SEND Officer

About the role

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your significant Local Authority or Education and SEND experience and develop your career within a well-regarded SEND Team in an award winning and top performing Local Authority? Have you got the ability to build strong working relationships with system stakeholders that will ensure we can meet the needs of children and Young People with SEND and comply with our statutory responsibilities? This could be the opportunity for you! We are strengthening our statutory SEND Team by increasing appointing two additional full time SEND Officers to ensure our current operational performance is maintained. We are looking for committed candidates to be responsible for supporting families with children and young people (0-25) with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) who either have or are applying for an Education, Health and Care Plan. This includes responsibility for placement of children/young people, coordination of support services to deliver provision specified on an EHC plan and effective transition between phases of education. The SEND Officer is accountable for the overall performance of a locality area, including line management of a SEND coordinator ensuring all activity meets statutory deadlines and is of good quality. Decisions will be made that promote inclusive practice in line with policies defined within the strategy for SEND.

Key responsibilities

• Support families with children and young people (0-25) with SEND.
• Manage placements and coordinate support services to deliver on EHC plans.
• Ensure effective transition between phases of education.
• Line manage a SEND coordinator and ensure all activities meet statutory deadlines.
• Make decisions that promote inclusive practice in line with the council's SEND strategy.

Qualifications

• Significant Local Authority or education and SEND experience.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with stakeholders.
• Knowledge of statutory responsibilities for SEND.

Benefits

• Competitive pay.
• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Free on site parking.
• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day.
• Access to employee assistance programme and confidential counselling.
• Flexible and mobile working policy with a hybrid model combining office and home work.

Contact

Please contact or , SEND Team Leads, for more information. Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council does not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.