SEN Assessment & Review Officer - Education

What's involved with this role: Interim SEN Assessment & Review Officer - EducationReference no: Greenwich RQPay Rate: £20.67 per hour PAYE35 Monday - Friday, normal working hoursThis opening assignment is for 3 monthsCity: WOOLWICH, LONDONWorking arrangements are in office whilst completing training then hybrid working arrangements (3 days in office, 2 days at home ).Enhanced DBS disclosure required for this roleWe are seeking candidates with experience in SEND processes within a local authority, including drafting EHC Plans or statements of special educational needs. A strong understanding of the principles underpinning the SEND reforms and knowledge of the Department for Education's Transitional Guidance are also essential.Key responsibilities:

Work with parents, carers, children and young people to ensure that the needs assessment process is undertaken in a manner that is clear, accessible and collaborative.
Work in partnership with schools, providing advice, direction and challenge in respect of the needs assessment and review process.
Write EHC plans in co-production with parents and children/ young people, ensuring the range of relevant reports from professionals is considered and reflected in the plan and that it is fully compliant with the Code of Practice, minimising the risk of legal challenge to the LA.
Support parents, children and young people to develop aspirations and aspirational outcomes that inform plans.
Be responsible for negotiating with schools regarding the placement of pupils with EHC Plans.
Directly manage potentially contentious and sensitive situations with a range of partners to minimise the risk of challenge to the LA
Ensure the timely involvement of the Advice, Information and Guidance Service (Prospects) regarding placements for young people over the age of 16.
Lead work with Health providers , social care - children's and Adults and other professionals involved in the needs assessment process in order to coordinate their professional contributions and development of outcomes for plans
Represent SEND Assessment with other local authorities regarding the annual reviews of children and young people who are Looked After by Royal Greenwich but living elsewhere to ensure that EHC plans are reviewed to Royal Greenwich standard.
Assess a range of professional reports and make timely recommendations regarding EHC Plans.

Key requirements:

Good general standard of education equivalent to 'A' level including GCSE English.
Knowledge of the Education Act 1996, the Children and Families Act 2014 and the SEN Code of Practice 2015.
Good knowledge of primary, secondary or further education systems.
Good understanding of the principles underpinning the SEND reforms.
Experience of SEND processes within a local authority.
Experience of working directly with educational establishments such as nurseries, schools or colleges
Skills in direct work and effective communication to develop a partnership with parents and children and young people - desirable
Ability to use word processing packages, spreadsheets and databases to a high standard, including database reporting tools.
Ability to effectively communicate to a high standard verbally and in writing with parents, young people, schools, professionals, members of the public and other agencies.
Ability to initiate working in partnership with parents, young people, schools, professionals and other agencies.

Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) - please give full details within your CV document.Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, orwho can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside - there is no need for a full address.Please feel free to apply to us directly via by quoting the job reference and exact job title.If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles."XRPlease note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please