Sen Ditrict Lead - Kent, United Kingdom - Connect2Kent

Connect2Kent
Connect2Kent
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Kent, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Connect2Kent are currently recruiting for
SEN District Leads.


Purpose of the Job:


To be the District lead for all aspects of the statutory assessment process with particular responsibility within a defined district.

To manage a team of staff to ensure the Council is able to discharge its statutory duties in relation to the children, youngpeople and their families/carers known to the service.

To be the named SEN Officer for the schools in a defined district. This post may carry a small caseload in negotiation with County SEN Assessment and Placement Manager


Qualifications:

  • Minimum NVQ level 5 or equivalent experience

Experience:


  • Practical experience in a relevant field to include working with parents and schools in challenging situation
  • Exerience of managing conflicting priorities
  • Management experience including performance management

Skills and Abilities:

  • Able to communicate with a wide range of professionals and stakeholders, but in particular young people and the parent or carers of young people and children who have EHC plans (or SSEN) or are going through Statutory Assessment processes
  • Evidence of being able to work successfully under pressure and on own initiative with good time and resource management skills.
  • Evidence of being able to successfully manage a team to deliver service
  • Ability to analyse and interpret information from a wide range of sources including professional reports and to convey information in a range of appropriate formats fit for intended audience within timescales
  • Resilient
  • Able to use all IT equipment and software to the level required of the role
  • Ability to support children, young people and families to implement the EHC plan
  • Ability to work with others to negotiate and agree actions
  • Ability to work in partnership with other involved practitioners
This is a fully remote role and all IT equipment will be provided
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