SEND Self-Assessment and Review Officer

Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part time) (Pay award pending)

Working Hours: 1x 37 hrs 1x 18.5hrs

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 28th May 2026

Interview Date(s): 1st June 2026

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a motivated and compassionate SEND Self-Assessment and Review Officer to join our SEND Early Intervention Team. This is an exciting opportunity to support children, young people and families at an early stage, promoting resilience and positive outcomes through timely, targeted interventions.

About the Role

You will work directly with children, young people and their families to provide advice, assessment and review support relating to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). Using a trauma-informed and strengths-based approach, you will help families access the right support at the right time, preventing escalation to more intensive services.

Key responsibilities

• Assessment and Reviews
  Undertake and manage the SEND self-assessments and eligibility assessments for early help and short breaks, and lead timely annual reviews to ensure support remains appropriate and responsive to the needs of the families and young people supported.
• Early intervention support
  Provide brief, targeted interventions supporting families with behaviour, routines, emotional wellbeing and parenting strategies. This will be both face to face and via telephone contact
• Advice and guidance
  Offer accurate, evidence-based advice on SEND pathways, services, and benefits (including DLA/PIP), ensuring families can access appropriate support and self-referral options. Work closely with staff teams to provide professional advice and guidance, including contributing to clinics and facilitating case discussions to support effective planning and decision-making for families.
• Multi-agency working
  Build strong partnerships with schools, health professionals, family hubs, social care, providers, and community organisations to coordinate effective support. Develop and maintain strong working relationships with providers to ensure high-quality, coordinated services for children and families.
• Recording and systems
  Maintain high-quality, timely and accurate case records using systems such as Mosaic and Excel, ensuring clear tracking of work undertaken and measurable outcomes for children and families supported. Contribute to effective data management, reporting and service improvement.
• Safeguarding and inclusion
  Work in line with safeguarding policies, recognising and escalating concerns.
• Service development
  Contribute to the ongoing development of SEND early intervention provision, embedding best practice and improving outcomes for children and families.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Level 3 qualification in a relevant subject, e.g. social care, health or childcare, OR substantial experience in providing direct support to families that clearly demonstrates the experience, skills, competencies and knowledge outlined below.
• Experience working with children, young people or families in a SEND, education, social care or health context and working with families experiencing difficulties in parenting or behaviour management .
• Knowledge of SEND and the impact a SEND diagnosis will have on a young person and family.
• Knowledge and awareness of issues which may have an impact on the lives of families such as domestic violence and abuse, mental health difficulties, substance misuse, poverty, housing
• Experience of completing assessments, develop plans and manage a varied caseload
• Confident communicator with strong partnership working skills, Experience of working in a multi-agency environment
• Proven ability to recognise Child Protection issues and Safeguarding practice and early help approaches

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Rachael Underwood - Interim Service Manager – Targeted Family Help and Lead for Best Start Family Hubs

Email rachael.underwood@leics.gov.uk

Phone: 01163050647

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

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About us

About Leicestershire County Council

At Leicestershire County Council, we're committed to making a real difference in people's lives. Our aim is to work with communities and partners to deliver public services that make Leicestershire the best possible place to live and work for everyone.

Our employees play a key role in supporting this goal and helping us deliver the vital services we provide to the people of Leicestershire. Whether you're starting your career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a place with us where your ideas are valued, and your work has purpose.

For further information on what it’s like to work for us and the benefits we offer, please refer to the following:

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