SEN Case Officer

Mar 15, 2025
London
Full Time
CRA GROUP LIMITED
Not Disclosed
Skills
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The Role
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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




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