Send Provision Lead - Ferndown, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils

Dorset Councils
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Description
Organisation

  • Dorset Council
  • Location
  • Ferndown
  • Reference
  • Occupational group
  • Health and Social Care
  • Children's
  • Salary details

- £34,723 to £40,47
  • Job term
  • Full Time
  • Appointment type
  • Permanent
  • Contact
  • Dominic Manvell
Contact telephone


  • Closing Date
  • 19 February :00 PM

SEND Provision Lead

Ferndown Local Office

£34,723 to £40,478

Full Time
Are you passionate about improving the outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs in Dorset? Are you able to work under pressure to tight deadlines? Do you have great knowledge and skills around the SEN Code of Practice and related SEND legislation? Are you a skilled administrator keen to build a high performing team?


We are looking for enthusiastic and resilient people who can work as part of a team to develop Education, Health and Care Plans that are co-produced with the children, their families and the settings they attend and currently have a number of permanent and fixed-term opportunities in our locality teams.


This role role involves direct work with children and families so great communication and relationship building skills will be needed.


What you will be doing:


Your main task will be to support the completion of EHCPs and other SEND processes within expected guidelines ensuring that the voice of the children and their families are included.

You will also need to be familiar with the SEND Tribunal process and mechanisms for families to appeal.

You will attend a variety of multi-agency meetings to provide your expertise in understanding children's needs and how best to help them achieve the best possible outcomes.

You will support the team in maintaining clear and up to date data, and as part of your role, you will be required to keep detailed records of your work with children and families and to review their progress regularly.

You will need good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work and work to deadlines. You will be required to work within tight budgets. You will be based in a specified geographic locality and will work as part of a multi-agency team.

There will be lots of opportunities to work with staff from other areas and disciplines as well as the opportunity to come together with the other SEND professionals in the county for regular training and peer support sessions.


About you:


You will hold a relevant professional qualification - minimum GCSE English and maths grade C or above with post qualification training and experiences.

You will have relevant experience of working within the SEN field and an understanding of the relevant statutory processes.
You will have a good understanding of the work undertaken by Local Authorities or in complex organisations.
You will be able to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in writing.
You will be able to write clear reports relating to children's progress and their individual needs.

You will be an able administrator, able to record, compile and use data to inform the practice and performance of the service.

You will be willing to work proactively as part of a wider locality team and share information and knowledge relating to SEND with other professionals.

You will be an advocate of inclusion.

You will be willing to work as part of the 'one team' approach and in harmony with Dorset Council's core behaviours of responsibility, respect, recognition and collaboration.


Dorset Council:

A great place to work:
We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.


At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success


You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.


This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.


Additional Information:

This post requires a full driving licence.

**Closing date 19th February 2023.
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