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development relating to the LA's statutory duty regarding CYP with SEND.
* Thorough working knowledge of SEND Code of Practice 2015.
* Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills.
* Experience of working successfully as part of a busy team in a business support or administrative environment.
* Effective time management and prioritisation skills under pressure.
To read more about us please visit: Education
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.
If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email ami.fosker@essex.gov.uk
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