Buckinghamshire Council
Location
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire | United Kingdom
Job description
We have a rare opportunity in our team to support families, children, and young people together with educational settings through the Education Health and Care Needs Assessment and Annual Review Process.
We are currently looking for someone to join our supportive and dynamic team on a fixed term/secondment until July 2024.
Ideally, you will have experience working with SEN however, training is provided, and we encourage continual development and career progression.
"It’s great being in a team that supports each other, and being able to work with and support families, children and young people is often challenging, but so rewarding. I have been really well supported to identify and achieve my career goals and as such I shall be moving to a new post, which is a promotion!”
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
We are an Integrated SEND Service that supports children and young people with SEND living in Buckinghamshire to achieve the best possible outcomes.
Our vision is for them to:
In this role you will take a child centred approach to coordinating EHC needs assessments, building strong relationships with the children, families, and a range of other professionals. You will work closely with Children and families to create effective EHC Plans that reflect the strengths and needs of the child or young person, to ensure they have every opportunity to thrive and achieve their aspirations.
You will need to plan effectively to ensure annual reviews are carried out and updated and correspondence from parents, settings, and other stakeholders are resolved promptly.
As a team we work hard to ensure that children and young people are at the heart of everything we do, it can be challenging at times but we offer a friendly and very supportive approach.
“We are not a team because we work together, we are a team because we respect, trust and care for each other”
Please see the job description attached for more information.
To be successful in this role, you will be an excellent communicator, able to build strong relationships with families and professionals to ensure the best outcome is achieved for the children you work with. Organisation and problem solving skills are also essential for this role as you’ll be supporting the leadership of a fast paced and committed integrated SEND service.
Ideally, you will have a SEND background with knowledge of the statutory processes outlined in the SEND Code of Practice (2015), the Children and Families Act (2014), and the Equality Act (2010).
Please see the attached job summary for more information.
Closing date : Midnight on Thursday 22nd February 2024
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious , Collaborative and Trustworthy.
By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
Ensuring that children and young people in Buckinghamshire reach their potential is a primary focus within our Education service. It’s essential that we provide inclusive and life-long learning opportunities for all of our young people - so we look to raise standards, attainment and aspirations in a number of ways.
Our key priorities include: improving the quality and timeliness of Education, Health and Care Plans and the support families of children with SEND receive; reducing the number of exclusions both permanent and fixed term; and providing the children of Buckinghamshire with the highest quality education possible.
We aim to provide the right support, at the right time for families requiring non-statutory intervention, and provide sufficient, high quality early years and school places for children in Buckinghamshire. Despite Buckinghamshire having a higher percentage of good or outstanding Early Years providers and schools than national averages, we are not complacent.
We are keen to strengthen the services we deliver to provide the children of Buckinghamshire the highest quality education possible.
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
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