Sen Officer

To know and be able to explain to others, specifically the families/carers of children and young people and schools, how to navigate the Local Offer website and locate relevant information.
- To ensure a comprehensive handover between the Assessment Officer, Casework Officer and Tribunal Officer to ensure that families, children, and young people have a seamless experience as they move through the service.
- To participate in the Local Authority’s processes for monitoring and quality assurance
- To undertake such other duties as may be required from time to time by the Lead Officer and senior managers.
- To prepare and present some appeal cases on behalf of the Local Authority in Tribunal.
- To administer all routine and ongoing monitoring and statutory processes for children and young people with EHC Plans within statutory timescales. This will include Annual Review, Phase Transfer, moving in and out of County, and routine enquiries from the young people, and the parents and carers of young people and children, schools and wider professionals or stakeholders.
- To adhere to all Local Authority policies, processes and systems associated with Annual Review, complex casework, Phase Transfer, moving in and out of County, Tribunals and Mediation and routine enquiries.
- To be responsible and accountable for managing a specific caseload.
- To be the named contact for families/carers and young people and their educational setting within a defined geographical area once an EHC Plan has been finalised and be part of a team responsible for the ongoing monitoring and support to families and young people to ensure that the provision identified in the EHC Plan is provided.
- To monitor the progress of children and young people with EHC plans through robust scrutiny of the Annual Review paperwork; identifying plans that need to be amended, ceased, and any actions or changes in provision or placement.
- To ensure that all reviews of EHC Plans are conducted by schools annually and that the procedures adopted by schools are in line with policy on SEN and meet statutory timeframes.
- To lead and manage the Annual Review process for children and young people who are Electively Home Educated (EHE) or on Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) packages within statutory timeframes.
- To lead in managing the Phase Transfer process within statutory timeframes.
- To lead in managing the mover-in and out process within statutory timeframes.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 3 months

**Salary**: £18.86 per hour

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- SEN: 1 year (preferred)
- Local Authority: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person