SEND Inclusion Specialist

5 days ago


Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Essex County Council Full time
Job Title: SEND Inclusion Partner

Essex County Council is seeking a highly skilled and experienced SEND Inclusion Partner to join our Inclusion and Psychology Teams. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in driving practice and improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

About the Role

The SEND Inclusion Partner will work in partnership with schools, settings, college leaders, and partnerships to drive practice and support them in becoming inclusive and delivering improved outcomes for children and young people with SEND. You will build capacity for educational settings to assess, plan, deliver, and review provision for children with SEND, in line with the SEND Code of Practice 2015.

Key Responsibilities
  • Accountable for reviewing, assessing, and improving practice in specific schools, settings, colleges, or partnerships, with a focus on improving outcomes for children and young people with SEND.
  • Provide high-quality professional education advice and support to individual or clusters of schools, settings, and colleges to deliver an inclusive education for children and young people with specific areas of SEND, including Autism, Language and Communication, Social and Emotional well-being, and Mental and Cognition and Learning.
  • Support the delivery of school/setting-led SEND, including peer-to-peer development, within clusters of schools and settings, and disseminate up-to-date specialist knowledge in areas of SEND.
  • Work strategically with schools, settings, and colleges to influence leaders and build capacity through coaching, training, and development to assess, plan, deliver, and review suitable provision for children with SEND.
  • Identify and deploy targeted support within schools, settings, colleges, and with families to improve inclusion and/or successful transition for children and young people with severe and complex SEND.
  • Manage complex casework to maintain sustainability of placement, resolve breakdown, and prevent exclusion, including responding to and resolving complaints.
  • Undertake Annual Reviews of children and young people placed in out-of-authority independent special schools to ensure placements are fit for purpose for Essex children, with a view to achieving positive outcomes and supporting transition back to Essex settings.
Requirements
  • Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent, with a Bachelor's degree (RQF level 6).
  • Substantial, relevant teaching or Early Years' experience, with strong evidence of working with children with SEND.
  • In-depth working knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice and other relevant national legislation.
  • Experience of working in partnership with other services, such as schools and settings, Health and Social Care, enhanced provisions, and the voluntary sector, with demonstrable ability to build strong collaborative working relationships.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to deliver training and development to a range of professionals.
  • Ability to drive cultural, strategic, and operational change in a collaborative way.
What We Offer

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people with SEND, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.



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