Cheshire West and Chester Council is a place where everyone can Thrive – through our core values of Teamwork, Honesty, Respect, Innovation, Value for Money and Empowerment. The successful candidate must have excellent communication skills in both written and verbal form and must have a clear understanding of SEN case law. While not essential it is desirable that candidates have experience of attending tribunal hearings. The successful candidate will be responsible for the Coordination, allocation and attendance processes linked to mediation and resolution of all disputes relating to the SEND tribunal process. This will include the preparation of the LA’s case and ensuring the gathering of evidence to support this. The successful candidate will be expected to work with parents and their advocates to come to a satisfactory conclusion for all parties, where agreement is not possible then it will be a requirement for the successful candidate to deliver the LA case at SENDIST First Tier Tribunal. The successful candidate will need an understanding of the first tier tribunal process and will need to be experienced in producing working documents and bundles. The successful candidate will have excellent communication and negotiation skills which will need to be employed when at mediation. For an informal discussion please contact Jonathan.Learcheshirewestandchester.gov.uk. Please note that this job is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. To find out more information about what it is like to work for Cheshire West and Chester Council including our rewards and benefits please see www.cwcrecruitment.co.uk No candidate will meet every single requirement - if your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you Cheshire West and Chester Council are committed to equality and diversity in employment. Please see the Equality Policy for more information. Cheshire West and Chester Council have adopted a Local Living Wage for our employees which means that all employees will receive a minimum of £12 per hour for all contracted hours. For any technical enquiries please email Sourcingteamecwip.co.uk and quote job reference number in all correspondence.