EHC Coordinator

Job description

Contract Terms

Grade: PO1
Salary: £38,934 – £40,755 per annum
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent (36 Hours per week)
Closing Date: Sunday 24th November 2024
Interview Date: Week commencing 2nd December 2024

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

Haringey are expanding and developing their statutory assessment services and are looking to recruit 1 new case officer.
As the Education Health and Care Plan Case Worker, you will undertake statutory assessments and offer advice and support to children, young people, and families with SEND in accordance with the 2015 Code of Practice and 2014 Children and families Act. You will:

• Ensure that children and young people are assessed within statutory time frames and receive education provision which meets their needs
• Work in partnership with schools, education psychology, social care and health professionals to understand the needs of children with SEND and create appropriate plans for them.
• Work in co-production with children, young people, and their families.
• Co-ordinate Annual reviews in a timely and meaningful way.
• Work to prepare children and young people for adult life, maximising their life chances and opportunities.
• Manage data and performance to ensure that statutory deadlines are met, and quality of plans are outstanding

Lead on mediation and Tribunal work ensuring wherever possible that the Local Authority works co-productively with children, young people, and families.
For a full, comprehensive list of role responsibilities, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About You

You will need a sound working knowledge of SEN and disability and a background in education, health, or social care. You should have:

• A professional qualification related to working with children at degree or higher education level.
• Additional qualifications related to children (e.g. understanding of child development) are a bonus.
• Excellent attention to detail and report writing skills.
• Knowledge of the SEND reforms 2014 and 2015 Code of Practice and an understanding of SEND and how it affects children, young people and their families.
• A passion for putting children and young people at the heart of their statutory plans and advocating for them to achieve their best outcomes.
• Knowledge and understanding of preparation for adulthood outcomes and best practice.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community. Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of up to 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.
Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders.  Please continue to check these through the application process.  If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk