SEND Assessment and Review Assistant
SEND Assessment and Review Assistant
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Job Description
3 months contract with a local authority
Job Purpose
- Act as single point of contact for family and professionals at the beginning of EHC needs assessment process ensuring the legal framework is adhered to.
- To manage a caseload allocating accordingly to ensure that the Service is compliant with the timescales set out in the SEND Code of Practice.
- Communicate regularly and sensitively with the family/young person throughout the EHCP process to explain the process and ensure their involvement in assessment and planning..
Key Duties/Accountabilities
- To be responsible for the initial processing of new EHC assessments requests by logging the requests forwarding to appropriate SEND Officer and updating the database to ensure statutory timescales are appropriately recorded.
- Plan and monitor the progress of individual cases in consultation with Assessment & Review Officers to ensure timelines are adhered to and the risk of legal challenge to the authority is reduced.
- Work closely with Assessment and Review officers to support the EHC annual review process to log and receipt annual review documentations received from schools and liaise with appropriate Assessment and Review Officers regarding sending out responses to parents to meet statutory timeframes.
- Liaise with partners for the needs assessment process ensuring the right people are providing timely information/advice required that is clear and relevant.
Essential Experience Required
- Experience of the SEND needs assessment framework is essential.
Essential Qualification Required
- Good general standard of education is essential.
Additional information to note
- Working hours: 35 hours per week.
- Basic DBS is required for the role.
- For the first 2 weeks candidate would be required to work in office after 2 weeks 2 days in office 3 days at home.
The role closes soon please apply ASAP.
Act as single point of contact for family and professionals at the beginning of EHC needs assessment process ensuring the legal framework is adhered to.
Education
Act as single point of contact for family and professionals at the beginning of EHC needs assessment process ensuring the legal framework is adhered to.
Employment Type
Full Time
Company Industry
Higher Education / Education / Professional Training and Coaching / Education Administration Programs
