High Needs Funding Officer - Morden, United Kingdom - South Thames Colleges Group

South Thames Colleges Group

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Morden, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Salary:
£26,920 - £31,387 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance

Expiry date: 03/02/2023

Details:

Joining us as High Needs Funding Officer, you will follow a highly effective commissioning process in relation to High Needs Support funding from Local Authorities and the SEN annual review process.

Acting as the main point of contact with local authorities for learners with HNS requirements from pre-entry to enrolment, you will coordinate the tracking and monitoring of the SEN consultation and annual review process, and input HNS funding data on to the database in a timely manner.

You will develop reports to enable senior managers to be able to effectively monitor funding data, and liaise with local authorities and College staff to ensure that all documentation for HNS funding is completed accurately and to deadline.

We're looking for an individual who is educated to GCSE/Level 2 or equivalent with grades A*-C in English and Mathematics, and who has experience of working effectively with centrally established computerised systems, including a good standard of word processing, database and spreadsheet skills.

With excellent communication skills, you will have a proven ability to organise, manage and coordinate the collection and collation of large quantities of data to produce agreed outcomes and be able to keep all data confidential, complying with GDPR.

The ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines is paramount, as is the ability to work well within a team.

This post requires cross College working but is predominantly based at Merton College.

The benefits package includes generous annual leave of 26 days plus up to 7 additional days over Christmas/New Year as well as an additional 5 days Wellbeing leave to enhance employees' physical and mental health.

This leave is all in addition to Bank Holiday entitlement.

There is an excellent pension scheme that receives a significant financial contribution from the employer (Teachers Pensions or Local Government Pension Scheme), subsidised sports facilities and professional development and training plus a salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme.

South Thames Colleges group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults.

The South Thames Colleges Group is made up of Carshalton College, Kingston College, Merton College and South Thames College, which merged on 1 August 2017.

South Thames Colleges Group is one of London's largest providers of post-16 education and training and is an ongoing and significant contributor to its local communities.

We aim to put students' success at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for hard-working and collaborative people who can join our team.