SEND Assistant Case Manager - Plan Writing
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- England,North West,Lancashire,Preston
- full-time
- £250.00 per day
Job Description:
Teqniq is searching for a SEND Assistant Case Manager - Plan Writing
to work in the public sector.
37 hours per week.
3 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
LCC are recruiting 14 SEND Assistant Case Managers - Plan Writers
This is a Grade 8 role (£33,945 - £37,336)
This is a remote role
Start date is ASAP for initial 3 months
CV closing date is 7/7 at 5pm
Interviews TBC
Evidence of high quality plan writing
Core Objectives
Vulnerable children and young people are safe from harm and build resilience.
Children and young people achieve their full potential in education, learning and future employment.
Children and young people enjoy heathy lifestyles and know how to help others.
Children, young people and families have a voice in shaping the support they receive.
Children and young people live in Lancashire where they can enjoy a good quality of life, be happy and want to stay.
To deliver these objectives it will be necessary for the postholder:
To ensure children, young people with special educational needs and their families are at the centre of all practice and processes relating to the work of the SEND teams and the Inclusion Service.
To work in collaboration with children, young people, their families, education providers and other stakeholders to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities across the local area.
To support the council to fulfil its statutory duties in relation to children and young people with special educational needs, by ensuring that within an allocated caseload, all new assessments and education, health and care plans are of the highest possible quality and that all plans and processes meet statutory requirements and timescales.
To support an inclusive approach to special educational needs in Lancashire.
To support specific activities that address the priorities of the service and local area.
To provide support and technical guidance to other professional groups in relation to special educational needs and disabilities.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Service delivery
The post holder will be required:
• To safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with statutory processes.
• To obtain the views, wishes and feelings of children and young people in relation to their special educational needs and future ambitions.
• To identify special educational provision required that will enable children and young people with special educational needs to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are prepared for adulthood.
• To interpret and summarise the information provided by children and young people and their families alongside multi-professional assessment advice and take steps to address any anomalies or discrepancies within the information obtained.
• To write education, health and care plans that clearly identify the special educational needs of the child or young person concerned, quantifiable and specific outcomes and the provision required to meet the needs of each of these individuals.
• To ensure that all special educational provision identified is appropriate to the age, ability, aptitude or special educational need of the child or young person concerned.
• To review, maintain, amend and cease education, health and care plans as this is required.
• To produce clear, well written reports and documents.
• To provide case summaries and make recommendations for decision making panels and other relevant forums.
• To attend person centred, review and other planning meetings where the casework is considered to be more straightforward and to support more senior officers in more complex review and planning meetings.
• To assist more senior officers in preparation of the statement of case in response to appeals to the SEN and Disability Tribunal.
Effective Processes
The post holder will be required:
• To complete all work within statutory timescales.
• To make effective use of the monitoring and tracking systems that are in place.
• To complete, monitor and review the arrangements for making provision within all settings including the independent and non-maintained sector.
• To ensure that data is accurate, complete and up to date.
Communication skills and information sharing
The post holder will be required:
• To provide children and young people and/or their families with the information they need to participate in making decisions about their special educational needs and the provision required and the support they need.
• To communicate regularly with service users and other stakeholders including those working in education, health and care services to provide information, advice and guidance by interpreting established procedures, using technical experience and by applying best practice within the field.
• To liaise with SEN casework officers and offer advice as appropriate to assist with casework as required.
Development and skills
The post holder will be required:
• To keep up to date with all developments in the area of SEND.
• To participate in continued professional development and performance management arrangements.
• To support the development of improvements to current working methods to contribute to improvements in service delivery
• To ensure knowledge of and compliance with Lancashire County Council policies, guidance and procedures.
TEQ-0724-RQ1309726
Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client, (or any third parties we have dealings with) for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify teqniq of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
to work in the public sector.
37 hours per week.
3 months contract.
09:00-17:00
Job Description:
LCC are recruiting 14 SEND Assistant Case Managers - Plan Writers
This is a Grade 8 role (£33,945 - £37,336)
This is a remote role
Start date is ASAP for initial 3 months
CV closing date is 7/7 at 5pm
Interviews TBC
Evidence of high quality plan writing
Core Objectives
Vulnerable children and young people are safe from harm and build resilience.
Children and young people achieve their full potential in education, learning and future employment.
Children and young people enjoy heathy lifestyles and know how to help others.
Children, young people and families have a voice in shaping the support they receive.
Children and young people live in Lancashire where they can enjoy a good quality of life, be happy and want to stay.
To deliver these objectives it will be necessary for the postholder:
To ensure children, young people with special educational needs and their families are at the centre of all practice and processes relating to the work of the SEND teams and the Inclusion Service.
To work in collaboration with children, young people, their families, education providers and other stakeholders to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities across the local area.
To support the council to fulfil its statutory duties in relation to children and young people with special educational needs, by ensuring that within an allocated caseload, all new assessments and education, health and care plans are of the highest possible quality and that all plans and processes meet statutory requirements and timescales.
To support an inclusive approach to special educational needs in Lancashire.
To support specific activities that address the priorities of the service and local area.
To provide support and technical guidance to other professional groups in relation to special educational needs and disabilities.
Accountabilities/Responsibilities
Service delivery
The post holder will be required:
• To safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with statutory processes.
• To obtain the views, wishes and feelings of children and young people in relation to their special educational needs and future ambitions.
• To identify special educational provision required that will enable children and young people with special educational needs to achieve the best possible outcomes so that they are prepared for adulthood.
• To interpret and summarise the information provided by children and young people and their families alongside multi-professional assessment advice and take steps to address any anomalies or discrepancies within the information obtained.
• To write education, health and care plans that clearly identify the special educational needs of the child or young person concerned, quantifiable and specific outcomes and the provision required to meet the needs of each of these individuals.
• To ensure that all special educational provision identified is appropriate to the age, ability, aptitude or special educational need of the child or young person concerned.
• To review, maintain, amend and cease education, health and care plans as this is required.
• To produce clear, well written reports and documents.
• To provide case summaries and make recommendations for decision making panels and other relevant forums.
• To attend person centred, review and other planning meetings where the casework is considered to be more straightforward and to support more senior officers in more complex review and planning meetings.
• To assist more senior officers in preparation of the statement of case in response to appeals to the SEN and Disability Tribunal.
Effective Processes
The post holder will be required:
• To complete all work within statutory timescales.
• To make effective use of the monitoring and tracking systems that are in place.
• To complete, monitor and review the arrangements for making provision within all settings including the independent and non-maintained sector.
• To ensure that data is accurate, complete and up to date.
Communication skills and information sharing
The post holder will be required:
• To provide children and young people and/or their families with the information they need to participate in making decisions about their special educational needs and the provision required and the support they need.
• To communicate regularly with service users and other stakeholders including those working in education, health and care services to provide information, advice and guidance by interpreting established procedures, using technical experience and by applying best practice within the field.
• To liaise with SEN casework officers and offer advice as appropriate to assist with casework as required.
Development and skills
The post holder will be required:
• To keep up to date with all developments in the area of SEND.
• To participate in continued professional development and performance management arrangements.
• To support the development of improvements to current working methods to contribute to improvements in service delivery
• To ensure knowledge of and compliance with Lancashire County Council policies, guidance and procedures.
TEQ-0724-RQ1309726
Disclaimer: On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client, (or any third parties we have dealings with) for their consideration of your suitability for the role. I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify teqniq of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job number 1402008