Description Education Health & Care Plan Coordinator – 3 posts Full time/Fixed Term until 1 st December 2026/Hybrid PO2: £44,937pa rising in annual increments to £47,925pa incl. LW About Us: Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community. It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth. With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment. Please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page. About the Team: Lambeth Local Authority is looking to recruit a Principal Education, Health & Care Plan Co-ordinator to join a friendly and supportive team to deliver an exceptional service in the execution of the Local Authority’s SEN statutory responsibilities as set out in the Children and Families Act 2014. Lambeth’s cooperative structure aims to strengthen the involvement of local people in the services they receive in partnership with all local providers. Therefore, the Borough has a key responsibility to ensure that there is good quality support for all its learners, parents /carers. The EHCP Coordinator is responsible for managing and coordinating Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This role involves working closely with families, schools, local authorities, and multi-agency professionals to ensure that children and young people receive the appropriate support for their educational and developmental needs. About the Role: • Write EHC Plans • Coordinate assessments and casework across the SEND Service, ensuring that casework is legally compliant whilst remaining child centred, pro-active and responsive to the needs of children and young people and paying due regard to the views of parents. • Coordinate and actively support a person centred, outcome focused multi agency approach to assessment, planning and support, ensuring that children, young people and parents are treated as equal partners in the assessment and planning process. • Guide settings and parents to the right provision at SEN Support level. Directing them to the Local Offer to find more information on the services available. • Support settings and parents to provide the right information if an EHC needs assessment request is made. • Coordinate the 20-week process, liaising with settings, parents and other professionals. • Attend EHC plan review meetings, at critical points such as change in phase of education. • Support settings and families with phase transfer. • Chair and attend annual reviews where there is a high risk of placement breakdown or a complex case within the targeted age groups. You can call upon support from Team Leaders/ Team Manager where required. • Provide information and support around the Local Offer and will be expected to stay up to date with the Local offer itself. You will work with key partners including parent carers, children and young people, colleagues in Lambeth Council, SENCOs of local schools including academies and free schools. At this level, you will need: • an excellent understanding of the context in which SEN works in schools • Excellent understanding of the key contents Children and Families Act, particularly new personalised statutory assessment framework • excellent communication skills • resilience How to Apply: To be considered for interview, your CV and supporting statement will clearly evidence how you meet the shortlisting criteria on the personal specification marked “A” for application: JD and Person Specification We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV or personal statement. Advert closing date: 30 th November at midnight Please cleck here to view: Lambeth Staff Benefits Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs You will be required to undertake a Cifas check. Further information about Cifas can be found here Cifas Contact Information: For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Karen Nugent, knugent@lambeth.gov.uk At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here .