- Suffolk County Council - Ipswich, Suffolk IP1 2BX
- £32,076 per annum (pro rata if part time)
- 37 hours per week (Part time working considered)
- Permanent
- Flexible working and hybrid working
- Conduct statutory Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) needs assessments.
- Develop outcome-focused plans with families using Signs of Safety principles.
- Deliver evidence-based interventions to support families.
- Act as Lead Professional, coordinating input from other agencies as required.
- Maintain accurate case records and provide reports.
- Identify and escalate safeguarding/risk concerns.
- Build relationships with partners in education, health, and community settings.
- Provide high quality customer service in line with our WE ASPIRE values.
- Graduate level qualification in a relevant field or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of Signs of Safety, solution-focused practice and child development
- Proven ability to build relationships and create a climate for positive change
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working directly with children, families and multi-agency partners
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people
- Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload
SEND Assessment Coordinator - Ipswich, United Kingdom - Suffolk County Council
Description
We're passionate about improving the future for our customers, our children, young people and their families. If you are too, join us as an SEND Assessment Coordinator and make a huge and meaningful impact. Your innovation and drive will help us to continue improving and evolving.
Reimagine the possibilities .
We are seeking an experienced and passionate SEND Assessment Coordinator to join our Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Family Services team. In this frontline role, you will work supporting to ensure children, young people and their families receive support and interventions aimed at improving their social, emotional, health and behavioural outcomes.
You will act as the key point of contact and be an assigned Professional for children and young people and their families to support whilst they undertake their Education Health and Care Needs Assessment. You will complete assessments, develop plans using the Signs of Safety model, and deliver evidence-based interventions tailored to each family's needs. Strong communication, relationship-building and advocacy skills are essential.
Key Responsibilities:
You can view a full list of requirements in the . If you believe you can succeed in this role, apply. Even if you don't meet all requirements, still apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.
You will need:
The Team
We are looking to welcome to the team individuals who will demonstrate key-working approaches in their everyday practice and have professional relationships with and understanding of education settings and partner agencies to underpin this work. We are working closely with our family representatives and our partners in health and social care to achieve this, but we still have a great deal to do. If you share our values and ambitions, we would love you to join our team.
Empowering Everyone
We're big believers in potential, possibility and the power of different ideas. We're always searching for ways to encourage, respect and enable everyone to be the best they can be. We aim to include all communities we serve in our representation. To achieve this, we encourage applications from everyone.
If you are interested in joining this new team, please follow the below steps.