SEN Casework Officer
Company
Location
Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
3/31/2025
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Description
Job Description
Contract Type: 1 x permanent contract, 2 x 12 month fixed term contracts
Working Hours: 37
Worker Type: Hybrid (office, educational bases and home) - candidates must be able to undertake weekly work in Nottingham.
Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 (Level one) rising to £47,754 (Level four) ‘pro rata for part-time’
Location: Woolsthorpe Depot, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3JP
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .
About The Role
The role of an SEN Casework Officers requires you to manage casework and achieve effective outcomes for children and young people with the most significant complex special educational needs within a defined geographical area. Facilitate and lead a multi-agency approach according to the Children and Families Act 2014, with partner agencies. You will have the ability to devise, implement and monitor cost effective individual alternative education programmes for those children and young people with the most complex needs. A main focus of the role is to ensure that EHCPs are of a high quality and completed and issued within statutory timeframes defined within the Children and Families Act. Candidates will also be required to represent the LA at Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunals (SENDIST) and prepare and submit the LA’s Statement of Case.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact [email protected].
Closing Date: 23rd April 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
Contract Type: 1 x permanent contract, 2 x 12 month fixed term contracts
Working Hours: 37
Worker Type: Hybrid (office, educational bases and home) - candidates must be able to undertake weekly work in Nottingham.
Salary: Starting Salary is £44,711 (Level one) rising to £47,754 (Level four) ‘pro rata for part-time’
Location: Woolsthorpe Depot, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3JP
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here .
About The Role
The role of an SEN Casework Officers requires you to manage casework and achieve effective outcomes for children and young people with the most significant complex special educational needs within a defined geographical area. Facilitate and lead a multi-agency approach according to the Children and Families Act 2014, with partner agencies. You will have the ability to devise, implement and monitor cost effective individual alternative education programmes for those children and young people with the most complex needs. A main focus of the role is to ensure that EHCPs are of a high quality and completed and issued within statutory timeframes defined within the Children and Families Act. Candidates will also be required to represent the LA at Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunals (SENDIST) and prepare and submit the LA’s Statement of Case.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of meeting the statutory duties relating to SEND EHCP processes
- Have exceptional organisations skills, with the ability to process large amounts of information and manage large and complex caseloads.
- The ability to negotiate with senior leaders to ensure pupils are included within mainstream educational placements
- Be resilient and have the ability to work in high pressure situations.
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact [email protected].
Closing Date: 23rd April 2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: TBC
If you have any technical issues when completing your application, please contact our Employee Service Centre: https://emss.org.uk/support
By applying to this job, you agree to our Terms & Conditions.
About Us
Thank you for your interest in working for Nottingham City Council. As one of the largest employers in Nottingham we offer a wide range of roles across a range of services. In return for your skill, drive and commitment to serving the people of Nottingham, we can help you to develop an exciting and rewarding career, with access to the following benefits.
In addition to working within a great team and a competitive salary you will have access to:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled - these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes.
We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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