Job details

• Job role: Administration, HR, data and finance; Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: NJC SCP 24 – 26 FTE £35,412 to £37,280 (pro rata £32,946 to £34,685)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking an experienced individual who has excellent communication skills and being able to build a rapport with parents, carers and their children. The post holder will have experience of working in a multi-agency context to drive and improve outcomes for children and young people. You are to be organised with the ability to manage a busy caseload and bring extensive relevant experience, along with the skills and qualifications needed to thrive in a dynamic, supportive environment.

What the school offers its staff

• A workplace where all staff are valued and treated with respect as outlined within the Trust’s Diamond Standards
• A passionate, enthusiastic and supportive Leadership Team
• A listening and learning organisation where all staff are encouraged to be curious and share ideas for the Trust/academies/team to improve
• Hard working, committed and dedicated staff who strive to gain the best outcomes for all children across the Trust’s academies
• Dedicated approach to children’s learning to encourage them all to be the best they can be
• Career enhancement opportunities within areas of interest as well as supporting ongoing professional development and training specific to job role
• Dedicated line manager to discuss work streams and capacity
• Free access to the Trust’s Wellbeing offer, which includes counselling, access to GP, Mindfulness and so much more.
• Free parking
• Enrolment into the local government pension scheme with employer contribution of 16%.
• All support contracts are employed on National Joint Council (NJC) for local government services (also known as Green book)
• Benefits of the Trust’s Staff Charter which can be found at TVED Staff Charter.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK. Visas cannot be sponsored. If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

As part of the Trust’s commitment to strengthening inclusion at every level, and in response to the national SEND and Inclusion reforms, the Trust has reviewed its structure. The SEND and inclusion team has been enhanced at academy level through the appointment of Deputy Headteachers with a lead for Pastoral and Inclusion and, at a Trust level, with the permanent appointment of a Deputy CEO for Inclusion, Standards and Sustainability. This structure is designed to deliver sustainable improvement and to continue to grow inclusive provision, underpinned by a culture of creativity, curiosity, care, courage and commitment.

Therefore, the trust is seeking to appoint two pro-active, enthusiastic, energetic and reliable SEND Case Officers to support the SEND and Inclusion Business Manager (new role), by ensuring effective and timely assessments, reviews, monitoring and access of children and young people aged 2–16 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) across the trust. This role will support with ensuring quality assurance across all processes and will represent the Trust on stakeholder groups to advocate for pupils’ needs and promote best practice.

The post holder will have operational responsibility for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) including referrals and coordinating the annual review process, preparing documentation, leading review meetings and liaising with professionals and teaching staff. This will involve working closely with the Senior Leadership Teams within academies on all referrals, in-year consultation response paperwork, supporting this preparation of tribunal paperwork and with High Needs Funding applications, administration and tracking individual pupil funding. Liaising with a range of partners, the SEND Case Officer will ensure that pupils with SEND receive appropriate and timely support and achieve the best possible outcomes. The post holders will report directly to the Deputy CEO for Inclusion, Standards and Sustainability and work closely with Trust SEND and Inclusion Business Manager and the wider trust SEND and Inclusion team.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), medical, online and social media, prohibition from teaching, right to work, satisfactory references, suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete. CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents: SEND Case Officer advert_DSA375 - Updated.docx - 6.91 MB (opens in new tab). If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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