SEND Casework Practitioner

SEND Casework Practitioner

Employer: Wokingham Borough Council
Salary: £39,513 - £43,693 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part-Time), Plus Benefits
Location: Wokingham
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time/Part Time
Hours: 37 hours per week. Full Time & Part Time Available.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 12/01/2025 at 23:00
Reference: 711491

We have a fantastic opportunity available for a SEND Casework Practitioner to join our friendly SEND team at Wokingham Borough Council, on either a full time or part time basis.

As a SEND Casework Practitioner, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of Education Health and Care Plans from initial application and assessment through to the annual review process. The SEND Casework Practitioner will work with families of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in a highly person-centred relational approach, and coordinate service provision across education, health and care to ensure a holistic delivery of plans for individual children and families.

For further information about our service including our SEND Local Offer, please visit the link -

Why Wokingham?

In the past 12 months, our area SEND system has been strengthened and the ways we deliver our services have been transformed to better meet children's needs.

Continuously improving children and young people's outcomes are at the heart of what we do. To support this, we have recently invested in our SEND Service to increase capacity, training and career development opportunities to promote closer partnership working with children, young people and their families.

We have already recruited a number of new Officers to our SEND Service in January 2025, and it has never been a better time to join us and to be part of future successful story of Wokingham Borough Council's ambitious SEND services.

Benefits

Not only is this an excellent opportunity, but it's a fantastic time to join our team. You will receive an extensive range of employee benefits including:

A generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days (rising to 35 days after 5 years continued local government service), plus Bank Holidays

An excellent local government pension scheme

An employee assistance programme including 24/7 wellbeing helpline

A range of local & lifestyle discounts

Use of a free onsite gym (located at Shute End office)

Salary sacrifice car & cycle to work schemes

And much more!

Key responsibilities:

• Contribute to the continuing improvement of the SEND Service for pupil and their families, promoting the Local Authority's values and working in collaboration with rest of the SEND Service.

• To work collaboratively with families, schools and other key partner agencies for individual children and young people with SEND to ensure they are educated and are in receipt of appropriate provision that is in line with their holistic needs.

• Working closely with and facilitating engagement with educational settings and relevant practitioners to support, advise and monitor the local offer and to work with schools on individual cases as needed.

• Managing a case load of children and young people with SEND; acting as a key point of contact. This includes engagement with families, children, young people, schools, colleges and other partners where a statutory assessment request has been made. Or responding to change in circumstances.

• The role holder should undertake their work with due regard to the equitable use of resources and to drive the sustainability of services financially, underpinning the improvement of the SEND Service through their individual practice and supporting the development of others.

• The role holder will prioritise the statutory processes for vulnerable children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans, ensuring appropriate provision is identified without delays.

Candidate requirements:

• Understanding of SEN legislation and procedures, including knowledge of legislation in relation to SEN i.e. Children's Act, Code of Practice, DDA, etc.

• Experience of working with children and/or families with SEN.

• Experience of managing complex casework which includes a need for mediation or conflict resolution in an educational environment.

• The ability to write detailed and complex reports independently utilising information provided by both internal and external colleagues

• Good IT skills, including word processing skills in Microsoft Office, and in database systems

• Ability to travel to a variety of locations in borough to develop relations with educational settings and attend training to key stakeholders.

Our Area

Wokingham Borough is set in the heart of Berkshire with excellent transport links to Reading and central London. Our area comprises of a vibrant and historical market town, attractive villages, and miles of beautiful countryside.

We're home to a range of high performing schools, a host of international businesses and an incredible community. The borough has a strong local economy with accelerated growth, a range of excellent public facilities and low levels of crime, offering an exceptional quality of life.

If you're interested in this exciting opportunity, click the link below and apply today!

Alternatively, for an informal discussion about the role please contact our recruitment team via email at

Closing date: Sunday 12th January 2025, 11pm

Interview date: TBC

Please be aware that we will be reviewing the applications we receive on a daily basis, and we reserve the right to close the advert early if suitable candidates are identified.

If your application is shortlisted for an interview, you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at that stage. Additionally, successful candidates must present proof upon receiving a job offer.

Please note that all offers are conditional and subject to the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

Wokingham Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, other workers and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates for this role will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Wokingham is an equal opportunities employer.

How to apply

Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

Further information on this vacancy

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