SEND Key Worker – Chesire East Council
3-6 months contract
Responsibilities:
1. Co-ordinate a person centered, outcome focused multi agency approach to assessment, planning and support ensuring that young people, where possible, and parents are treated as equal partners in the assessment and planning process for the co-production of EHCPs.
2. Act as the main key worker to children and young people allocated to your caseload who require a SEND needs assessment and / or EHCP. 2. Act as the Named Officer and main point of contact for named setting, schools, colleges and specialist institutions in and out of the Local Authority’s footprint attended by children and young people with SEND who are residents of Cheshire East Council.
Abilities/Experiences:
* Extended experience in/with early years, school, college, Local Authority, health, independent setting in relation to children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
* Successful experience of collaborative and partnership working with school staff and partner agencies.
* Effective working with families or young people Effective multi agency working Statutory Assessment (SEND, Child Protection etc.)
* Reviewing monitoring and evaluating performance against agreed targets.
* Presenting evaluative reports to ley and professional audiences.
* Working with and delivering support//careers guidance/advisory services to children