EHCP Co-ordinator

EHCP Co-ordinator - Buckinghamshire College Group

Location: Aylesbury

Salary Type: BCG Payscales

Salary details: £29,740.00 per annum

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: 37hrs per week / 52 weeks per year

Interviews to be held: 17/06/2024

At Buckinghamshire College Group we are looking for talented, organised and student-focused individuals to join our outstanding team. We have an exciting opportunity for a full time Educational Health Care Plan Co-ordinator within our Learning Support team.

About us

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible – we call this the Bucks College Factor

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you’d like to be part of, then we’d love to hear from you.

The overall requirement of an Educational Health Care Plan Co-ordinator is to work with the Head of Learning Support to ensure the effective delivery of provision for students with Education, Health and Care plans in accordance to the SEN Code of Practice and the specific processes of Local Authorities. The duties of the job will require you to work and travel across all three campuses.

About you

The successful candidate will be required to:
• Have two A ‘levels or equivalent level 3, GCSE English and GCSE maths.
• Have substantial knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
• Have substantial knowledge of Preparing for Adulthood
• Have substantial experience of working with learners with additional support, needs and disabilities including parents/carers, curriculum staff and referral agencies
• Understand the range of special educational needs at the College
• Have substantial knowledge and experience of Education, Health Care Plan and annual reviews
• Have knowledge of the barriers experienced by learners with disabilities and additional support needs and how this can impact on accessing learning and achieving educational goals.

An endorsed teaching qualification
Level 2 qualification (GCSE A-C or equivalent) in English and Maths
A Level 2 qualification in supporting learning or learners with Learning Difficulties or Disabilities (LDD), or a Level 2 certificate in supporting learners with Specific Learning Difficulties, or sufficient workplace experience
Experience of conducting consultations
Knowledge of the EHCP process.
Experience of managing or co-ordinating SEN support in an educational setting
Substantial experience of working with learners with additional support needs and disabilities including parents/carers, curriculum staff and referral agencies.
Substantial experience of delivering support to students in and out of class, including study skills support.
Experience of working in a Further Education setting
Experience of managing good administration and record keeping systems in order to comply with internal and external audits
Experience of giving IAG, conducting health and educational risk assessments and developing and implementing support and care plans
Demonstrable interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively and professionally with a wide range of people
Flexible approach to working practices
Ability to provide excellent standards of customer service at all times
Ability to organise and coordinate cross organisation and multi-agency support arrangements for students
Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team
Knowledge of the barriers experienced by learners with disabilities and additional support needs and how this can impact on accessing learning and achieving educational goals
Knowledge of and a demonstrable commitment to Equality and Diversity, Child Protection, Safeguarding and Prevent, showing a desire to challenge inequality and promote diversity and adhere to College Policies and Procedures.
Knowledge of current legislation related to social, health and disability practices with regard to providing holistic support to learners in an educational setting
Proven IT skills including the effective use of Windows, Spreadsheets, Databases and other related packages

Other information

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.

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