Senior Assessment and Review Officer - Taunton, United Kingdom - Somerset County Council

Somerset County Council

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Taunton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Why should I choose Somerset County Council?

Well, for a start, we're a hugely ambitious council, committed to improving lives for the residents, communities and businesses of Somerset.

And that's why we're working so hard to build a sustainable organisation with a culture that rewards, values and recognises our staff, and gives everyone here the opportunity to grow and develop, personally and professionally.

If you're looking for a place where you work truly matters - where YOU truly matter - we might be just right for you.

We also promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.

What will I be doing?

The development of Inclusion Somerset within Children's services is continuing to restructure the Statutory SEND Team as we continue to improve our service to support children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

As a senior member of the Statutory SEND team, the role is to ensure that children and young people who have SEND in Somerset have their needs met in a holistic way within their local communities and live the lives that they want to lead, whilst working in partnership with educational, health and social care services.

Further posts are available due to the development and expansion of the team. We're working to improve the lives of children in Somerset - and you'll be a key part of that.

Your day-to-day work will involve:

Working closely with families and young people and educational settings to determine support and provision for children and young people with an Education Health and Care Plan
Monitoring the implementation and effectiveness of this provision and liaise with wider stakeholders to ensure provision is being delivered
Supporting the improvement of the quality of Education Health and Care plans
Working closely with families to resolve disputes
Provide leadership and support to other members of the team

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be.

But it will really help if you:

Have strong communication skills these are paramount with a desire to work hard to support families
Have good problemsolving skills and leadership qualities.
Have strong IT skill
Have experience of managing a busy caseload and/or of managing staff, working to strict timeframes and excellent organisation skills are essential
Have a positive mindset

We're proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset.

An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

What will I be offered in return?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management.

As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

We promote a healthy worklife balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
Staff discounts in gyms.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

Anything else I should know?

From 1 April 2023 the County and District councils in Somerset will be replaced by a new single unitary authority - Somerset Council.

It's an exciting time to join us as we work together with the four district councils to deliver the new council for Somerset.

The salary for the role is Grade 10, ranging £32,909 t0 £37,261 per annum.

DBS information
This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the basic disclosure procedure.

Job Reference:
SCC04079