Senior EHCP Officer

Are you passionate about supporting young people, removing barriers to learning and promoting independence? If so, read on to find out how to join the UK’s leading FE recruiter with additional benefits, offers and referral schemes.

Reed FE are a leading recruitment agency working with colleges, prisons, universities, and training providers across the UK. We are always looking for talented/aspiring learning support assistants to join our team and help us deliver high-quality education to learners.

Senior EHCP Officer

Bury

£400-£500 per day, depending on experience

Full Time

Reed are working with a Greater Manchester authority to recruit a senior EHCP officer to work with the inclusion team on an interim basis.

The successful candidate will be attending and presenting cases to tribunal, therefore an indepth knowledge and understanding of the SEN Code of Practice is essential.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To be responsible for leading and supervising a team of SEN Casework/EHC Assessment and Review Officers and administrative officers.
• To support the EHC Assessment and Review Team Manager in planning, delivering and monitoring the statutory assessment process to ensure that Bury children and young people with SEN make good progress and that available resources are used effectively and efficiently.
• To provide leadership, vision and clear direction in relation to the changes in the identification, statutory assessment and monitoring of children and young people with special educational needs arising from the Children and Families Act 2014 and managing operational delivery of statutory assessment processes within SEN.
• To contribute to the processing of statutory assessments and the production and review of EHC plans for children and young people in accordance with the Education Act 2002 and the Children and Families Act 2014.
• To ensure that SEN functions are delivered in line with the principles set out in clause 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014 with children, young people and their parents being supported to participate as fully as possible.
• To contribute to the processing of statutory assessments and the production and annual review of EHC plans for children and young people in accordance with the Education Act 2002 and the Children and Families Act 2014.

Requirements

• Indepth knowledge and understanding of the SEN Code of Practice is essential.
• Educated to degree level or equivalent or evidence of extensive continued professional development in field relevant to the post.
• Evidence of further study in the fields of SEN, education of children and young people’s services.
• Experience of working in local government, education settings or in children and young people’s services.
• Experience of working in Special Educational Needs and Disability.
• Experience of managing an SEN caseload.
• Experience of co-production with parents and young people.
• Experience of multiagency/partnership working.

Reed Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by undergoing a 2 year’ employment check and a DBS Application, completing mandatory training within 6 weeks of your first assignment and annually thereafter.

Join us in this rewarding role and help shape the future of our students. Apply now!

Benefits of working for Reed Further Education/our client:

• Exclusive representation to leading FE colleges, prisons, and training providers in the area
• A specialist further education consultant who will search for jobs on your behalf
• A Health Cash Plan and Reed Discount Club
• Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Parental Leave and Antenatal/Pre-Adoption Appointment Payment
• Access to Training and Development - Reed Assessment Centre - Reed Learning.
• Great referral bonus’
• Access to roles throughout the UK and online/remote learning

To apply for this role, please send us your updated CV by clicking 'Apply Now'. Your application should demonstrate your passion for educational support and your commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

We are also registering teaching assistants, learning support assistants, learning mentors and technicians through to other FE positions including HR, finance, facilities, administrators. We also have a specialist team of interim and senior management consultants with over 20 years’ experience in the sector.