SEND Self-Assessment and Review Officer

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield Leicester LE3 8RA

Salary: 32070 - 34359 per annum (pro rata for part time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours:1x 37 hrs 1x 18.5hrs

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 28th May 2026

Interview Date(s): 1st June 2026

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a motivated and compassionate SEND Self-Assessment and Review Officer to join our SEND Early Intervention Team. This is an exciting opportunity to support children young people and families at an early stage promoting resilience and positive outcomes through timely targeted interventions.

About the Role

You will work directly with children young people and their families to provide advice assessment and review support relating to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Using a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach you will help families access the right support at the right time preventing escalation to more intensive services.

Key responsibilities

• Assessment and Reviews
  Undertake and manage the SEND self-assessments and eligibility assessments for early help and short breaks and lead timely annual reviews to ensure support remains appropriate and responsive to the needs of the families and young people supported.
• Early intervention support
  Provide brief targeted interventions supporting families with behaviour routines emotional wellbeing and parenting strategies. This will be both face to face and via telephone contact
• Advice and guidance
  Offer accurate evidence-based advice on SEND pathways services and benefits (including DLA/PIP) ensuring families can access appropriate support and self-referral options. Work closely with staff teams to provide professional advice and guidance including contributing to clinics and facilitating case discussions to support effective planning and decision-making for families.
• Multi-agency working
  Build strong partnerships with schools health professionals family hubs social care providers and community organisations to coordinate effective support. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with providers to ensure high-quality coordinated services for children and families.
• Recording and systems
  Maintain high-quality timely and accurate case records using systems such as Mosaic and Excel ensuring clear tracking of work undertaken and measurable outcomes for children and families supported. Contribute to effective data management reporting and service improvement.
• Safeguarding and inclusion
  Work in line with safeguarding policies recognising and escalating concerns.
• Service development
  Contribute to the ongoing development of SEND early intervention provision embedding best practice and improving outcomes for children and families.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Level3qualificationinarelevantsubjecte.g. social care health or childcare OR substantial experience in providing direct support to families that clearly demonstrates the experience skills competencies and knowledge outlined below.
• Experience working with children young people or families in a SEND education social care or health context and working with families experiencingdifficultiesinparentingor behaviour management .
• Knowledge of SEND and the impact a SEND diagnosis will have on a young person and family.
• Knowledge and awareness of issues which may have an impact on the lives of families suchasdomesticviolenceandabusemental healthdifficultiessubstancemisusepoverty housing
• Experience of completing assessments develop plans and manage a varied caseload
• Confident communicator with strong partnership working skills Experienceofworkinginamulti-agency environment
• ProvenabilitytorecogniseChildProtection issues and Safeguarding practice and early help approaches

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesandto delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working which may include part time working job sharing term-time working flexible start and finish times and hybrid working depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

Rachael Underwood - Interim Service Manager Targeted Family Help and Lead for Best Start Family Hubs

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How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council were looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are wherever youre from and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation not just whats on your CV. Thats why weve designed a recruitment process thats fair accessible and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire wed love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. Without this information we wont be able to assess your suitability for the role and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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