SEND Officer

Are you looking for an opportunity to use your significant Local Authority or Education and SEND experience and develop your career within a well-regarded SEND Team in an award winning and top performing Local Authority?

Have you got the ability to build strong working relationships with system stakeholders that will ensure we can meet the needs of children and Young People with SEND and comply with our statutory responsibilities?

This could be the opportunity for you!

We are strengthening our statutory SEND Team by increasing appointing two additional full time SEND Officers, to ensure our current operational performance is maintained.

We are looking for committed candidates to be responsible for supporting families with children and young people (0-25) with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) who either have or are applying for an Education, Health and Care Plan.

This includes responsibility for placement of children/young people, coordination of support services to deliver provision specified on an EHC plan and effective transition between phases of education.

The SEND Officer is accountable for the overall performance of a locality area, including line management of a SEND coordinator ensuring all activity meets statutory deadlines and is of good quality. Decisions will be made that promote inclusive practice in line with policies defined within the strategy for SEND.

You will receive support with your continued professional development, flexible working, hybrid working (working from home combined with time in the office), corporate benefits, free parking and a competitive pension scheme.

We are committed to equality and diversity and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds.

If you are interested and would like to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Sha or , SEND Team Leads, for more information.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

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At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

Posts working with children or vulnerable groups will be subject to an appropriate criminal records check. It is an offence to apply for a role that involves engaging in regulated activity with children and adults in vulnerable circumstances if you are barred from working with one or both of these groups.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
• Free on-site parking
• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
• Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
• Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home - our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

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