Assessment Officer

3 weeks ago


Luton, United Kingdom Luton Borough Council Full time

**Job Number**

LBC02986

**Contract Type**

Fixed Term / Secondment

**Posting End Date**

29 February 2024

**About us**:
Our ambitious **Luton 2040 Vision** - that no-one in Luton will have to live in poverty - is at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that our people are remarkable, talented, committed and passionate about serving our residents.

The people of Luton depend heavily on this council - and that means our workforce Are you ready to realise the remarkable and help us deliver our vision?

**About the job**:
**Salary: £44,428- £47,420 a year plus £3,203 car benefit allowance pro rata**
**Hours per week: 37**
**Contract type: Fixed term until 31/08/2024**

We have an exciting and highly rewarding opportunity within Children, Families & Education department where you will be responsible for the management of a caseload of Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans by working closely with the allocated SEND EHCP Co-coordinator. Monitoring the arrangement of any special educational provision specified in the plan, in accordance with relevant legislation, the SEN Code of Practice and Luton's SEN Policy.

You’ll represent the Local Authority at SENDIST First-Tier Tribunal hearings including the drafting of the Local Authority response to appeal and statement of case.

You’ll co-ordinate integrated Education, Health and Care needs assessments and write EHC plans in collaboration with parents and professional colleagues. To provide advice, support and challenge to the SEND EHCP Coordinator on complex cases in order to resolve disputes effectively.

You’ll ensure that legislative and policy requirements are met and procedures are administered within statutory timescales prescribed in the Government's Code of Practice and the Council's Performance Indicators.

**About you**:
To be successful in this role you’ll in depth experience and knowledge of systems of statutory assessment in accordance with the Education Act 1996/ Children and Families Act 2014.

You’ll have the ability to communicate highly effectively (oral and written) with a wide range of stakeholders and to advise, persuade, influence, empathise and be assertive as appropriate.

It’s important that you have Demonstrable knowledge of the main SEN legislation and guidance, particularly the SEN Code of Practice and Children and Families Act 2014.

It is vital that you have a relevant professional qualification in the education field and/or relevant graduation level qualification or equivalent.

**Application process**:
**Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.**

**Benefits**:
We offer a range of excellent staff benefits which include:

- From 25 to 32 days’ annual leave: linked to length of service and grade
- Buying annual leave scheme: buy up to 20 days additional annual leave
- Career Pathways: step up in your career or move into a specialist area
- Pension scheme: with generous employer contributions of up to 20.2 per cent (at July 2023) and 3x salary death in service grant
- Employee Assistance Programme: a free, 24/7 confidential counselling and wellbeing support service available to all employees, their partner or spouse and dependent children over 16 still living at home
- Work/life balance: flexible working options including working from home where possible. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements including part-time hours and alternative working patterns
- Training and support: unlimited access to development courses, mentoring and support and clear career pathways
- Staff offers: includes discounts on your MOT, gym and fitness, restaurants and salons
- Arriva Travel Club: great value savings on local bus travel

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