Starting Salary: £32,076 progressing to £34,834 pa - Pay Increase pending Hours: 37 Location: Hertfordshire Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Education and Services for Young People Things are changing in SEND for Hertfordshire County Council. We are making SEND everyone's business. Do you want to make a positive impact and be part of that change? We’re investing in our statutory SEND workforce. About the role Being an EHC Coordinator, you’ll be delivering casework that coordinates professionals across education, health and care as well as the family, to deliver EHC assessments, plans and reviews to time and high quality, with a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people. This includes: Developing the highest standards of achievement and inclusion for children and young people with SEN through effective casework within the policy and budget framework of the Council, ensuring a focus on preparing for adulthood from the earliest ages. Taking responsibility for the preparation of information for parents, children, young people and schools, which provides the right information at the appropriate time, in a simple to use way, which engages partners in understanding what our responsibility is to children, families and schools. Managing and processing statutory casework within legal and internal timelines. Working collaboratively with professionals across education, health and care services. Ensuring effective case management, integrated working practice and successful outcomes for children. Participating in resource decisions, taking the lead where appropriate, for example decision making processes relating to whether or not assessment or plans are written, or whether specialist provision is agreed, ensuring that resource decisions are in line with local authority policies, procedures and eligibility criteria. This could include chairing or attending panel meetings. Participating, as required, in a range of meetings with other professionals and parents/carers in relation to individual children with complex needs, including representing Children’s Services at annual review, chairing reviews, attending and chairing multi-agency meetings as appropriate. Contributing to the development of policy, procedures and provision for children with SEN children’s needs, maintaining an up-to-date knowledge relating to SEN casework, changes to national legislation and departmental policies, and supporting induction/training and support to all team members. Inputting and maintaining accurate and comprehensive database records as required and participate in the Local Authority’s systems for monitoring and quality assurance for children and young people known to the EHC assessment and review team. Benefits Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme On-site parking Sick pay Store discount Schedule Monday to Friday Work Location: Hybrid remote in Hemel Hempstead