Ehcp Coordinator - London, United Kingdom - iWork Recruitment Limited

iWork Recruitment Limited
iWork Recruitment Limited
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London, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description
Contract to start on until with a possible extension.


PURPOSE OF THE JOB
To be responsible for a caseload of children with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).


This Includes overseeing the child's journey from the commencement of statutory assessment to placement, ensuring all statutory processes are met, until finalisation of their EHCP using key working principles with the family.


To act as the named officer for a group of schools but to also be flexible and work as part of a team, providing services and support to parents/carers and colleagues.

Foster and maintain close and effective working relationships with all partner agencies.

To ensure effective communication with parents and external agencies, in respect of policies, services and processes, which relate to SEND issues, offering an accessible and welcoming


PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Responsibilities


To take lead responsibility/be a single point of contact for a portfolio of children and young people with SEND, once statutory assessment has commenced, in terms of support for the child and family, liaison with parents, schools, professionals and other Local Authorities as appropriate.


To use key working principles in helping parents, carers, young people and professionals navigate the EHCP assessment and plan process.


Provide a range of advice to parents/carers/young people, allocated schools and other external professionals and colleagues regarding the statutory process.


To attend, where applicable, multi-professional meetings (such as Team Around the Child (TAC) meetings) concerning children and young people within the portfolio of cases and to Chair these meetings as required.


To populate sections of the EHCP, as reports become available, in terms of general information, information about the child and family and the child's assessed needs and attend co-production meetings with the EHCP writer to support the family and take notes as required.

To manage the placement of pupils (within the portfolio) with EHCP of SEN.


To manage the secondary phase transfer of pupils with EHCP of SEN and EHCPs (within the portfolio) and within the appropriate time scales, overseeing the arrangements for the transfer of information within and between schools and settings for children with statements of SEN/EHCPs, consulting with other professionals as appropriate.

Attend annual reviews and transition reviews, as required by the agreed procedure.

This includes year 9 reviews when cases will transfer to a EHCP Coordinator 14-25 team; ensuring annual reviews are responded to within statutory timescales for EHCPs and, that where appropriate, EHCPs are amended within timescales.


Ensure all casework actions are carried out in line with departmental expectations and national statutory timescales/duties (including updating CAPITA 1, spreadsheets and sending all appropriate standard letters) and maintain accurate and comprehensive pupil records on paper/electronic systems.


To ensure all communication with parents, young people and families demonstrates excellent customer services skills including actioning all correspondence received to ensure it is dealt with promptly and effectively and in line with Client customer service agreed timescales.


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Salary:
£239.29 per day


Work Location:
In person


Reference ID:

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