EHCP Officer - SEND Admin & Coordination (Hybrid)

Bradford Corporation; Bradford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Council is seeking 4 EHCP Officers to join the SEND Integrated Assessment Team (SENDIAT). The role focuses on admin within Education, Health and Care Assessments, supporting the issuing of EHCPs and annual reviews, and coordinating between families, schools, health and public services.

The post offers a hybrid working pattern with initial office-based induction and flexible home/office arrangement, enabling collaboration with multiple teams to ensure high-quality SEND provision.

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. Consisting of Casework Officers, Senior Education Officers, Annual Review Officers, and SEND Management.
• 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

Bradford Council is seeking 4 EHCP Officers to join the SEND Integrated Assessment Team (SENDIAT). The role focuses on admin within Education, Health and Care Assessments, supporting the issuing of EHCPs and annual reviews, and coordinating between families, schools, health and public services.

The post offers a hybrid working pattern with initial office-based induction and flexible home/office arrangement, enabling collaboration with multiple teams to ensure high-quality SEND provision.