SEN Caseworker

Service Care Solutions are looking for a SEN Caseworker to work within the Cheshire East Council on a 3-month contract.

Location: Ellesmere Port (1 day per week, 4 days remote).

Pay: 16.25 per hour umb ltd

Job role/responsibilities:
Support the Senior Management Team in providing advice to Head Teachers, Parents/ Carers and other managers for the administrative procedures relating to statutory functions and delivery of statutory requirements for schools and Council staff across CWAC.

• Interpret and inform on all SEN statutory matters and best practice so that Head Teachers, Fieldworkers, and other managers can operate within the policy and legal requirements.
• Deal with non-routine enquiries relating to SEN using discretion in forming responses so that advice on the area of work dealt with by the team is consistent.
• Advise and support parents, young people, and their representatives, so that they can make informed decisions. Undertake casework as appropriate to ensure SEN assessment and monitoring processes are implemented in accordance with statutory regulations and service policies (e.g. funding, provision, transport).
• Support and assist the SEN Management Team in ensuring that statutory functions are completed within timescales and contributes to School Improvement and the Children's and Families Act 2014.
• Ensure that the SEN database is maintained accurately so that children's statutory timescales are met, and performance is measured.
• Be involved in monitoring budgets and the allocation of SEN Resources in line with LA financial regulations.
• Attend service-related meetings to ensure that procedures are followed, and appropriate information is collated so that Government legislation and Council policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Support the Senior Officer in the training and development of the staff under supervision to ensure that they can participate fully to the work and Service objectives.

Knowledge/Experience required:

• Experience of determining eligibility and entitlement to services through the interpreting and implementing of determined complex processes and procedures.
• Experience of providing clear and concise advice to parents, schools, and other agencies on sensitive, difficult, and confidential issues
• Ability to work well under pressure and accurately to deadlines and internally and externally set performances indicators.
• Ability to interpret documents in relation to the statutory and LA policies and procedures.
• Well-developed numeracy, literacy, and IT skills.
• Ability to use Pupil Database System, Microsoft Office, and other IT packages.
• Effective communication skills.

If you are interested in this role or want further discussion, please contact Lewis O'Donnell either via email: (url removed) or tel: (phone number removed). Alternatively, if you have any friend or colleagues that might be interested, please feel free to refer them as we a have a referral scheme in place of up to 250.