EHCP Coordinator - Perm

Ackerman Pierce Ltd; Chatham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A local authority in the UK is seeking an Assessment Officer (EHC Coordinator) to lead the coordination of high-quality Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessments. This role involves developing accurate EHC Plans, managing the 20-week statutory process, and providing support to families. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills, experience in SEND, and the ability to juggle competing priorities. Join a team dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Benefits

Personal consultant

DBS and Compliance service

Guaranteed weekly payments

Qualifications

• Experience working in a local authority, within a SEND service with EHC Plans.

Responsibilities

• Developing accurate, high-quality EHC Plans based on multi-agency assessments.
• Driving the statutory 20-week process and ensuring timelines and legal duties are met.
• Supporting families as a trusted first point of contact during assessments.
• Coordinating professional advice from education, health and social care.
• Ensuring rigorous data management and maintaining clear communication with stakeholders.
• Championing inclusion and positive outcomes for all young people.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Experience working with children or families

Excellent organisational skills

Confidence in analysing information

Collaborative mindset

Job description

Assessment Officer (EHC Coordinator)

Medway Council – Education & SEND Division

Salary: £31,283

Location: Gun Wharf, with travel across Medway

Are you passionate about improving the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)? Do you thrive in a fast-paced, people-focused role where every day brings a new opportunity to make a difference?

The Role

As an Assessment Officer (EHC Coordinator), you’ll be at the heart of Medway’s SEND Assessment Hub. You’ll lead on coordinating high-quality Education, Health and Care (EHC) assessments and crafting clear, outcome-focused EHC Plans that truly reflect the aspirations and needs of each child or young person.

This is a role where attention to detail meets compassion, where collaboration drives better outcomes, and where your work directly shapes a child’s future.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Developing accurate, high-quality EHC Plans based on multi-agency assessments.
• Driving the statutory 20‑week process, ensuring timelines and legal duties are met.
• Supporting families, acting as a trusted first point of contact during the assessment journey.
• Coordinating professional advice from across education, health and social care.
• Ensuring rigorous data management, maintaining clear, transparent communication with all stakeholders.
• Championing Medway’s values, promoting inclusion, safeguarding and positive outcomes for all young people.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong communication skills and the ability to make complex information clear and accessible.
• Experience working with children, young people or families — ideally within SEND, education, health or social care.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to juggle competing priorities.
• Confidence in analysing information to shape decisions and plans.
• A collaborative mindset and the ability to build constructive working relationships across agencies.

It is essential that you have worked in a local authority previously, within a SEND service working with EHC Plans.

Why Choose Ackerman Pierce?

Ackerman Pierce calls upon over 15 years' worth of experience in recruiting directly into the Social Work Sector. We can offer a unique experience within recruitment where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and Compliance service with a quick and easy registration process. We pride ourselves on a guaranteed weekly payment process.

To discuss this vacancy further or any other opportunities, please contact Elise Revett or email in your updated CV to us at Ackerman Pierce