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About the Role

As the Education, Health and Care Assessment and Review Coordinator, you will make a powerful contribution to one of the best SEND services in the country, supporting children across Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. You will be the primary contact for children, young people, and their families, completing EHC Needs Assessments and reviews, and providing amendments to existing EHC plans. Your approach will be person-centered and outcome-focused, ensuring children, young people, and families are treated as equal partners in the assessment and planning process.

Responsibilities

Complete an EHC Needs Assessment and a review of EHCP processes.
Provide amends to existing EHC plans.
Consult for placements and process phased transfers.
Ensure all educational transitions are well managed.
Set up and maintain positive and professional working relationships with families, education, social care, and health services.
Facilitate a multi-agency approach.
Draw up a consistent, joined-up plan.
Assist the family with making decisions about how to best use their budget.
Provide effective, efficient commissioning of suitable educational provision and school placement for children and young people with an EHCP.
Focus on accountability for outcomes.
Develop initiatives and partnerships to strengthen children’s links with the community.
Challenge providers when outcomes are not achieved and find the best course of action.
Work with the SEN Team Manager or Senior EHC Coordinator to prepare and follow up on tribunal cases.
Ensure all actions are completed on time.
Use technology for case management, tracking, and monitoring.
Ensure systems are clearly and consistently updated with all relevant information in a timely manner.

Requirements

Successfully managed an SEN caseload and complex caseload before, potentially in an educational setting, local authority, or with young people in a related field.
Detailed knowledge of the Children & Families Act (2014), SEN Code of Practice 2015, and Education Act 1996 and any subsequent revisions or new legislation.
Successful experience of applying legislation in practice is essential.
Knowledge of Equalities Act, Mental Capacity Act, and Safeguarding legislation.
Sound understanding of the pathways through the education system for children and young people.
Clear understanding of matters relevant to Preparation for Adulthood.
Led colleagues before, either through supervising their caseload or through management.
Developed colleagues through training.
Excellent interpersonal and clear communication skills.
Ability to support shared problem solving with children, young people, parents, and practitioners.
Ability to work in partnership with others.
Ability to negotiate effectively and resolve conflicts when necessary.
Superb organisational and administrative skills.
Ability to manage competing demands and meet deadlines within timelines.
Confident using Microsoft Office and a case management system.
Care Leavers seeking their first job who wish to be considered under the Council's scheme will automatically be invited to interview should they meet the essential criteria for the role.
If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job.

Skills

Person-centred approach
Outcome-focused approach
Transparency
Respect
Interpersonal skills
Clear communication skills
Shared problem solving
Partnership working
Negotiation
Conflict resolution
Organisational skills
Administrative skills
Time management
Microsoft Office proficiency
Case management system proficiency
Technology use for case management, tracking, and monitoring
Specialist knowledge or advanced skillset in one or more priority SEN areas (ideal)

Location

Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, W8 7NX

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Negotiable depending upon experience

Education Level

Relevant SEN qualifications (interested in)

Salary/Compensations

£42,912 - £46,854

Benefits

Working a range of flexible working patterns
Agile working

About the Company

Children’s Services in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories.
Westminster Local Area Ofsted 2020 SEND inspection was really positive, and the 2022 inspection for Kensington and Chelsea built on that success.
Westminster is an amazing place, home to over 200,000 residents, over 50,000 vibrant and vital businesses, and three-quarters-of-a-million people work in Westminster.
Westminster City Council is one in which our communities are at the heart of our decision-making and help to determine the city’s future.
By working directly with our communities and other partners, we can build a more inclusive city that celebrates our diverse communities, and where residents, workers and visitors from all backgrounds will feel welcome and safe.
At Westminster City Council, we pride ourselves on being an inclusive workplace and employer of choice.
We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve.
We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is Our Westminster Way.
The Council is a forward-thinking Council.
The Council is a Disability Confident Employer.

Equal Opportunity

We encourage and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that, at all levels, represents the communities we serve.
We champion equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, has a sense of belonging and is empowered to be their best, that is Our Westminster Way.
If you have declared a disability in your application, we guarantee an interview if you meet the essential criteria of the job.
If you are invited for interview, you will be asked if you need any reasonable adjustments in order to attend, and we will make these wherever possible.