EHCP Officer

Job Description

The Service & Team:

The Statutory SEN Service sits within the Inclusion and SEND Service, which provides a wide range of support to families in Cornwall.

SEND EHCP Officers are key members of Cornwall’s Statutory SEN Service. This team of people coordinates key processes for children and young people with complex special educational needs. This includes education, health and care (EHC) needs assessments, as well as reviewing the progress of children and young people with EHC plans. There are over 5,000 children and young people from 0–25 years of age in Cornwall who have EHC plans.

The Role

SEND EHCP Officers undertake extensive liaison with families of children and young people as well as with a wide range of education, social care, and health professionals. There is a mixture of home-based work with some time spent in an office and meetings in person and via remote computer links, e.g., with families, schools, and colleges.

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the children and young people with the most complex special educational needs are well supported to have the best possible life outcomes through effective assessment of their needs and active administration of their EHC plans.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

Working Pattern

We currently have 4 full-time, fixed term positions (12 months) available within our team.

This is a full-time hybrid role which involves a combination of working at New County Hall in Truro, and if you choose, some home working. The working hours are between 8:45 and 17:15, Monday to Friday.

What You’ll Need To Succeed

We would love to hear from you if:

• You want to make a difference for children and families in Cornwall.

You are a ‘people person’ who also understands the importance of legislation and processes and is happy using computer systems.

You are a skilled communicator both in speaking and writing.

You are a resilient person who, when faced with challenge, continues to work with a variety of individuals in a productive way.

You are an organised person with attention to detail and can record accurately.

You are able to work with a range of professionals including schools, health, and social care colleagues.

You are flexible and can respond to changing demands.

Please read the role profile for the full details of this role attached below this advert.

What You’ll Get In Return

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our Core Employee Rewards And Benefits Include

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A national award-winning employee health and well being programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.
  
  

Additional Information

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

The full role profile is attached here .

We recommend saving a copy of this to refer to if you are invited to an interview.

For more information or an informal chat about the role please contact Louise Gore or Harriet Owen on louise.gore@cornwall.gov.uk or harriet.owen@cornwall.gov.uk

Application Process

Please attach a supporting statement to your application, you can add your Education & Qualifications details manually using the application form timeline or you can upload your CV. Remember to demonstrate why you are suitable against each of the points marked as ‘Application’ on the Role Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. Guidance on how to complete your application can be found here – The application process .

Please note that applications cannot be edited after they have been submitted, please contact careers@cornwall.gov.uk if you have any queries or require assistance with your application.

Existing employees must apply using their Cornwall Council email address through the Opportunity Marketplace on Oracle.