SEND Review Officer

Job Title: SEND Review Officer
Starting Salary: £26,835 progressing to £30,060 pa per annum (pro rata for part time) – pay award pending
Hours: 37
Location: Apsley or Stevenage
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services

About the team

Things are changing in SEND for Hertfordshire County Council. We are making SEND everyone's business.

Do you want to make a positive impact and be part of that change? We’re investing in our statutory SEND workforce.

We have opportunities for you to specialise in the School Age SEND who are responsible for children and young people age 5 – 19 with an EHCP who attend a school.

About the role

Our SEND Review Officers work collaboratively with professionals across education, health and care services, to ensure effective case management, integrated working practice and successful outcomes for children.

This includes recording annual reviews, deciding the content and amendments where required, and communicating with professionals where required to seek outstanding information indicated. Also, inputting and maintaining accurate and comprehensive database records.

About you

Essential:

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
• Experience reflecting knowledge of SEND
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable

• Previous experience of working with families/young people/early years

We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.

This job role is within the Health and Social Care Family, level HSC7 job profile. Please locate this via:

Job profiles - Health and social care

Interview Date: Rolling advert with Wednesday interviews until vacancies filed

Benefits of working for us

How to apply

As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.

Additional information

Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.

English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.