EHCP Transition Co-ordinator

EHCP Transition Co-ordinator - College - Permanent Contract - Harrow

Location: Harrow

Salary: £39,805 to £41,892 per annum including London Weighting

Post Type: Full Time (1x post is permanent and the other is fixed term until 29th August 2025)

Closing Date: Monday 20 January 2025

At Clarus Education, we are working with a College who are seeking an experienced and pro-active individual who will be responsible for the co-ordination of the Education Health and Care Needs assessment process, including the consultation and annual review of the EHCP for individual learners, and the active development of partnership working with parents, practitioners and young people.

You will also be the contact point for parents, young people and SEND Caseworkers across our partner boroughs, and will organise and attend meetings where required around EHC planning and transition requirements.

You will need to:

• Have a good standard of education, with good knowledge of the Children and Families Act and the SEN and Disability Code of practice 0-25 years and associated regulations
• Together with your experience of creating, monitoring and adapting action plans, you will have experience of working with external professionals (such as Local Authorities and Schools) and of chairing Annual Reviews and completing paperwork for these
• Be a confident communicator with excellent interpersonal skills, and a confident user of Microsoft Office software, including Excel

Qualifications

• Qualified to a good standard (minimum GCSE level or equivalent)

• Specialist qualification in aspects of SEN (inc. ASD, SPLD)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of the Children & Families Act and the SEN and Disability Code of practice 0-25 years and associated regulations

• Evidence of sound knowledge of effective support and intervention strategies for learners with SEND

• Experience of drawing up individual action plans, monitoring their implementation and making adjustments relating to pupil progress or changes in circumstances

• Experience of working collaboratively with parents and colleagues

• Experience of working with external professionals e.g. Local Authorities, Schools, Specialists

• Experience of chairing Annual Reviews, the completion of Annual Review paperwork and the completion of High Needs forms

• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office e.g. 365, Excel

• Experience of manging excel databases including formula

• Experience of attending mulit-agency meetings and meetings with parents/carers and young people

• Experience of making assessments of children and young people to identify individual needs

• Sound and robust understanding of ESFA and Local Authority Additional Learning Support Funding arrangements

• Ability to assess and plan support packages for learners with a wide range of additional support needs

• An understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and the SEND Code of Practice

Other Skills/Attributes

• Strong organisational skills with an ability to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines

• Ability to communicate complex issues in a clear and effective manner with a wide range of stakeholders and to advise, persuade, influence and be assertive as appropriate

• Ability to communicate effectively, considering the views of others, including effective verbal and written communication and excellent presentation skills

• Able to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with young people

• Ability to develop positive, collaborative working relationships with teaching teams, parents and external partners

• A commitment to inclusive education and a willingness to respond to the needs of all learners

• Willingness to adopt new working practices, implement and adapt to change

• A willingness to undertake additional training offered at the College

• A positive, 'Can Do’ attitude

• Emotional resilience in working with challenging behaviours and appropriate attitudes to use of authority and maintaining discipline

• Ambition, energy, enthusiasm, determination and drive to develop your role

• Reliability, professionalism and integrity

• Be able to demonstrate an understanding of equality of opportunity and have practical ideas on how to implement it

• Excellent working knowledge of IT including MS Office

• Knowledge of assistive software and adaptive technology

• Understanding of Safeguarding Legislation and its application within the educational sector

• Commitment to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults

• Able to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends in term time

• Able to work overtime at short notice on occasions, and take most annual leave around business need e.g. not during enrolment/late August to end of September

Apply for this EHCP Transition Coordinator role by sending your CV to Clarus Education. You will be contacted by your personal consultant (if shortlisted)!

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.

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.

Please note this role is not suitable for applicants who do not have the Right to Work in the UK. We do not offer sponsorship.

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EHCP Transition Co-ordinator - College - Permanent Contract - Harrow