Under the leadership of the SEN Manager the post-holder will manage a small team of Assessment and Case Coordinators, ensuring that the local authority is able to meet its statutory responsibilities for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in accordance with the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014.
The post holder will also have additional responsibilities as agreed with the Head of Service.
Outcomes or objectives that this role will deliver:
- Overseeing the timeliness of decisions re transport eligibility and providing evidence for any transport appeals
- Effective collection of data and information to respond to complaints, enquiries, SENDT appeals within statutory or agreed timescales
- Additional responsibility for agreed area for example Annual Review processes, Tribunals, case officers or other agreed defined area
- To contribute to the ability of the local area to effectively identify and meet the needs of and improve outcomes for children and young people with SEND
- To implement systems and processes that promote person centred planning keeping the views and wishes of the child and young person central, upholding the principles of the SEND Code of Practice 2015
- To minimise anxiety for parents/carers of children and young people through excellent, timely and transparent clear communication about statutory processes
- To lead the team in order to achieve deadlines reviewing roles and providing access to workforce development opportunities appropriately
- To contribute to the local authority’s approach to equitable distribution of resources and funding for children with SEND within resources available
- To use data to inform provision planning and joint commissioning of services
- Involve parents, carers and young people in the development of systems and evaluation of services
- To work together with colleagues to promote staff well-being and ensuring appropriate work life balance
- To contribute to meeting the aims and addressing the priorities in the plan and for the early intervention and prevention division
- A team that is reported in the annual parent/carer and young people’s survey to be person centred, responsive, accessible and outcomes focused – parents/carers and young people say that they are clear about processes, where and how to access information and receive help when they ask for it
- Annual report of the impact of services shows improvements year on year in meeting statutory timescales, the quality of Education, Health and Care plans and parent/ carer satisfaction
- A clear improvement plan that enables the delivery of the local authority’s statutory responsibilities for children and young people with SEND that is reviewed annually and informed by data gathered through self-evaluation
- A positive working environment across the team and effective working relationships between the service and other organisations
- Staff who report feeling valued and appreciated in an annual well-being survey
- A workforce development plan designed to improve the quality of service delivery, nurture the talents of the staff team and also responds to needs identified locally and in national strategies.