Location: 12th Floor Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford IG1 1NB

Do you have a commitment to working with young people with SEND?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to join the SEND Preparing for Adulthood Statutory assessment team. Planning for a successful transition to adulthood will require you to work with a range of education and training providers, negotiating bespoke arrangements and support for young people and adults up to 25 who have an EHCP plan. We'll look to you to analyse and synthesise a number of complex reports to produce EHC Plans within statutory timescales and provide an excellent EHC statutory service to young people, schools, colleges and parents.

As the key officer managing the statutory process you will be actively engaging  with young people in school and colleges, as well as with parents/carers and professionals at planning and annual review meetings.  The role involves managing a caseload of young people with Education, Health and Care (EHC) Plans including writing high quality, evidence based, outcome focused statutory compliant plans and High Needs funding forms.

You will need to be well-organised, able to work independently and have excellent interpersonal skills.

For an informal discussion please contact:

PFA SEND Team leader Mandeep Virdi  Mandeep.virdi@redbridge.gov.uk

PFA Senior EHC Co-ordinator; Charlotte Gladwin Charlotte.gladwin@redbridge.gov.uk

Closing date for applications will be November 25th 2019
Assessments will be held week commencing 2nd December 2019

Successful applicants following assessments will be invited for:
Interviews TBC.

If successful, you will also be required to apply for an Enhanced Criminal Record Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. The London Borough of Redbridge is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults across the Borough. As such the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act relating to the non-disclosure of spent convictions do not apply to this job. YOU MUST THEREFORE, DISCLOSE WHETHER YOU HAVE ANY PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS IN THE APPLICATION FORM.

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