EHCP Officer – Hybrid Admin for SEND Assessments

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council invites applications for 4 EHCP Officers within SEND Integrated Assessment Team (SENDIAT). The role is admin-focused and acts as the interface between services, families, schools, health professionals and external agencies to support Education, Health and Care Assessments and EHCP issuance.

Working pattern is hybrid, with initial 12-week office induction and a mix of in-office and home-working.

Qualifications

• Admin-focused role within SENDIAT.
• Interface between services, families, schools and external agencies.
• Support for policies and working practices in SEND.

Responsibilities

• Processing of Education, Health and Care Assessments from referral, to the point of issuing the Final EHCP.
• Initiating EHCA requests via our SEND Online Portal, or by other means, on our database.
• Requesting and processing Stage 1 and Stage 2 advice.
• Issuing of Draft and Final EHCPs.
• Provide administrative support to the SEND locality teams, and the Complex & Vulnerable Team.
• Responsible for training new EHCP Officers within the group and giving support to the team in line with changes in policy and working practices
• Responsible for ensuring daily post received is dealt with appropriately in line with SEND Code of Practice requirements and local policy
• To deal effectively with visits, telephone calls, correspondence and complaints from parents, other agencies, and support services, providing advice in line with local policy and the SEND code of practice where appropriate.
• Referring to Senior Education Officers or Casework Officers when required
• Responsible for ensuring that documents produced and distributed by SEND Integrated Assessment Team are completely accurate and portrayed to the highest standard.

Job description

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council invites applications for 4 EHCP Officers within SEND Integrated Assessment Team (SENDIAT). The role is admin-focused and acts as the interface between services, families, schools, health professionals and external agencies to support Education, Health and Care Assessments and EHCP issuance.

Working pattern is hybrid, with initial 12-week office induction and a mix of in-office and home-working.