Job Description

We are working closely with a local authority in Somerset to assist with the appointment of a Senior Assessment Review Officer, on a 4.5- months contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay £268.21- £368.98 per day

The Senior Assessment Review Officer provides senior operational support within the SEND Assessment and Review Team, ensuring that statutory Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) assessment and review processes are managed effectively, consistently and within required legal timescales.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track EHC needs assessments, annual reviews, reassessments and phase transfers.
• Ensure case decisions are properly considered, recorded and communicated.
• Review case records to ensure accuracy, consistency and compliance with statutory requirements.
• Identify recurring issues, delays and service pressures and contribute to appropriate solutions.
• Ensure actions arising from complaints, mediation or tribunal processes are appropriately monitored.

Qualifications:

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience in SEND, education, children's services, social care or a related field.
• Strong working knowledge of the statutory SEND framework.

Essentials:

• Significant experience of working with SEND statutory processes and EHC Plans.
• Experience of monitoring EHC assessments, annual reviews, reassessments or phase transfers.
• Experience of working within statutory timescales and identifying and resolving delays.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K
• This role requires a Basic DBS

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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