EHC Practitioner

4Recruitment Services; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced EHC Practitioner in the East Midlands to manage the statutory assessment process for children and young people with special educational needs. The role involves developing, reviewing, and ensuring compliance with EHC Plans while working collaboratively with multi-agency professionals. Candidates should have experience in education, health, or social care and strong problem-solving skills. This position offers a hybrid working pattern with one day in the office and four days remote.

Qualifications

• Experience in statutory education, health, or social care.
• Proven experience leading meetings with multi-agency professionals.
• Strong problem-solving, mediation, and decision-making skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage EHC assessment process and develop, amend, and review EHC Plans.
• Ensure compliance with statutory timescales and the SEND Code of Practice.
• Work collaboratively with education, health, social care, and legal professionals.

Skills

Problem-solving

Mediation

Decision-making

Job description

EHC Practitioner

Location: Nottinghamshire NG18

Working Pattern: 1 day office-based, 4 days remote

Rate: £40.80 per hour

Job Purpose

To manage the statutory EHC assessment process and develop, amend, and review Education, Health and Care Plans for children and young people with SEN, ensuring legal compliance and high-quality, person-centred outcomes. The role includes oversight of vulnerable cohorts, including CYP who are excluded, EHE, or receiving EOTAS/EOTAC.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, amend, and review EHC Plans in line with statutory requirements and service user aspirations.
• Apply the legal test under Section 36 of the Children and Families Act 2014 and make Stage 1 and Stage 2 EHC Needs Assessment decisions.
• Ensure statutory timescales and SEND Code of Practice compliance are met.
• Coordinate annual and transition reviews.
• Communicate decisions clearly to families and professionals and facilitate next steps meetings where assessments do not proceed.
• Work collaboratively with education, health, social care, and legal professionals.
• Maintain accurate, compliant case records and documentation.
• Provide advice, guidance, and a key point of contact for families.
• Support quality assurance, policy development, and peer mentoring within the team.

Essential

• Experience within statutory education, health, or social care.
• Experience leading meetings and working with multi-agency professionals.
• Strong problem-solving, mediation, and decision-making skills.

To find out more information please contact Lily at (url removed)

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.