SEN Casework istant

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Bootle to assist with the appointment of a SEN Casework Assistant on a 1year contract highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: 12.94 16.19 per hour

Summary:

• To contribute to the processing of statutory assessments and the production and annual review of statements/EHC plans for children and young people in accordance with the Education Act 2002 and the Children and Families Act 2014.
• To support the SEN Casework Officers in delivering statutory assessment processes to ensure that Sefton pupils with SEN make good progress and that available resources are used effectively and efficiently.
• To implement the changes in the identification statutory assessment and monitoring of pupils with special educational needs arising from the Children and Families Act 2014 and operational delivery of statutory services within SEN and inclusion functions.
• To ensure that SEN and inclusion services are delivered in line with the principles set out in clause 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014 with children young people and their parents being supported to participate as fully as possible.

Responsibilities:

• To support the delivery of a dynamic outcomes led generic statutory assessment service to an allocation of service users.
• To undertake the administrative processes and procedures necessary for the authority to meet its statutory duties in relation to children and young people with SEN/disabilities and the provision that is made to support their needs.
• To recognise the wide range of emotions that having a child with special needs may generate and ensure that the anxieties of parents/carers and other service users are diffused effectively.
• To provide sensitive support for parents & other service users to build parental confidence and to ensure that the need for mediation tribunal and dispute resolution procedures is kept to a minimum.
• To supply data collated from individual assessments in line with the processes established by the Lead SEN & Inclusion Strategy Officer to inform the provision planning process.
• To advise and contribute to planning processes within the Assessment Resource and Provision Planning Team.

Qualifications:

• Accredited training in ICT
• Evidence of continued professional development

Knowledge:

• Ability to understand and process information relating to childrens special educational needs

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though opening assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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