Assistant Ehc Plan Officer - Hereford, United Kingdom - Hoople Recruitment

Hoople Recruitment

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Hereford, United Kingdom

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About The Role:

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Job Title:Assistant EHC Plan Officer

Hours:37

Salary:
HC5 £23,893 - £25,979 per annum

Contract:
Permanent

Closing date:10th December 2023

Interview date:18th or 19th December 202- A vacancy has arisen within the Special Education Needs (SEN) Team for an Assistant Education Health and Care Plan (EHC) Officer. This is an opportunity to join a supportive team who are committed to ensuring that quality services and support are provided to children and young people with SEN.- The successful applicant will be responsible for co-ordinating the statutory assessment process for children and young people with SEN. Tasks will include ensuring that draft, final and amended EHC Plans are issued in line with statutory timescales, preparing information for decision making panels, processing invoices and distributing and responding to correspondence.- The post holder in this desk based position, will provide information and advice to parents, children and young people with SEN along with schools and other professionals regarding the statutory assessment process.- There is a requirement to work closely with a range of service providers including colleagues in health, social care and education.- The successful applicant will have excellent interpersonal skills, proven administrative skills, attention for detail and will be focused upon securing the best outcomes for the children and young people in Herefordshire with SEN.

Benefits of working for Herefordshire Council:

A competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement, and access to our contributory pension and staff benefits scheme, which includes:

Pension Scheme Enrolment in the Local Government (LGPS)

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Generous Annual Leave: 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays. After five years' continuous service, this increases to 31 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays. You can also purchase an additional 10 days per annum
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Flexible working:flexi-time, job-share, part-time hours and, in some instances, home working
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Employee Assistance Programme: 24/7 access to support and counselling

Payment of
professional membership fees:

Pick your perks

our benefits include access to a range of retail, leisure, holiday and health benefits. This includes savings, cash back and discounts.

About Us
Herefordshire is a beautiful, historic county located in the heart of the Marches on the border with Wales.

We are one of the most rural and sparsely populated counties in England with a wealth of unspoilt countryside, distinctive heritage, and lively and attractive market towns.

Our priority in Herefordshire is to keep children safe and give them a great start in life.

It's the priority for the council, our partners and for all of us who work with Children & Young People.

How do we do this? By having dynamic, dedicated, passionate and professional staff who work in a culture that focuses on what we can achieve with children, what they can achieve themselves, and the relationship we build with families and partners to enable this.

We have invested heavily in training and developing staff in our relational practice approach with our improvement partner Leeds City Council, so it's an exciting time to join Herefordshire - we believe in investing in you so you can be the best you can be

Herefordshire has a really strong team ethos.

Our teams are passionate about the work they do and the positive difference they and the teams they are in make to people's lives.

This is all underpinned by the focus and support from their managers and the council as a whole.

We will deliver better support to our most vulnerable children and their families, develop stronger relationships with partners across the region, and beyond.

Come to Herefordshire and join the journey.

We welcome applicants whatever their personal characteristics or social identity. All requests for flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments will be considered.

Those who indicate that they have a disability. This is part of our commitment to the "Disability Confident" scheme;
Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are an Armed Forces Veteran or Reservist. This is part of our pledge to support the Armed Forces Covenant; and
Those who indicate in their supporting statement that they are a Herefordshire care leaver. This is part of our commitment to supporting young people leaving our care.

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more details of this role.