Sen Casework Assistant

£12.94- per hour- Trinity Road, Bootle, L20 3NJEducation,

Temporary

**Role**:
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SEFTON
SEN AND INCLUSION SERVICE
ASSESSMENT, RESOURCE AND PROVISION PLANNING
Job Title SEN Casework Assistant
Place of Work Magdalen House
Responsible to Senior SEN Casework Assistant
Grade E (SCP 18 - 21)
JOB PURPOSE
To contribute to the processing of statutory assessments and the production and annual review of statements/EHC plans for children and young people in accordance with the Education Act 2002 and the Children and Families Act 2014.
To support the SEN Casework Officers in delivering statutory assessment processes to ensure that Sefton pupils with SEN make good progress and that available resources are used effectively and efficiently.
To implement the changes in the identification, statutory assessment and monitoring of pupils with special educational needs arising from the Children and Families Act 2014 and operational delivery of statutory services within SEN and inclusion functions.
To ensure that SEN and inclusion services are delivered in line with the principles set out in clause 19 of the Children and Families Act 2014 with children, young people and their parents being supported to participate as fully as possible.
MAIN DUTIES
1. To support the delivery of a dynamic outcomes led generic statutory assessment service to an allocation of service users.
2. To undertake the administrative processes and procedures necessary for the authority to meet its statutory duties in relation to children and young people with SEN/disabilities and the provision that is made to support their needs.
3. To ensure that the requirements currently relating to the statutory assessment and of children with SEN are met within the current PIs including:
a. Processing of requests for SA;
b. Preparation & circulation of letters to parents & professionals;
c. Requesting & tracking provision of advice;
d. Circulation of statements/EHC plans.
4. To act as the first point of contact for any queries to the team and to provide accurate information to parents, settings and other agencies, as appropriate.
5. To ensure that parents are fully involved in drawing up statements/EHC plans.
6. To recognise the wide range of emotions that having a child with special needs may generate and ensure that the anxieties of parents/carers and other service users are diffused effectively.
7. To provide sensitive support for parents & other service users to build parental confidence and to ensure that the need for mediation, tribunal and dispute resolution procedures is kept to a minimum.
8. To prepare for the change in legislation, including:
a. Reviewing SA processes & paperwork in the light of the draft COP & Sefton HNF processes;
b. Planning for the reduction in time-scales for the completion of statutory assessment from 26 weeks to 20 weeks;
c. Developing systems & skills to extend statutory assessment services to post 16 providers;
d. To clarify processes for administering personal budgets for parents & young people, where required.
9. To provide administrative support for the individual cases allocated by the Lead SEN Officer including:
a. Actioning any outcomes from meetings/panels including chasing up additional information where required;
b. Preparing and distributing letters and other forms of communication with parents/settings and other agencies;
c. Maintaining records across the data bases and filing systems;
d. Assisting with collating/coordinating requests for data.
10. To undertake general typing duties (reports, letters etc.)
11. To keep and maintain a well-organised and up-to-date paper filing system.
12. To maintain a well-organised, electronic record of documents produced on behalf of the service.
13. To deal with any requests under the Freedom of Information Act, as directed by the Service Manager for SEND.
14. To supply data collated from individual assessments, in line with the processes established by the Lead SEN & Inclusion Strategy Officer, to inform the provision planning process.
15. To advise and contribute to planning processes within the Assessment, Resource and Provision Planning Team.
16. To adjust and prioritise duties according to the shifting demands of the service in order to ensure a focus on ‘what matters’.
17. Any other duties as may be commensurate with the grading of the post as may be required.
Terms & Conditions
Working 36 hours per week
Where the postholder’s duties require him/her to travel from their normal base to another setting, reimbursement will be paid in line with the Sefton policy on Business Travel Requirements:

Where the postholder uses their own vehicle, the casual car user’s allowance will apply.
The authority has approved a policy on equal opportunities in employment and copies are freely available to all employees.
All staff are responsible for the implementation of the Health & Safety Policy so far as it affects them, their colleagues and others who may be affected b