SEND Review Officer

About the role

Job Title: SEND Review Officer
Location: Based at Apsley or Stevenage
Starting Salary: £25,545 with the opportunity to progress to £28,770 pa (pro rata for part-time)
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent 

Diversity: We are an inclusive employer and value a diverse workforce 

Things are changing in SEND for Hertfordshire County Council. We are making SEND everyone's business.

Do you want to make a positive impact and be part of that change? We’re investing in our statutory SEND workforce.

What does the role involve?
Our SEND Review Officers work collaboratively with professionals across education, health and care services, to ensure effective case management, integrated working practice and successful outcomes for children. This includes recording annual reviews, deciding the content and amendments where required, and communicating with professionals where required to seek outstanding information indicated. Also, inputting and maintaining accurate and comprehensive database records.

We are looking for you to have:

• Educated to GCSE standard or equivalent
• Experience reflecting knowledge of SEND
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Desirable: Previous experience of working with families or young people

What’s in it for you?
You’ll be part of an exciting new staff development initiative: the Hertfordshire SEND Academy. This will comprise of a top quality induction, ongoing learning and wellbeing programme, with the aim of building a highly skilled and confident workforce within a supportive work culture. This will help us to achieve our aim of a high level of job satisfaction alongside positive outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

• Flexible Working Arrangements
• Excellent Career Development
• Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
• Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
• Shopping Discounts
• Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes

We have over 11,000 children and young people in Hertfordshire with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and are really making SEND everybody’s business. In return, you’ll have opportunities to work with a passionate team, access to continuous learning and development, and progression opportunities.

The Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessment and review teams are responsible for delivering high quality casework in line with the statutory requirements in the SEND Code of Practice 2015 and Children and Families Act 2014. Statutory responsibilities include coordinating multi-agency assessments of education, health and care needs and ensuring that Education, Health and Care Plans are up to date and reflect the needs of the child and the provision they require.

Interview date: 17th July 2024

For more informaiton and to apply, view: SEND Review Officer (hertfordshire.gov.uk)