SEND Casework Officer (650650)

Children’s Services

Education, Employment & Skills

SEND Casework Officer

SO1/SO2: £32,076 - £36,648 FTE pa (pro-rata for part time posts)

1 x 37 Hours per week

Permanent

Britannia House

The SEND family of services is looking for a dedicated and passionate individual to be a SEND Casework Officer to join our growing service.

This key role in the SEND Integrated Assessment Team will be responsible for a caseload of children and young people and work alongside schools and families within their locality to ensure the best outcomes are achieved for those children and young people in their area.

The right person will have the relevant experience and qualifications working with or alongside children and young people within an Education (QTS or equivalent - Early Career teaches are welcomed to apply), Health or Social Care context. They will also be aware of the SEND regulations 2014, Children’s and Families Act 2014 and the SEND Cod of Practice 2015. Candidates must be experienced in using databases and Microsoft packages and understand the importance of handling data in line with the General Data Protection Regulations 2018.

As a customer facing service, the right person will need to carry themselves with a parent and child centred focussed. They must ensure that the families within our district are at the heart of what they do.

Above all, we are looking to find the ‘right' person who will become a valued part of our SEND family of services to help us take the next steps in our improvement journey for supporting children, young people and their families.

We offer a supportive peer to peer induction programme and monthly CPD opportunities.

If you would like an informal discussion about this post, then please contact Vic Taylor, SEND Integrated Assessment Service Manager at: victoria.taylor@bradford.gov.uk

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for these posts.

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert, outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate. Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

Please see attached Job Profile: SEND Casework Officer – JP

Closing Date: 2 nd October 2024