Job Description
Job Summary
Full time, Permanent SEND Officer – Reforms. Design and embed a consistent end‑to‑end SEND workflow aligned to emerging SEND reforms, ensuring statutory compliance and high‑quality frontline services.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement a consistent SEND workflow supporting quality assurance, tribunal readiness, early dispute resolution and EHCP decision‑making.
- Lead and manage a small team of SEND caseworkers and casework assistants, including work allocation, supervision, quality assurance and budget control.
- Make decisions on key elements of EHCP cases and ensure timely, supportive communication with young people, parents and schools.
- Prepare and lead the local authority’s case statements, represent the authority at SEN mediation, first‑tier tribunals and negotiate with solicitors, MP offices and the Freedom of Information team.
- Act as a link officer for special schools, facilitating and leadi...