Education, Health And Care Plan Coordinator

Coventry City Council; Rishton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Coventry City Council is seeking an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) Coordinator within the Statutory Assessment and Review Team. You will manage a caseload of pupils, support schools through the EHCP process, attend annual reviews, and ensure person-centred involvement with families.

You will produce high-quality EHCPs for under-25s and monitor bespoke programmes and personal budgets, contributing to value for money.

Job description

What is the job role?

To work within the Statutory Assessment and Review Team as an Education, Health and Care Plan Coordinator, contributing to the performance and effective delivery of the Local Authority’s Special Educational Needs Team. This includes:

• Being responsible for a caseload of pupils, supporting schools and other educational settings through the Education, Health and Care Assessment Process.
• Attending annual reviews and transition reviews in schools and other educational settings, ensuring a ‘person centred’ approach and full parental/carer involvement throughout the process.
• Produce high-quality EHCPs for children and young people aged 0-25, ensuring compliance with the Children and Families Act and the Equality Act .
• Responsible for co-ordinating and monitoring bespoke educational programmes for young people who benefit from an alternative educational programme.
• Monitoring cases funded through personal budgets, reviewing outcomes and value for money

You will be well supported, and there will be progression opportunities. Each and every role within the team is critical as it enables us to offer an excellent and cohesive service to the families and children of Coventry.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Who are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated, person-centred professional who will be able to demonstrate valuable experience of working in an inclusive role where they have demonstrated their commitment to children and young people with additional needs and have a good understanding of the SEND Reforms and the educational landscape.

You will need to be resilient and able to manage a caseload of children and young people linked to schools in Coventry and the surrounding areas.

This is a key role within Coventry’s Statutory Assessment and Review Service. You will need to be highly literate, an excellent communicator, able to prioritise work streams in a busy environment, able to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including families, children, young people, schools, colleges, health and social care.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long‑term health condition

Interview Dates

• Stage 1: Group Task – 9 November (afternoon)
• Candidates who are successful at Stage 1 will be invited to attend Stage 2: Panel Interview on 11 November .

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting‑edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.