We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Lambeth to assist with the appointment of a SEN Funding Systems Support Officer, on a 3-month contract, likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration. Rate of Pay : £20.42 - £26.48 per hour Responsibilities: Provide financial support, advice and information to a range of customers and organisations, responding to routine procedural queries as well as non-routine issues and requests, including the co-ordination of payments to service users. Work on computerised financial transaction systems and standard software packages to support the delivery of effective budgeting systems throughout the year (including budget profiling). Maintain financial systems data for the purpose of budget forecasting and to ensure financial control for agreed funding for SEND children. Support the QA Manager by providing support to facilitate the delivery of an efficient and effective service across the SEN Teams. In this regard to take responsibility for conducting regular quality assurance of all SEN Financial data and supporting the development of effective systems to facilitate quality of service delivery across the SEN Team. Responsible for the maintaining quality assurance mechanisms to ensure that payments are actioned within agreed time limits. Qualifications: Detailed knowledge of recent legislation related to Statutory Assessments of SEN. Knowledge of school based systems and policies. Knowledge of issues relating to pupils with SEN. Knowledge and understanding of the necessity of financial control. Experience: Demonstrable experience of working in an educational environment with children of school age and their families. Experience of working in a multi - ethnic environment. Experience of working and liaising with other agencies in a multi disciplinary setting. Experience of maintaining manual and computerised databases. Experience of establishing and monitoring procedures relating to Statements / EHC Plans of SEN. Please note: You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice. You should have right to work in U.K This role requires an enhanced DBS Disclaimer : Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important : We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. RQ1409710