SEND Engagement Facilitator

2 weeks ago

Braintree, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time

SEND Engagement Facilitator Job Description


Essex County Council is seeking a skilled SEND Engagement Facilitator to join our team. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting sustainable inclusion for children and young people with SEND, through targeted support to educational settings, families, and partners.


Key Responsibilities:



  • Provide targeted intervention to families and professionals, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, to support longer-term resilience and the dialogue essential to the success of educational placements and outcomes.
  • Facilitate effective collaborative practice through One Planning, ensuring a joined-up approach to the Assess, Plan, Do, Review Cycle, particularly at points of transition for children and young people.
  • Identify and facilitate effective ways of gathering, recording, and sharing information about a child, their family, setting, or situation, to inform the planning for them, through statutory or non-statutory plans.
  • Support the partnership between educational setting staff, families, and other stakeholders, to promote shared understanding of the aspirations, needs, outcomes, and required provision for children and young people.
  • Deliver targeted intervention to families and professionals, as part of a multi-disciplinary team, at points of change, challenge, and transition, to support longer-term resilience and the dialogue essential to the success of children and young people's educational placements and outcomes.
  • Act as a model of good One Planning practice to LA colleagues and a conduit of information for targeted work with families and educational settings, allowing the Inclusion and SEND Operations teams in each quadrant to work cohesively as part of early intervention approaches.
  • Plan, deliver, and evaluate a range of partnership and person-centred practice, and its application, development opportunities for staff in educational settings, enabling educators to embed this approach within engagement with families.
  • Build and maintain effective links across Education, including SENDIASS and the SEND Innovation and Strategy team, to identify, implement, and evaluate good One Planning practice, with appropriate input from families and the community.

Requirements:



  • RQF Level 2 of the SEN awards, or equivalent by experience.
  • Continuing professional development with knowledge in relevant professional areas.
  • Knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and how it impacts on assessment, planning, provision, and review for children and young people on a day-to-day basis.
  • Significant experience of working successfully with children with SEND in a school and/or home setting.
  • Significant experience of working effectively in partnership with families in a helping role and other professionals in a multi-agency environment.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with an understanding of how to facilitate and mediate in situations which are perceived as challenging.
  • Evidence of ability to develop skills, knowledge, and experience within the role, including a willingness to chair/facilitate meetings and plan/deliver training to small groups of adults.

Why Essex County Council?


Essex County Council is proud to offer a supportive and collaborative working environment, with opportunities for professional development and growth. We are committed to providing high-quality services to our communities and strive to make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people with SEND.


Essex County Council is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. We are committed to creating an inclusive and respectful workplace culture that values diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.


For more information about this role and how to apply, please visit our website.

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