SEN Assessment and Review Officer
SEN Assessment and Review Officer
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16-08-2025
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Job Description
3 months contract with local authority
Responsibilities:
- Work directly with senior staff at designated schools to ensure compliance with legal requirements under the Children and Families Act 2014.
- Implement and coordinate the needs assessment and review process in accordance with the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEN Code of Practice 2015.
- Challenge and support schools professionals and families to prevent/reduce legal challenges against the LA.
- Manage a complex caseload and casework to respond to SEND children and young people s changing needs.
- Assess individual children and young and develop EHC Plans that are aspirational holistic outcome-focused and compliant with the Code of Practice 2015.
- Manage the case coordinator including allocation monitoring and oversight of their work on a daily basis.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Work with parents carers children and young people to ensure a clear accessible and collaborative needs assessment process.
- Provide advice direction and challenge to schools regarding the needs assessment and review process.
- Write EHC plans in co-production with parents and children/young people ensuring compliance with the Code of Practice and minimizing legal challenges.
- Support parents children and young people to develop aspirations and aspirational outcomes.
- Negotiate with schools regarding the placement of pupils with EHC Plans.
- Manage potentially contentious and sensitive situations with partners to minimize the risk of challenge to the LA.
- Ensure timely involvement of the Advice Information and Guidance Service regarding placements for young people over the age of 16.
- Lead work with health providers social care and other professionals involved in the needs assessment process.
- Represent SEND Assessment with other local authorities regarding the annual reviews of children and young people who are Looked After by Royal Greenwich.
- Assess professional reports and make timely recommendations regarding EHC Plans.
- Lead on contact with parents and professionals ensuring legal requirements are met at all times.
- Ensure EHC planning and annual review meetings at schools are held and managed in accordance with the Code of Practice.
- Chair EHC planning meetings or other TACs where appropriate.
- Attend annual reviews at school where appropriate.
- Prepare draft EHCP working documentation using information from the pupil profile.
- Prepare case summaries to present at panels.
- Build positive working relationships with key stakeholders and partners in the EHC Planning process.
- Maintain effective record-keeping systems and update relevant databases.
- Provide management support to the case coordinator
Requirements: Experience in legal or administrative roles. Strong organizational and time management skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work effectively under pressure and meet judicial deadlines. Knowledge of SENDT processes and procedures is desirable. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria will be shortlisted.
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