Assessment Coordinator

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

You will join our SEND Service within the Children's Services Directorate. The team deliver a variety of services across Halton, ensuring that children and young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities are supported through to adulthood. You will report to the SEND Manager and be responsible for a caseload of children and young people.
Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Your Contributions:

As an Assessment Coordinator, you will deliver and coordinate Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) for a caseload of child/young people, acting as the key point of contact for families and practitioners, and leading on the ongoing reviews of EHCPs for the child/young person and family.

You will lead on annual reviews of EHC Plans and deal with any issues that arise, such as the need for additional resources, funding or support (including from other services within and outside of the local authority) and provision/placement changes. You will ensure that identified funding is in place and contribute to assurance of quality and value for money.

You will work in partnership with the child/young person and their parents/carers to help them to plan towards adult life and promote independence, choice and control over all aspects of their life. This will include having clear outcomes in the EHC Plan that addresses the young person’s aspirations around employment and independent living.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service

• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions

• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme

• Investment in your personal development

• Free Car Parking at HBC sites

• Flexible working arrangements

• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Shelley Nicholson (Shelley.nicholson@halton.gov.uk / 0151 511 6903)

Interviews will take place on date TBC.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

As this role involves regular travel across the borough and sometimes further afield, a driving license and access to a vehicle are essential requirements. Where appropriate, reasonable adjustments will be made in accordance with the provisions of the Equality Act.

We look forward to receiving your application!