Sen Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan Writer
Location: Cheshire
Pay rate: £18.56 per hour
We an opportunity for a Sen Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan Writer. This post will sit within the SEN Team in the Education Service of Children and Families Directorate. This role includes liaising with parents of children with special education needs, SEN Advisory Officers, health and social care professionals, educational psychologists, specialist teachers and staff from schools and colleges including head teachers. This requires interpreting reports and advice and writing statutory Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans that are high quality and fully compliant with the Children and Families Act.
Perfect candidate will be:
- Educated to the equivalent of degree standard, including English GCSE at Grade A-C – Essential
- Qualified Teacher Status – Desirable
- Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
- Significant experience of writing high quality complex but clear documents – Essential
- Significant experience of using ICT systems and software including extensive keyboarding skills – Essential
- Experience of working in education setting or services – Essential
- Experience of working in an environment delivering high quality customer service – Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of special educational needs and disability – Essential
- Practical Experience of SEND – Desirable
In this role you will:
Interpret sensitive and complex information from-professional assessment relating to individual children with special educational needs, health needs and social care needs to draft EHC Plans, so that the plans are clear, easy to read, jargon free and well written. Information from the professional reports will need to describe the individual child or young person's needs, and the provisions required to meet needs. All information in the final plan must be clearly evident in professional advice
Write EHC Plans, or Notes in Lieu of a Plan, for checking prior to issue within strict statutory timescales and to a high standard that would meet legal requirements and satisfy external scrutiny
Identify any gaps in the reports provided and any discrepancies in the assessment advice provided and liaise with SEN Advisory Officers to ensure statutory advices are received, complete and inform the plan
Make effective use of SEN Database in managing the statutory assessment process for children and young people with special educational needs, ensuring that LA procedures are followed and all relevant data and information is recorded on the database
The post holder will be required to enter information onto the SEN database to ensure that the Authority maintains an accurate record of all current cases. The information recorded will be confidential and sensitive and must not be disclosed to unauthorized persons. The database is used for casework scheduling, document storage and long term educational planning, so accurate and complete data is essential. All data activities must be fully compliant with data protection law and council policies in managing sensitive and confidential data
Under the guidance of the SEN Advisory Officers, respond to parental submissions regarding proposed EHC Plans, and to make amendments where appropriate but also to ensure that any revised wording does not inappropriately restrict options for provision and school placement
Work closely with SEN Advisory Officers to assist with case work when required, including the scheduling and arranging of EHC plan coordinator meetings with parents and professionals
Work proactively with children, young people, parents and professionals in relation to EHC plan progression through telephone and email contact ensuring parents and young people are kept up to date and involved in the plan writing process
Respond to requests for personal budgets for elements of the EHC plan calculating the education part of the plan and liaising with health and care managers to secure agreement for health and care elements. Write personal budgets approved into plan and ensure payments initiated and recorded in line with agency protocols
Prioritise workloads so plans are completed within statutory timescales
Provide information for complex cases in preparation for SEN team response to formal mediation and first tier tribunal court appeals
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
- A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
- An easy registration process (all done online)
- Referral schemes and incentives
- Ongoing compliance managed for you
- Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Manchester, Northwich, Wrexham, Mold, Llangollen, Denbigh, Deeside, Chester, Crewe, Welshpool, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Wirral, Liverpool, Skelmersdale, Wigan, Warrington, Bolton, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, St Helens, Widnes, Runcorn, Rhyl, Llandudno, Stoke, Telford, Porthmadog, Conwy
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including
Education Health and Care (EHC) Plan Writer,
IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, Children Looked After, Child Protection, Children in Need, Children's Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.