2-3 months contract with a local authority  

Job Purpose

• To oversee and 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.
  

Key Duties/Accountabilities

• To deputise for the Team Leader Assessment and Review – Tribunal/Compliance in their absence/at their request.
  
• To have strategic and operational responsibility for managing the Tribunal/Compliance team within the legal and statutory frameworks.
  
• To represent the Local Authority at Tribunal Hearings.
  
• To work directly with senior staff at a designated number of providers, ensuring that the LA meets all legal requirements in regard to the Children and Families Act 2014.
  
• To manage and co-ordinate the needs assessment and review process in compliance with the requirements of the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEN Code of Practice 2015
  

Essential Experience Required

• Experience of working in a Local Authority is essential.
  
• Experience of the SEN assessment and review processes is essential. 
  

Essential Qualification Required

• General education qualification is essential.
  

Additional information to note

• Working hours: 35 hours per week.
  
• The role requires enhanced DBS.
  

The role closes soon please apply ASAP.