Temporary SEND Operations Assistant – Operational field – based worker – Essex County Council – CM1 1QH
Full time
6 Months Contract
1 day in Colchester
2 days per week in office
Key Accountabilities:
* Receive, log and co-ordinate responses to incoming Section 23 and 24 notifications from Health Colleagues regarding children with SEND. Liaise with Senior Inclusion Partners to ensure effective monitoring, provision development and signposting systems are in place.
* Receive, log and co-ordinate all incoming post 16 requests for assessment, liaising with schools, settings and other key stakeholders including the Preparing for Adulthood Team.
* Support the preparation of papers for and co-ordination of the Annual Review process, ensuring that schools and settings are informed of who annual reviews should be held for during each academic term, and that appropriate people are invited to attend.
* Provide triage of all incoming contacts to the SEND Operations team, acting as the first contact for parents/carers, CYP, school settings and other partner agencies. Signposting service users to relevant teams where appropriate and responding to queries wherever possible.
* Provide administrative Support to SEND Operations Co-Ordinators by sending formal consultations to schools and settings as part of the Education Health Care (EHC) Assessment Process and co-ordinating responses.
* Receive, log and direct inward transfer notifications, liaising with SEND Operations Partners and SEND Operations Co-ordinators to ensure that statutory processes and timescales are fully complied with.
* Maintain tracking systems for all students who are at the point of phase transfer each year and provide support to SEND Operations Partners and SEND Operations Co-ordinators to ensure that statutory processes and timescales are fully complied with and that, where appropriate, Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs) are ceased in a timely manner.
* Taking responsibility for ensuring that data is recorded accurately and in a timely manner to enable the Local Authority to report to stakeholders on a range of subjects including statutory timescales, out-of-authority placements and Children and Young People with alternative education offers. The data will also be used monitor and track pupil records.
Requirements:
* Educated to RQF level 2 or equivalent by experience.
* Evidence of continuing professional development and expert knowledge in relevant professional area
* Thorough working knowledge of SEND Code of Practice 2015
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Effective time management and prioritisation skills with the ability to manage own workload and adapt quickly and effectively to changing circumstances/situations