EHC Officer X

Overview

About Us At Hounslow

We’d love you to join us at the London Borough of Hounslow. Our people are deeply committed to providing excellent services to our residents, doing all we can to make lives as good as they can be. We are an outstanding council serving an outstanding borough with visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture. We’ve built strong partnerships which have transformed how we serve one of London’s most diverse boroughs.

About Our Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion:
We live by five core values — Lead with Heart, Do New, Pass on the Power, Harness the Mix and Be a Rock. All our work has equality, diversity and inclusion at its heart, best articulated in “Harness the Mix”. We are committed to being an inclusive employer, making reasonable adjustments for candidates as part of our Disability Confident Employer commitments.

Our Benefits and

The Role:

We are looking to recruit five enthusiastic, committed and experienced EHC Case Officers to join our EHC Assessment & Review Team on a permanent basis. The service has undergone a rapid transformation, and we are moving forward with continuous improvement to ensure positive outcomes for some of our most vulnerable children and young people.

The post holder will be part of the Learning Support and Assessment Team and will undertake on behalf of Hounslow the statutory functions and requirements set out in the Children and Families Act 2014 in relation to Education Health and Care needs assessments and the annual review of Education, Health and Care Plans for children and young people. They will engage and build respectful, transparent, and effective relationships with children and young people with special educational needs and their families, promoting the voice of the child across services to ensure their needs are met.

They will manage an active caseload and develop positive professional relationships with local partners including education settings, health, and social care services. The post holder will draft and/or amend EHC plans, incorporating key aspects of professional advice and summarising in line with the SEND Code of Practice 2015 and council guidelines.

If the points below resonate with you, we’d love you to apply:

• Significant and demonstrable knowledge and understanding of legislation and guidance, policy and procedures in relation to SEN and disability procedures.
• At least 18 months direct experience of working within a Local Authority in relevant teams and services.
• Knowledge and understanding of the structure and content of Education, Health and Care plans including legal compliance and quality requirements.
• Good organisational skills with the capacity to manage competing demands and meet deadlines within timescales.
• Good communication skills and the ability to provide clear, concise and effective written and verbal communication.
• Ability to act on your own initiative after receiving appropriate direction.
• Desire and commitment to strive for the best for children and young people undergoing an EHC needs assessment or with an EHC plan.

Enhanced DBS check is required for the role. Read more about the work you’ll be doing in the Role Profile.

Interviews for this job will be held during the week commencing 23 February 2026. For questions about the role, please contact the relevant team via the Role Profile or email as indicated in the posting.