Can you make a difference for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disability?
The Education Health and Care Team are looking for new Case Workers for children, young people and their families, working closely with relevant professionals through statutory SEND processes.
The Case Worker role focuses on person centred planning, co-production and outcomes to generate outstanding and effective Education Health and Care Plans to support children and young people with their education and preparing for adulthood.
This is a diverse and engaging role with Case Workers carrying significant responsibility for progressing individual cases in discussion with education colleagues and other agencies.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate. It is also a regulated activity and will be subject to a Children and Adults Barred List check. West Northamptonshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
What will you be doing?
Duties may include:
* Coordinating the collection of the assessments required to support SEND processes for new requests for assessment and Annual Reviews and producing high quality EHCP’s. You will be responsible for writing the EHC Plans. Managing statutory timescales is a key part of the role.
* Networking with a variety of services, agencies and providers to gather information in order to support the family to make well-informed choices, including parent support services. This includes facilitating access to informal and formal mediation.
* Attending EHCP Annual Review meetings and ensuring reviews are outcome focused, person centred and completed within statutory timeframes.
About you
Successful applicants will have experience of working with families, children and young people in a professional capacity and will need to evidence that they have worked as an effective team member, and have the skills to empathise, mediate and support families with complex processes, including giving difficult messages. You will need to be able to interpret professional advice and complete the written documentation to a high standard.
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and want to make a real difference to young people and families, we look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to discuss this position, please email Paulette.Wright@westnorthants.gov.uk
About us
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner.
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