SEN Case Officer

Good Afternoon 

I am currently representing Camden Council, who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 3-6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate per day  which is negotiable dependent upon experience

We are looking for a SEN Case Officer this role will be: N1C 4AG – Hybrid 3 days in Office

The right candidate will:

• The post holder is responsible for development and maintenance of Education Health and Care Plans from initial application and assessment to the annual review process.
• The SEND Case Officer will work with families of children with Special Needs and Disability in a highly person-centred relational approach, and coordinate service provision across education, health and care to ensure holistic delivery plan for individual child and family.
• The post holder will work closely with and facilitate engagement with educational settings and relevant practitioners to support, advise and monitor the local offer and to work with schools on individual cases as needed. SEND Case Officer’s should take a reflective approach to their practice in order to drive improvement.
• SEND Case Officers are part of a graduated response and should work with a team around the child approach. Timeliness of planning, quality of assessments and plans and impact of annual reviews will be important measures of success.
• The SEND Case Officer is responsible for managing a case load of children and young people with SEND, acting as a key point of contact. this includes engagement with families, children, young people, schools, colleagues and other partners where a statutory assessment request has been made or responding to SEND queries.

We require the following:

• Experience of SEN knowledge and namely Code of Practice and the Children and Families Act 14.
• Good knowledge of Camden’s SEND policy and practice, national guidance and legislation.
• Ability to write EHC plans and complete annual reviews in co-production with parents and children/ young people, ensuring the range of relevant reports from professionals are considered and reflected in the EHC Plan and/or annual review and that it is fully compliant with the Code of Practice

To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed)

If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and get in touch, as we do offer a generous referral fee.

IF THIS ROLE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROLE, PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR CV AND I WILL CHECK WHAT ROLES I HAVE AVAILABLE.

Look forward to speaking with you soon,