Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) Coordinator Assistant - Fixed Term

Berkshire Sensory Consortium; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Achieving for Children (SEND Service) in Kingston upon Thames is seeking an EHCP Coordinator Assistant to support children and young people with Education, Health and Care Plans across Kingston and Richmond. You will collaborate with a broad range of professionals to ensure timely, high‑quality support for SEND.

You will work with the SEND Coordinator and team to meet statutory deadlines, build strong working relationships, and contribute to service development.

Qualifications

• Experience in administration within SEND or children's services
• Ability to meet statutory deadlines
• Strong teamwork and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Undertaking administrative duties, working in a team under supervision of the Business Support Manager and Deputy within the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Service
• Contributing to the development of the SEND Service by working in partnership with EHCP Coordinators
• Managing databases and meeting statutory deadlines
• Contact with a wide range of other officers and professionals from both inside and outside Achieving for Children including Social Care teams, Pupil Services, Inclusion Service, Health Service professionals, Headteachers and SENCOs

Job description

Join our SEND Team as an EHCP Coordinator Assistant, playing a vital role in supporting children and young people (aged 0-25) with Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) across Kingston and Richmond. You'll collaborate with a wide range of professionals to ensure young people with SEND receive the support they need to thrive. Based in Kingston, this role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference.

As the EHCP Coordinator Assistant you will be working closely with others in the same role as a team offering support to the SEND Coordinator. It will be important for you to form strong working relationships to ensure that you are able to meet the statutory deadlines of the service.

The Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) Coordinator Assistant is responsible for:

• Undertaking administrative duties, working in a team under the supervision of the Business Support Manager and their Deputy within the Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Service
• Contributing to the development of the SEND Service by working in partnership with EHCP Coordinators
• Managing databases and meeting statutory deadlines
• Contact with a wide range of other officers and professionals from both inside and outside Achieving for Children including, Social Care teams, Pupil Services, the Inclusion Service, Health Service professionals, Headteachers and SENCOs.

The role is fast paced and you will be required to work with a variety of service users in and outside of Achieving for Children. The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

• A passion for Achieving for Children's vision, mission and values (trust, empower, respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives
• Strong organisational abilities including: time management, problem-solving and multitasking
• Works well under pressure and is flexible with their approach to carrying out tasks
• Able to make good use of technology to perform functions and ensure work is timely and accurate
• Strong administrative skills, managing competing priorities, being organised and working well in a team