SEN Case Officer
Mar 15, 2025
3 months contract with a local authority
Job Summary:
To support CSF Special Educational Needs Team in fulfilling its role in carrying out the statutory Education Health and Care (EHC) needs assessments of children and young people with special educational needs (SEN).
To ensure EHC needs assessments are carried out in a timely way in collaboration with involved professionals and families.
To support the service in maintaining effective organisation and data management processes during the statutory EHC needs assessment process and/or related casework.
Key Duties/Accountabilities:
Draft plans are written in conjunction with Assessment Coordinators in a timely way
Input by all involved professionals to the EHC needs assessment process is coordinated so that statutory timescales are met
Records reports correspondence relating to EHC needs assessments are maintained in an orderly and timely way accessible by those professionals who require access to them using agreed information management systems.
Accurate and up to date case files are established and maintained for EHC needs assessments or SEN notifications
SEN databases are updated on a regular basis for children and young people referred for EHC needs assessments or SEN notifications.
members of the public officers and professionals making enquiries via electronic mailboxes are responded to and issues escalated swiftly if required
Essential Experience Required:
Experience in two or more of the following areas:
Effective administrative work within an organisation supporting effective management of casework
Successful work with parents/carers
Successful work within a school/early years setting and/or other public or voluntary sector organisation
Effective work with data management IT systems
Essential Qualifications Required:
Effective literacy and numeracy skills
A level and/or equivalent qualifications
Desirable: Graduate degree level qualification
Additional information to note:
36 Hours per week
09:00am 17:30pm working hours
The closing date for this position is ASAP
Manage the effective operational delivery of universal and targeted services for families with children 0-19 by managing a team of family workers and coordinators. Manage Early Help referrals across the service and ensure appropriate interventions and plans are put into place for families. Will ensure that all staff within the team have access to regular and appropriate supervision as well as training to continue the development of the necessary skills to meet the needs of the families.
