Job Description

Service Care Solutions are looking for an ECHP Co-Ordinator to work within Merton Council on a 10-week contract.

Location: Merton (3 days in office per week).

Roles/Responsibilities:

• To lead on the statutory process with reference to SEND, formulating and issuing EHCP (Education Health and Care Plans and to implement legislation arising from the Children and Families Bill.
• Take lead responsibility for advising parents, schools, colleges, providers and settings; subsequently implementing SEND decisions, managing expectations, issues and arising disputes on these decisions.
• To co-ordinate Statutory assessments processes and provide advice and support parents, young people, schools, colleges and providers for children with severe and complex Special Educational Needs.
• To develop and maintain close and effective working relationships with parents, head teachers, multi professional teams and designated offices on a day-to-day basis.
• To support the Team Manager to ensure that the Council achieves its strategic aims for children and young people with assessed special educational needs within legislative frameworks.

Knowledge/Expereince required:

• Educated to a degree level or above and/or demonstrable equivalent relevant SEND experience.
• Knowledge and experience of the SEN Code of Practice, current SEND processes and legislation, with understanding of the anticipated changes in legislation.
• Experience and knowledge of working with Children and Young People with SEND and their families, and an understanding of the requirements of working with young people with SEND, and schools, settings, agencies, families, carers in a professional capacity.
• A high level of experience of complex SEND administrative processes and their management, including the ability to use reports and databases accordingly.
• Experience working in a multi-professional environment, and coordinating responses accordingly, with the ability to work as a member of a team, sharing workloads with others, taking responsibility to maintain whole service priorities. Alongside the ability to work flexibly and manage a caseload, prioritise and meet statutory deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with reference to letters, writing reports and telephone calls. Demonstrable success in a role requiring a strong customer focus, excellent negotiation and conciliation skills establishing trust accordingly. Demonstrable ability to respond to challenging situation with tact and sensitivity.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the barriers facing Children and Young People with SEND, whilst understanding provision and resource implications considering forthcoming legislation.
• Understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity, policies, social inclusion and anti-discriminatory practice and policies.
• Knowledge of and ability to comply with Data Protection Act, information sharing and confidentiality protocols.
• Ability to travel around the borough and further when service demands necessitate, representing SENDIS service and SEN Team as and when appropriate.

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: (url removed) or tel: (phone number removed). Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to 250.