CLARUS EDUCATION
Location
Uxbridge, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
FE Senior SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Transition and Funding Co-ordinator – Uxbridge - Permanent – April 2024
Job Title: Senior SEND Transition / Funding Co-ordinator
Job Location: Uxbridge Campus
Salary: £32,716-£34,740 per annum
Hours: 36 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
MAIN SCOPE OF POST:
To undertake a range of duties in the Learning Support Department.
To work with pupils and parents from Year 9 upward to enable learners to make an effective transition to Uxbridge College
To take a lead on all administrative duties for receiving and processing of learners with an Education, Health, and Care Plan (EHCP) including
• taking a lead with the EHCP Consultation processes; decision making and responding to Local Authorities.
• Annual Review meetings and follow up outcomes
Taking a lead with the administration of the Learning Support Funding budget for Element 2 and Element 3
To support learners with their independence and their understanding of post College options and to support them with preparation for transition when they leave the College.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Funding:
• To administer all Learning support funding, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation at all times
• Be the lead contact when dealing with all Learning Support funding queries
• Liaise and work closely with finance department to reconcile and agree expenditure of funds
• To calculate the costs of each High Needs learner and with the Director agree costs being provided
• Liaise with local authorities regarding the costs and answer any queries that arise
• Working with the Head of Learning Support agree initial cost estimates prior to enrolment
• To monitor the timely payment of invoices for element 3 high needs funding from local authorities and provide reports for finance.
• To provide reports for SLT and audit for High Needs learners element 2 and element 3 budgets.
• To liaise with internal and external auditors as and when required.
Transition:
• To work closely with the Head of Learning Support to take a lead on EHC Consultation responses.
• To maintain an up-to-date spreadsheet of all correspondence regarding EHC plans and provide reminders regarding deadline dates for actions.
• To foster ‘relationships’ with all feeder Boroughs including attendance at relevant local authority meetings.
• To assist the Head of Learning Support in ensuring appropriate progression for SEN learners and negotiate funding with Local Authorities.
• To assist the Head of Learning Support in correspondence with local authorities, schools and parents regarding EHC plans.
• To undertake administration for learners with SEN which includes:
Administration of the formal review process for learners with EHCPs
• 4. To assist the Head of Learning Support in creating and maintaining a register of SEN learners.
• To monitor completion of individual action plans for learners and to ensure appropriate records are kept. Assist with input into student profile document on High Needs Tracking Spreadsheet
• To plan and coordinate with SEND Transition Workers, the transition and Summer workshops from discrete and mainstream provision feeder schools; this will include liaising with Heads of School.
• GENERAL:
• To take an active part in the appraisal and mentoring processes and to engage in relevant Staff Training and Development as identified.
• To comply with all relevant Health & Safety Regulations and assist the College in the implementation of its own Health & Safety Policy.
• To comply with and actively promote the College’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
• To participate in and contribute to the College’s in-service and training activities.
• To carry out all other duties as may be reasonably required.
APPLY TODAY – please submit your full CV. If shortlisted, we will be in contact with you within 24 hours.
We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.
Please note we do not offer sponsorship and you must have the Right to Work in the UK. You must also have or be willing to obtain a Child Workforce Enhanced DBS Certificate and ensure this is registered on the update service.
The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.
This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
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FE Senior SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Transition and Funding Co-ordinator – Uxbridge - Permanent – April 2024
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£32.72k - £34.74k per annum
