Senior Education Health

**Senior Education Health & Care (EHC) Co-Ordinator**

**Location -**Sale Waterside**, **Waterside Plaza, Sale, M33 7ZF**

**Salary range**Band 8** **(£40,777 - £42,839)**

**Working Pattern**Full time**

**Working hours**36.25 hours per week**

**We will offer flexibility where we can if you are interested in a role, please speak to the recruiting manager about what flexibility they might consider.**

Many of our colleagues can work from home for one or more days a week and/or they flex the hours they work. We call this SMART working, and it gives you the option to flex your days and hours so you can fit your work around your life and life around your work.

**Contract type**Permanent**

**Application deadline**6**th** October 2025**

**Interview type**_In person_**_ _

**About the Role**

Working as part of a busy team who are committed to improving outcomes for children and young people with Special Educational Needs (SEND), you will be central in supporting the EHC Team to meet its statutory duties through co-ordinating Education, Health and Care (EHC) Assessments and issuing EHC Plans in accordance with the Children and Families Act 2014, the SEND Regulations 2014 and subsequent legislation, as well as responding to Annual Reviews whilst monitoring the team’s performance. You will also have responsibility for supervising EHC Co-ordinators and managing complex casework.

**About you**

You will have a good understanding of the SEND framework as well as services across Education, Health and Social Care. You will foster positive relationships with families and partner agencies, managing or providing support for specific children or young people on your caseload. You will be required to work in a person-centred way supporting families and professionals through the Education Health and Care Needs Assessment process. You will have strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities to ensure deadlines are met. You will be able to demonstrate experience in managing and developing staff in order to ensure timeliness.

**About us**

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford’s huge potential.

**Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.**

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

**Additional Information**

This role requires occasional travel to different sites across Trafford and neighbouring authorities to attend meetings.

**Contact Details**

Chloe Mortlock
- EHC Team Manager

**About the benefits**

You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centered and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.

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